First he bought the team out of bankruptcy, then he saved it. Owner Lemieux, a done-deal Hall of Famer and a cancer survivor with a bad back, came out of retirement to revive personally the sputtering Pittsburgh Penguins. Super Mario led them into the conference finals. Now that's management.
Animated actors dominated the box office, Barry Bonds hit 73 and 'It' turned out to be a scooter. TIME picks the bests and the worsts of this year...