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SEPTEMBER HEAT
SI's Key Players Down the Stretch
By Tom Verducci
P. 40

100% FAVRE-FREEISSUE

MATT CAIN, TIMLINCECUM

The Mind-BendingSpeed of USAIN BOLT
By TIM LAYDEN

Two world recordssmashed in Berlin

100 METERS
9.58

200 METERS
19.19

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ON THE COVER Photograph by Bob Martin

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John Biever (Favre jersey number)

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Howard Schatz (Cain and Lincecum)