Magazine Calendar
| issue date | on-sale date | focus | special feature | materials due |
| 2009 | ||||
| 01/05/09 | 01/01/09 | Year in Preview NFL Playoff Preview |
12/19/08 | |
| 01/19/09 | 01/15/09 |
College Football Season in Review/Early look at 2009 NFL Year-End Awards & Conference Championship Preview NHL Midseason Report |
01/02/09 | |
| 02/02/09 | 01/29/09 |
NASCAR Preview College Football Recruiting: National Signing Day Preview Super Bowl Preview & NFL Executive of the Year Award |
01/16/09 | |
| 02/16/09 | 02/12/09 |
Spring Training Preview (Double Issue) Super Bowl Hero; NFL Scouting Combine Preview College Football Recruiting Awards |
01/30/09 | |
| 03/02/09 | 02/26/09 |
NFL Offseason Preview Guide to College Football’s Spring Practice |
02/13/09 | |
| 03/16/09 | 03/12/09 |
College Basketball Postseason Preview Fantasy Baseball Guide College Basketball Awards |
2/27/09 | |
| 03/30/09 | 03/26/09 | Baseball Preview | 03/13/09 | |
| 04/13/09 | 04/09/09 |
NFL Draft Preview (Double Issue) Final Four in Review NBA & NHL Postseason Preview |
03/27/09 | |
| 04/27/09 | 04/23/09 |
Secondary NFL Draft Preview Like Father, Like Son—Teenage Offspring of Famous Sports Stars |
04/10/09 | |
| 05/11/09 | 05/07/09 | Sports’ Top Rivalries | 04/24/09 | |
| 05/25/09 | 05/21/09 |
NASCAR in Pictures MLB Draft Preview NBA & NHL Awards |
05/08/09 | |
| 06/08/09 | NO ISSUE | |||
| 06/22/09 | 06/18/09 |
Biggest Busts of the NBA Draft NBA & NHL Draft Preview |
06/05/09 | |
| 07/06/09 | 07/02/09 | Baseball Hall of Fame | 06/19/09 | |
| 07/20/09 | NO ISSUE | |||
| 08/03/09 | 07/30/09 |
The Top 100 Coaches of All-Time The Top 100 High School Football Recruits Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Weekend in Pictures |
07/17/09 | |
| 08/17/09 | 08/13/09 |
College Football Preview (Double Issue) Fantasy NFL Guide |
07/31/09 | |
| 08/31/09 | 08/27/09 | NFL Preview (Double Issue) | 08/14/09 | |
| 09/14/09 | 09/10/09 |
Sports’ Unbreakable Records NASCAR Chase Preview |
08/28/09 | |
| 09/28/09 | 09/24/09 |
Athletes of the Decade, 2000-09 NHL Preview |
09/11/09 | |
| 10/12/09 | 10/08/09 | Best Sports Cities | 09/25/09 | |
| 10/26/09 | 10/22/09 | NBA Preview; World Series in Preview; Baseball Awards | 10/09/09 | |
| 11/09/09 | 11/05/09 |
College Basketball Preview & Bracket Predictions World Series in Review Baseball Executive of the Year Award |
10/23/09 | |
| 11/23/09 | 11/19/09 | SN/SBJ’s Top 50 Sports Broadcasters | 11/06/09 | |
| 12/07/09 | 12/03/09 | NASCAR Year-End Awards | 11/20/09 | |
| 12/21/09 | 12/17/09 |
Athletes of the Year: Pro, College, High School In Memoriam: Tribute to Sports Stars who Died in 2009 College Football Bowl Guide & College Football Year-End Awards |
12/04/09 |
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