October 5, 2009 Table Of Contents
LEADING OFF
GOLF PLUS
Phil Mickelson won the Tour Championship, but Tiger Woods concluded the '09 season by raking in golf's biggest pot
What would Olympic golf mean? Here's a report from the game's frontier
Inside: THE WEEK IN SPORTS
In the never-ending mind game between QB and DB, the pump-fake is the passer's secret weapon
By Jim Trotter
By Peter King
Scouring the unemployment line in search of a steal? These neglected players can spruce up your roster
By David Sabino
Central Michigan's Dan LeFevour has run and passed for more yards than Tim Tebow (without the attention)
By Gene Menez
With a dominating win at Dover, Jimmie Johnson served notice that his drive for a fourth Cup is in high gear
By Mark Beech
His retirement over, the highly unorthodox Vitali Klitschko reaffirmed his place among the top heavyweights
By Chris Mannix
BASEBALL
As the gates swing open upon another October, baseball will once again attempt to divine one of the game's great mysteries: how a man, closing fast on 40 and armed with but a single pitch, continues to dominate in the clutch like no other player
By Tom Verducci
PRO FOOTBALL
The test for the Patriots in 2009 is to remain competitive at the highest level while working in new players and new schemes. All just part of the coach's grand plan
By Damon Hack
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Bearcats coach Brian Kelly has tirelessly pitched the program's potential to players and fans. Now the team has its first top 10 ranking, and there's buzz about a BCS title run
By Albert Chen
PRO BASKETBALL
After an improbable rise to the NBA and a costly misstep, the spirited Chris Andersen soars in the eyes of Nuggets fans
NHL PREVIEW 2009--10
Four decades after the NHL's landmark expansion, the Original Six teams remain the soul and the economic engine of the league. And for the first time in 30 seasons two of them could meet in the finals
By Sarah Kwak
By Sarah Kwak
By Sarah Kwak
Move over Penguins and Red Wings. The Blackhawks and captain Jonathan Toews are young, fast and ready to win it all
By Atlantic Scouting Reports by Sarah Kwak
By Northeast Scouting Reports by Michael Farber
By Southeast Scouting Reports by Sarah Kwak
By Central Scouting Reports by Kostya Kennedy
By Northwest Scouting Reports by Brian Cazeneuve
By Pacific Scouting Reports by Sarah Kwak
Point After
Departments
Diamondbacks slugger Mark Reynolds strikes out at a record rate. Big deal
Thanks to a foreign savior, the Nets' Brooklyn dream is still alive
Mining the Library of Congress's baseball archives
When females with crossbows attack
A year of weird MLB injuries
What smart fans should do this week
By Dan Patrick
Edited by Elizabeth McGarr
By Peter King