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Sugar Ray Leonard gets ready to throw a right hand at Thomas Hearns during their 1981 fight at Caesars Palace. (Manny Millan/SI)
GALLERY: Top 10 Greatest Fights of All Time
A 1981 family photo of the Mannings (left to right): Olivia, Eli, Archie, Peyton and Cooper. (Lane Stewart/SI)
GALLERY: Rare Photos of the Manning Family
Legendary SI photographer Walter Iooss Jr. captures Johnny Bench during spring training in 1981. (Walter Iooss Jr./SI)
Michigan coach Bo Schembechler poses during a 1981 SI photo shoot. (Tony Triolo/SI)
Georgia forward Dominique Wilkins dunks during a 1981 SI photo shoot. Wilkins averaged 21.6 points per game during his college career and was selected third overall by Utah in the 1982 NBA Draft. (Manny Millan/SI)
Members of the Los Angeles Lakers — Norm Nixon (10), Mitch Kupchak (41), Michael Cooper (21), coach Paul Westhead, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33), Jamaal Wilkes (52) and Magic Johnson (32) — sit in a classroom during an Oct. 1981 SI photo shoot. (Lane Stewart/SI)
Georgia RB Herschel Walker jumps over a pile of Notre Dame defenders during the 1981 Sugar Bowl. Walker was named the game’s MVP after scoring two touchdowns in a 17-10 victory. (Heinz Kluetmeier/SI)
GALLERY: Rare Photos of Herschel Walker
Georgia RB Herschel Walker leaps a pile of Tennessee defenders for a touchdown during a 1981 game. (Ronald C. Modra/SI)
GALLERY: Rare Photos of Herschel Walker
STAPLES: UGA’s strict drug policy puts program at disadvantage
Larry Bird shoots over Caldwell Jones and Julius Erving during a 1981 Boston-Philadelphia game. The depleted Celtics could use Bird tonight when they take on the Heat. Boston needs one win to secure a trip to the NBA Finals. where they’d face Oklahoma City. (Manny Millan/SI)
ROSENBERG: Everything on the line for Heat tonight against Celtics
VIDEO: Time to break up Big Three if the Heat lose on Thursday?
GALLERY: Classic Photos of Larry Bird | Julius Erving
Pittsburgh QB Dan Marino talks with coach Jackie Sherrill during a 1981 game against Florida State. (Heinz Kluetmeier/SI)
SI VAULT: Player of the Week - Pitt QB Dan Marino (10.12.81)
Jim McMahon of BYU and Marcus Allen of USC point to their likenesses in a sketch of the 1981 Kodak All-American Team. The two would be selected No. 5 and 10 respectively in the 1982 NFL Draft. Who will be taken with the No. 5 and 10 pick in this year’s draft. SI.com’s Don Banks has his latest projections below. (AP/Marty Lederhandler)
BANKS: 2012 NFL Mock Draft 4.0
SI VAULT: Dr. Z’s 1982 NFL Mock Draft
Bryan Trottier looks for position in front of the Minnesota net during Game 1 of the 1981 Stanley Cup Finals. The Islanders would go onto win the Cup, their second of four straight. On this day 30 years ago, Trottier scored five goals in a 8-2 victory over the Flyers. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
SI VAULT: Islanders blast North Stars to win second straight Stanley Cup (6.1.81)
Philadelphia fans cheer on the Eagles from a local watering hole during Super Bowl XV in Jan. 1981. As football fans pile into Indianapolis for Sunday’s game, here’s a gallery of Super Bowl Fans Through The Years. (Andy Hayt/SI)
GALLERY: Super Bowl Fans Through The Years
KING: My prediction for Super Bowl XLVI
VIDEO: Pats expect to thrive | The Super Hype
Members of the 1981-82 Los Angeles Lakers — Norm Nixon (10), Mitch Kupchak (41), coach Paul Westhead, Jamaal Wilkes (52), Magic Johnson (32), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33), and Michael Cooper (21) — sit in classroom for a SI photo shoot. The Lakers went onto win the title nine months later. Will they have the same success this season? (Lane Stewart/SI)
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AMICK: Four teams express interest in David West | Celtics eye Chris Paul
Indiana guard Isiah Thomas glides past North Carolina’s Jimmy Black during the 1981 NCAA championship game in Philadelphia. See who’s going to dominate the conference this year in SI.com’s Big Ten preview. (Rich Clarkson/SI)
WINN: Big Ten primer - questions surround possible title contenders
GLICKSMAN: Sullinger, Craft are crucial anchors for Ohio State
POWER RANKINGS: See who’s on top to start the season
