rebirth

Drew Brees is the SI Sportsman of the Year, for propelling New Orleans to its first Super Bowl title and helping lead the city's rebirth.

Five years after being fired by Cincinnati, Bob Huggins is one victory away from his first Final Four since 1992.

Stewart Mandel takes a look at Huggins' rebirth in his West Virginia home.

It seemed that the 2009 season was going to be a season of rebirth for the Oakland A's. Their money ball wizard General Manager, Billy Beane, spent the off season as one of the most aggressive clubs in the Major Leagues.

They added Jason Giambi, Matt Holiday, and Orlando Cabrera, but as the season headed south all those acquisitions were traded away at the trading deadline.

While this has been the M.O. of the A's in recent years, it really seemed that this team had turned a corner.