The Lineup
Departments
4 Leading Off
11 Letters
12 Catching Up With...
15 Air and Space
Manute Bol is in dire straits, but he has only thanks for God and the U.S. by Steve Rushin
18 Scorecard
• Phil puts Kobe, Shaq on couch
• Caminiti dies suddenly at 41
• Pippen hangs up sneakers
27 Faces in the Crowd
33 Players
88 The Life of Reilly
Lots of jokes at the Cotton Bowl, but only Sooners laughed by Rick Reilly
Inside ...
82 College Football
• Cowboys' galloping back
• Wisconsin's Badgering defense
84 The NFL
• Warner stands tall with Giants
• Stokley gives Colts third threat
BASEBALL PLAYOFFS
46 They're at It Again
The Red Sox and Yankees began yet another epic confrontation
by Tom Verducci
52 Power Play
The Cardinals slugged their way into a matchup with the Astros
by Daniel G. Habib
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
58 Nothing Comes Easy
The No. 1 Trojans got past Cal, but how long can they keep it up?
by Austin Murphy
PRO FOOTBALL
66 A League of Their Own
The Patriots marched to an NFL-record 19th straight victory
by Peter King
72 Three Days, One Life
A weekend of games tells a lot about New England's Richard Seymour
by Charles P. Pierce
Cover
PHOTOGRAPH BY DAMIAN STROHMEYER
INSET PHOTO: ROBERT BECK
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Outfielders (from left) Hideki Matsui, Bernie Williams and Gary Sheffield wait out a pitching change in Yankee Stadium during the ALDS (page 46).