
LINEUP
DEPARTMENTS
4 Leading Off
10 Letters
15 Scorecard
Sidney Crosby shows hockey's best self
24 Faces in the Crowd
26 Just My Type
No MVP vanity plates for Justin Verlander
BY DAN PATRICK
30 Inside ...
College Football
Rebuilding at Arizona
The NFL
How to measure a QB
College Basketball
Robbie Hummel returns
92 Point After
A win, after a huge loss, in Stillwater
BY PHIL TAYLOR
FEATURES
44 | 2011--12 NBA PREVIEW
HERE COMES THE SEASON
An 11th-hour deal will yield a 66-game schedule starting on Christmas Day
By Lee Jenkins
SCOUTING REPORTS FOR EVERY DIVISION
FREE AGENCY: BIG NAMES ARE AT A PREMIUM
62 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL
LSU-ALABAMA
Like it or not, this rematch will be for all the marbles
By Lars Anderson
72 | PRO FOOTBALL
THE TEXANS
Arian Foster must carry Houston to the playoffs
By Damon Hack
78 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL
THE TREY AT 25
The three-point line has forever changed the game
By Kelli Anderson
SPECIAL REPORT
SPORTS AND GANGS
Kitam Hamm is a football star trying to survive in a gang-infested community
BY JEFF BENEDICT AND ARMEN KETEYIAN
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"The Texans have spent two years leaning on Foster, who majored in philosophy at Tennessee, writes poetry on his rooftop and takes a bow after touchdowns, his Namaste to those watching.
—Damon Hack, on Houston running back Arian Foster
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ON THE COVER PHOTOGRAPHS BY PETER READ MILLER (GRIFFIN); DEANNE FITZMAURICE (HAMM)
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GREG NELSON (JEFFERSON)
STILL NO. 1 LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson celebrated a touchdown in the Tigers' 41--17 win over Arkansas.
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GREG NELSON (GRIFFIN)
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DEANNE FITZMAURICE (HAMM)