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The Week In Sports

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Cal freshman DeSean Jackson figures to rack up big stats in pass-happy attack • Five other freshmen who have impressed

THE NFL

Coming off surgery, Jets quarterback Chad Pennington looks strong in his first action • Other QBs under the microscope

BASEBALL

So Taguchi and Abraham Nu√±ez help keep injury-riddled Cardinals on course • Sept. 1 call-ups could be factors down the stretch

COLOR PHOTO

Photograph by Christian Petersen/Getty Images

TROJAN HORSES

Heisman Trophy winner Matt Leinart (11) leads his USC teammates onto the field at the Los Angeles Coliseum for an intrasquad scrimmage. Last week the two-time defending national champion Trojans were voted No. 1 in the AP's preseason Top 25, with 60 out of a possible 65 first-place votes.