Sports Illustrated January 29, 1996

26 PRO BASKETBALL
Toy Story The Bulls are making child's play of foes as the shoot for a record 70 wins
by Phil Taylor
36 FIGURE SKATING
A Real Gem Dandy
Michelle Kwan and Rudy Galindo sparkled at the nationals
by E.M. Swift
46 HOCKEY
The East Is a Beast
The NHL, like the NFL, has one conference that keeps clobbering the other
by Michael Farber
50 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Trying Times
For Purdue's Gene Keady, usually a winner, it was a week of personal losses
by Alexander Wolff
58 SWIMSUITS
Hot Spots
At Phinda, a private game reserve in the Natal Bush, you can get as close to th animals as you like
by E.M. Swift
From the Cape Peninsula to the Kalahari Desert, ou models warmed to their days in South Africa
by Jule Campbell
Soweto's talented young athletes are striving to excel. But they remain hindered by the harsh legacy of apartheid
by Rick Reilly
142 BASEBALL
Do Not Disturb
Roberto Alomar, the Oriole new second baseman, kee a low profile off the field by Tim Kurkjian
158 SUPER BOWL PREVIEW
Seems Like Old Times
The Cowboys and Steelers of today are heirs to a championship tradition
Photographs by Danny Turner and Burk Ozzie
The Dallas offense figures to tear through Pittsburgh
by Peter King
If the Steelers' D can harass Troy Aikman, Pittsburgh might upset Dallas
by Paul Zimmerman
Greg Lloyd, the Steelers' top linebacker, levels his adversaries with direct hits
by Austin Murphy
By doing things his way, Dallas coach Barry Switzer is silencing his critics
by Michael Silver
Super Bowl host city Phoenix is sizzling
by John Walters
DEPARTMENTS
10 Letters
15 Faces in the Crowd
19 Scorecard
149 Inside the NBA
154 Inside College Basketball
200 Point After