Inside THE WEEK IN SPORTS

BASEBALL
MVP races come down to September
America's Olympic lineup
Tigers show some claws

THE NBA
Will nixed trade spoil Ewing's return to Knicks?
Tim Hardaway must get new deal the hard way

THE NFL
Favre's aching elbow
Bears bench Urlacher
Steelers should put Slash back in Stewart

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
USC gives Pac-10's image a boost
Florida State unhappy at No.2
Wyoming reloads again

COLOR PHOTO: PHOTOGRAPH BY JOHN BIEVERWildcat StrikeMonty Beisel (44) and Chris Johnson put the kibosh on Iowa quarterback Scott Mullen during Kansas State's 27-7 victory on Saturday.