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FEBRUARY 2020
VOLUME 131 | NO.
MAKING WAVES
Super Bowl pressure? Not for
Joe Namath, who looked very relaxed
two days before his Jets’ upset of
the Colts at the Orange Bowl in 1969.
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MADE IN MIAMI
The NFL’s main
event returns to
the city where
it grew up
By michael rosenberg
Tennis
64
RAFAEL NADAL
Even a 20th major
title wouldn’t
make him feel any
more fortunate
By l. jon wertheim
true crime
46
SQUARED AWAY
How a bizarre
kidnapping tied
back to a Super
Bowl box pool
By conor orr
outdoors
68
FERAL HOGS
How they became
a nightmare—and
how Texas is
fighting back
By dan greene
gambling
52
INSIDE BETS
The vibrant NFL
wagering scene
behind bars at
Sing Sing
By John J. Lennon
soccer
76
JÜRGEN KLOPP
The Liverpool
manager just
wants to win. And
save the world
By gr ant wahl
prospects
58
ARCH MANNING
Is Peyton and
Eli’s 15-year-old
nephew the best
Manning yet?
By ross dellenger
adventure
84
LOVE AND LHOTSE
Driven by loss, two
top mountaineers
set out to
make history
By Chris Ballard