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40 | PRO FOOTBALL
NFL Culture Clash
The 2010 season will be a conflict between traditionalism and showmanship—as embodied in the opening-week matchup between the staid Pats and the brash Bengals. Round 1 goes to the old guard
By Tim Layden
52 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Terrelle Pryor
He may not be elegant, but as he showed against Miami, he knows how to lead No. 2 Ohio State. That's why he will be hard to beat for the Heisman
By Austin Murphy
58 | TENNIS
The U.S. Open from Hell
In a tournament beset by heat, wind and, finally, rain, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic battled to the wire on a stormy Monday night at Flushing Meadow
By S.L. Price
62 | TRACK AND FIELD
Andrew Wheating
Less than six years after taking up distance running, the lanky, laid-back Vermont native has emerged as the next great American miler
By Tim Layden
66 | CHASE PREVIEW
Kurt Busch
Heading into the most wide-open NASCAR title run yet, the dark horse has the strategy to unseat Jimmie Johnson and win a second Cup title
By Lars Anderson
The Amazing Race
How Ty Cobb, Nap Lajoie, a clumsy bribe and a very cool car made the batting title chase a national obsession 100 years ago
By L. Jon Wertheim
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Departments
4 Leading Off
10 Letters
12 Scorecard
U.S. wins the worlds
20 Faces in the Crowd
22 Just My Type
Adrian Peterson on why he's the best
by Dan Patrick
26 Inside ...
• Baseball
Mile-high madness
• The NFL
Chicago's back attack
• College Football
The ACC's bad week
• Fantasy Football
Browns runner rises
88 The Vault
Leonard-Hearns I
92 Point After
A cautionary basketball tale
by Selena Roberts
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