Leading Off

COVERING OURSELVES
From January to December, from the Great One to each state's 50 greatest, from Peerless to a group of Sportswomen without peer, here are all the covers we saw fit to print in 1999.

SPF 54
Kings point guard Jason Williams seems about to get smeared with a Sun block as Phoenix forward Rodney Rogers contests his shot in a 119-103 Suns victory.

Holiday Markup
Browns defenders Marquez Pope (23) and Daylon McCutcheon weren't able to prevent Jaguars quarterback Mark Brunell from getting to the end zone in Jacksonville's 24-14 win on Sunday, but they did make him pay for the pleasure.