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World Series
48 Blood and Guts
Curt Schilling and Boston got off on the right foot against St. Louis
by Tom Verducci
•Boston vs. St. Louis:
A Duel of Two Cities
•To Dad, who lived for the Sox
by Francisco Goldman
•To Dad, who loved the Cards
by Joe Buck
•The last word on the Curse
by Charles P. Pierce
PRO FOOTBALL
60 Right on Target
With supreme accuracy, the Vikings' Daunte Culpepper is threatening NFL passing records
by Michael Silver
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
70 Wild Out West
Running mad with Urban Meyer's crazy offense, Utah is stalking an unbeaten season
by Kelley King
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
74 The Chosen Ones
Providence's 13month pursuit of this year's entering class was filled with red herrings, blind alleys, rejection, despair--and high hopes
by George Dohrmann
Departments
6 Leading Off
16 Letters
18 Catching Up With ...
21 Air and Space
Scrape, rattle and roar: the fabulous sounds of sports by Steve Rushin
22 Scorecard
• Williams's and Clarett's lost year
• Breeders' Cup will miss Smarty
• Rick Neuheisel, youth coach
35 Faces in the Crowd
37 Players
96 The Life of Reilly
Speaking for all idiots nationwide, I love these Red Sox by Rick Reilly
Inside ...
87 College Football
• Backs run wild in Division I-A
• Mississippi State skins Gators
91 Motor Sports
• Busch tightens grip on Chase
• Ten die in Hendrick air crash
92 The NFL
• Subs help Eagles stay unbeaten
• Dr. Z's picks for Week 8
Cover
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Thanks to Daunte Culpepper's right arm, the 5--1 Vikings rule the NFC North (page 60).