The Lineup
AUGUST 29, 2005
VOLUME 103, NO. 8
PRO FOOTBALL
34 Unfinished Business
Haunted by their Super Bowl loss in 2004, the Panthers are intent on winning it all--now
by Peter King
BASEBALL
40 Georgia's New Peach
Jeff Francoeur leads a rookie pack that has Atlanta closing in on yet another division title
by Michael Farber
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
48 The Cruelest Season
Booted out of the Big East, Temple adds injury to insult by playing a punishing schedule
by Franz Lidz
TENNIS
52 Survivor: New York
For a brutal test of endurance and a motley cast, no reality series beats the U.S. Open
by L. Jon Wertheim
ISRAELI SOCCER
56 Stars of David
Two Arabs are heroes of Israel's surprising team, which could all but clinch a World Cup berth next Saturday
by Grant Wahl
Departments
4 Leading Off
12 Letters
15 Air and Space
Baseball for brunch, Monday Night Football before bedtime--love that Pacific time zone by Steve Rushin
16 Scorecard
• New player in TV sports: OLN
• 49ers lineman dies after game
• UConn basketball arrests
27 Faces in the Crowd
28 Players
72 The Life of Reilly
A high school wideout is booked for robbery and ... plays on by Rick Reilly
Inside ...
68 College Football
• Cal's standout freshman receiver
69 The NFL
• Pennington impressive in return
70 Baseball
• Will injuries hold back Cards?
Cover
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INSET PHOTO: Bill Frakes
INSET ILLUSTRATIONS: Fred Harper
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BILL FRAKES
CAT CALLER
Jake Delhomme leads the Panthers into battle (page 34).
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ZIV KOREN/POLARIS (INSET)