Inside THE WEEK IN SPORTS

PRO FOOTBALL
Niners' Rice losing starch
Another draft debacle for Chargers' Beathard
To go or not to go (for two)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Ohio State's collapse
Horned Frog runs wild
Nevada's claim to fame
Yale wins 799th

THE NHL
Rangers' grand plan goes astray
Crease rule change for the better
Zambonis rock on

MOTOR SPORTS
Season's best and worst performances
Lest we forget
Labonte-Stewart tandem is on a roll

COLOR PHOTO: PHOTOGRAPH BY JEFF BURK/AUTOGRAPHIX MOTORSPORTS COMMUNICATION Great balls of fire Doug Herbert had a bad day at the office when he blew an engine during qualifying at the NHRA Finals in Pomona, Calif. Fourteen people were injured, none seriously.