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36 Power ofTwo
It's a whole new ball game in Houston, where Andre Johnson and Matt Schaub areturning the Texans into a team to be reckoned with
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42 Who Else?
The first FedEx Cup is history, and—surprise, surprise!—Tiger Woods took homethe trophy, though he was far from the only winner
By Alan Shipnuck
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46 Ground Rule
With tailback Stafon Johnson showing the way, No. 1USC ran all over Nebraska,boosting the Pac-10's claim that it's as tough as the SEC
By Austin Murphy
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50 Motown Hit
Leading the Tigers into the playoff hunt, centerfielder Curtis Granderson ishaving a historic season—and it couldn't happen to a nicer guy
By Albert Chen
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A Death in TheBaseball Family
He was coachingin Double A until a foul ball struck him. Now people are struggling to grasphow and why he died
By S.L. Price
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34 Faces in theCrowd
76 Life ofReilly
Counterfeit Bill: A faux big leaguer passes away by Rick Reilly
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66 CollegeFootball
• Notre Dame: no quick fixes
67 The WNBA
• Paul Westhead works his magic
68 The NFL
• A landmark win for the Browns
70 NASCAR
• Redemption for Clint Bowyer
72 Soccer
• The world catches up to the U.S.
73 High SchoolFootball
• A litany of linebacking siblings
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