Leading Off

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COLOR PHOTO: PHOTOGRAPH BY BILL FRAKES Tiz Better Tiznow, with Chris McCarron (13) up, held off Giant's Causeway, ridden by Michael Kinane, en route to winning the Breeders' Cup Classic (page 68).

COLOR PHOTO: PHOTOGRAPH BY BOB ROSATO Bend Me, Shake Me Miami defenders Al Blades (7) and Dan Morgan (44)--with help from a partially obscured teammate--test the flexibility of Virginia Tech tailback Andre Kendrick during the Hurricanes' 41-21 victory (page 60).

COLOR PHOTO: PHOTOGRAPH BY ROBERT LABERGE/ALLSPORT El Foldo Luis Diaz of Mexico, who would walk away from the crash, holds on as his car goes airborne and starts to break apart in the final lap of an Indy Lights race at the California Speedway in Fontana.