Inside The Week in Sports

Baseball

Mets' Piazza open to playing first
Rangers nix no-trade clauses
Padres' Greene ready for big leagues

College Football

With talented quarterback Asad Abdul-Khaliq, Minnesota could be
the sleeper in the Big Ten

The NFL

Giants' offensive line a puzzle that still needs a solution
Raiders find another promising tight end

COLOR PHOTO: PHOTOGRAPH BY JON SOOHOO/WIREIMAGE.COM HOMECOMING The Marlins prepare to greet infielder Mike Mordecai,whose walk-off home run in the 11th inning beat the Dodgers 2-1on Aug. 13.