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The Week In Sports

TRACK & FIELD

Britain's Paula Radcliffe reverses Olympic failure, wins New York City Marathon • Meb Keflezighi of U.S. is men's runner-up

BASEBALL

A certain Boston pitcher who bled Sox red is SI's Player of the Year • The prognosis for nine other injured big league stars

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Hawaii's Timmy Chang breaks NCAA career passing mark • Oklahoma's pass defense struggles • Cal's unsung tailback

COLOR PHOTO

Photograph by Mel Levine

RUNNING RED LIGHTS

More than 37,000 runners ignored traffic signals on 4th Avenue in Brooklyn on Sunday during the New York City Marathon (page 96).