November 15, 2010 Table Of Contents
LEADING OFF
Inside: THE WEEK IN SPORTS
Zenyatta finally lost a race, but not before she made a riveting run in the Breeders' Cup Classic that burnished her legacy
By Tim Layden
Seeing wilder and more spectacular catches this season? It's all about the superadhesive gloves
By Peter King
It's time to abandon those preseason preconceptions and pick up the guys who are getting it done
By David Sabino
Brandon Weeden's shoulder derailed his baseball career; now his right arm has Oklahoma State flying
For better or, more likely, worse, parity has arrived as the game waits for the next big thing to take charge
Chris Wondolowski coaches youth soccer—and moonlights as MLS's top scorer and San Jose's playoff catalyst
By Grant Wahl
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
In a not-so-absurdly-early look at a title game between Auburn and Oregon, one thing is certain: They will score and score
By Andy Staples
PRO FOOTBALL
By Jim Trotter
PRO BASKETBALL
AND A WILD CHILD SHALL LEAD HIM
By Chris Mannix
PRO HOCKEY
By Sarah Kwak
ATHENS MARATHON
Point After
By Phil Taylor
Departments
The Genius ... Yep, Genius ... of Sparky
Baseball's nicest man was also one of its shrewdest managers
With the death of Andy Irons, surfing loses a troubled but brilliant champion
Low-profile pickups could pay off big next baseball season
By Joe Sheehan
A new film puts an adventurer's worst nightmare to celluloid
By Ben Reiter
By Dan Patrick
Irony in a friendly Philly free-for-all
Edited by Alexandra Fenwick