Inside The Week in Sports

College Football
Iowa plays a waiting game--Bowling Green bowls 'em over--Airing
it out at Arizona State

The NHL
Montreal's Theodore starts slowly--Iginla fires up the Flames--Fans grumble about protective netting

The NFL
The Niners learn to live with Owens--Pittsburgh's Burress breaks
out--Dr. Z: The real season begins

Horse Racing
Two juveniles, Vindication and Storm Flag Flying, show Derby
promise at the Breeders' Cup

COLOR PHOTO: PHOTOGRAPH BY PETER READ MILLER ORE-GONE Malaefou MacKenzie backed into a touchdown that helped USC knock Oregon out of the Pac-10 race and set up a crucial conference showdown this week between Arizona State (page 84) and Washington State.