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COLLEGEFOOTBALL
34 ComebackGators
Quarterback Tim Tebow got help from improbable sources as Florida rallied toearn a shot at the national title
By Austin Murphy
• A punishing run for Oklahoma
PRO FOOTBALL
42 Playing ItSmart
In a crazy year for quarterbacks, no story is as unlikely as that of KerryCollins, who's coolly led the Titans to 12--1
By Tim Layden
• Two rookie QBs make their marks
PRO BASKETBALL
48 Point ofContention
Clippers guard Baron Davis is using his platform as a player to work as asocial activist, movie producer and entrepreneur. For some, that's a problem
By L. Jon Wertheim
COLLEGEBASKETBALL
54 The Game of HisLife
He lost part of his leg in an accident and learned he has cancer, but Don Meyerof Northern State is courtside again, poised to set the men's record forwins
By Grant Wahl
TO RUSSIA WITHLOVE
Imagine Mark Cubanwith five times as much money and three times as many teams. He'd still be apiker compared to the Russian zillionaires who are showering cash on theworld's best athletes and remaking the old Soviet sports machine
BY ALEXANDER WOLFF
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Departments
8 Leading Off
14 Letters
18 Players
• Taking stock of risky deals
• NASCAR's bumpy road
• The phrases of Roy Blount Jr.
31 Faces in theCrowd
33 Just My Type byDan Patrick
• Mack Brown wants change
76 Point After bySelena Roberts
• The ideal gift for a pushy parent
Inside ...
72 Boxing
• The Golden Boy's glitter is gone
73 The NHL
• Ottawa's dubious investment
74 The NFL
• How good is streaking Indy?
75 CollegeBasketball
• The Zags zig: It's defense first
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JOHN BIEVER (STEELERS)
74 FEARSOME THREESOME Defensive backs William Gay (22), Ike Taylor (24) and Ryan Clark (25) swarmed Cowboys receiver Roy Williams during Pittsburgh's 20--13 home win on Sunday. Next up for the top-ranked Steelers D? AFC North rival Baltimore.
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BOB MARTIN (RUSSIA)
