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August 30, 2010 Table Of Contents

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LEADING OFF

LEADING OFF

Inside: THE WEEK IN SPORTS

Wide Open

Big questions hang over the year's final Grand Slam event, which Rafael Nadal has never won

By L. Jon Wertheim

The Temptations

Talented players who have yet to have a breakthrough season are tough to pass up. But be very careful

By David Sabino

Tune-up Needed

With ratings and attendance off, NASCAR should rev up its postseason Chase—and here's how

By Lars Anderson

STRETCH-RUN REVELATIONS

Fantastic Finish

Forget those April predictions. Upstart contenders (that's you, Padres), breakthrough stars (hello, Joey Votto) and resurrected veterans (welcome back, Miguel Tejada) will make it a September to remember

By Tom Verducci

All the Right Moves

Professional, polite, eager to please—could Joey Votto be more perfect? An MVP and an end to the Reds' playoff drought wouldn't hurt

By L. Jon Wertheim

No Longer a Lemon

It's no shock that the Twins are in first. But their best pitcher? That's different

By Ben Reiter

Out of the Basement

After years in baseball oblivion, Miguel Tejada is relevant again in San Diego

By Lee Jenkins

Into the Fire

Are you experienced? Doesn't matter—call-ups will be critical down the stretch

By Albert Chen

PRO FOOTBALL

The Kid Can Handle It

By Andrew Perloff

New Skin, New Era

Washington is ecstatic that it's plucked an alltime great from an archrival

By Pablo S. Torre

SWIMMING

Move Over, Michael

By Kelli Anderson

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Anything But Big And Easy

By Luke Winn

FIVE-YEAR-OLD SLUGGER

FIVE-YEAR-OLD SLUGGER

By Thomas Lake

Point After

Play It Again, Bud

By Phil Taylor

Departments

Letters

The First Domino

How did Roger Clemens end up in hot water? It all started with a real estate scam in Maryland

By David Epstein

Who's Hot Who's Not

Mad Hacker

Forget the beverage cart: Unlike his TV alter ego, Jon Hamm is all golf

By Steve Beslow

For the Record

Bobby Thomson 1923--2010

A Slugger's Giant Cultural Clout

Just My Type

By Dan Patrick

Faces in the Crowd

Edited by Elizabeth McGarr

Et tu, Brute?

A bloody import may be the next MMA

By Alexandra Fenwick

The Vault

Things I Think I Think

SI's fearless NFL expert opines on all the latest news, buzz and inside information. This is just a taste of what you'll get online.

By Peter King