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44 | BASEBALL
Hope in Detroit
Nothing has lifted the spirits of downtrodden Detroit like the Tigers, who are leading their division, filling Comerica Park and giving fans more than their money's worth
By Lee Jenkins
50 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Washington's Week
The Huskies, not to be confused with the team that lost every game last year, took down No. 3 USC in the week's biggest upset
By Austin Murphy
• BYU's BCS dream ended by Florida State
54 | PRO FOOTBALL
Mike Singletary
In his first full season as San Francisco's coach, the Hall of Fame linebacker has transformed the 49ers into a team that believes in itself and is committed to winning
By Jim Trotter
58 | HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
One-Woman Team
Although she never liked the spotlight, a teenage cowgirl and bow hunter from tiny Rochelle, Texas, still won a state track and field team title all by herself—two years in a row
By Gary Smith
Departments
6 Leading Off
17 Letters
18 Scorecard
Partying in the new
Cowboys Stadium
29 Just My Type
Adrian Peterson on Favre, Super Bowl
by Dan Patrick
30 Faces in the Crowd
32 Inside ...
• The NFL
Jets blitz Patriots
• Fantasy Football
Who's up, who's down
• College Football
Auburn's hot offense
• Baseball
Blah free-agent class
• NASCAR
Montoya's first Chase
• Boxing
Mayweather's return
68 The Vault
Steelers camp, 1974
72 Point After
Why hasn't Brad Lidge blown a fuse?
by Phil Taylor
Infielder Orlando Hudson will be a free agent again (page 38).
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