August 8, 2011 Table Of Contents
LEADING OFF
GOLF PLUS
By Joe Passov
By Jim Lackritz
Inside: THE WEEK IN SPORTS
The story lines for the 2012 Games, including a must-see rivalry and a breakout star, were set at the worlds
The big takeaway from a hectic trade deadline: Prospects— and not even the best ones—carry a hefty price tag
By Joe Sheehan
Jeff Gordon is 40—and truly a man in full—but as his Indy run shows, the former champ is still full of racing
NFL 2.0
By Peter King
By Jim Trotter
By Damon Hack
2014 WORLD CUP
By Grant Wahl
BASEBALL
By Ben Reiter
SPORTS MEDICINE
SPORTS MEDICINE'S NEW FRONTIERS
Thanks to enhanced surgical techniques, more and more athletes are being sent back into action after suffering injuries that were once considered career-ending
MYTH NO. 1: THE RELATIVE-AGE EFFECT
By Jon Levey
PROSTHETICS: BETWEEN MAN AND MACHINE
Inspired by young wounded veterans, federally funded labs are creating artificial limbs that may soon blur the distinction between disabled and able-bodied athletes
Ryan Howard and Rafael Nadal don't have quicker reflexes than you do. They hit the fastest pitches and return the hardest serves because they can see the future
THE TRUTH ABOUT PAIN: IT'S IN YOUR HEAD
More often than most other people, athletes have to ignore pain or endure it for long periods. It turns out that in this endeavor, the brain is a very good ally
Point After
The Coin of the Hit King's Realm
By Phil Taylor
Departments
Tiger Woods and Roger Federer are no longer the best—or BFFs
Can Jürgen Klinsmann right Team USA's ship before the 2014 World Cup?
By Grant Wahl
North Carolina's dismissal of Butch Davis followed a sadly familiar pattern
By Dan Patrick
A former FACE puts teen bowlers on track
By Matt Gagne
Edited by Alexandra Fenwick