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40 | PRO FOOTBALL
The Mannings
The much-hyped showdown between Peyton and Eli turned into a rout by the Colts, but afterward the two brothers reverted to their mutually supportive ways
By Damon Hack
46 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Owen Marecic
Stanford's fullback and middle linebacker is the only two-way starter in Division I-A. As if that weren't enough, he's also the Cardinal's hardest worker and best student
By Kelli Anderson
50 | BASEBALL
Jim Thome
The Twins' DH is 40, but he's still thinking about the same things he's wanted to do for the last 20 major league seasons: hit home runs and win his first World Series championship
By Joe Posnanski
56 | SPECIAL REPORT
Anthony Galea
The doctor who has promoted the use of HGH to heal injuries is under investigation in the U.S. and Canada, but elite athletes still seek him out
By David Epstein and Melissa Segura
The Education of DEMETRIUS WALKER
An eight-year immersion in America's youth basketball machine
By George Dohrmann
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Departments
6 Leading Off
12 Letters
16 Scorecard
What to pay Jeter?
26 Faces in the Crowd
28 Just My Type
JJ on the Chase
By Dan Patrick
32 Inside ...
• Baseball
Giants' clutch rookie
• College Football
Who's hot in the Big 12
• The NFL
QBs' body language
• Fantasy Football
Joe Flacco falls
• NASCAR
Hamlin leads Chase
76 The Vault
Bucs on a roll, 1979
80 Point After
A no-win situation for the NCAA
By Phil Taylor
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