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FEATURES
BASEBALL
38 THE EPIC RED SOX FAIL
A year ago Boston was MLB's model franchise. Now? A disaster
BY TOM VERDUCCI
PRO FOOTBALL
44 IT'S ALL ON THE LINE
The key to your team's high-priced QB? The blockers who protect him
BY MATT GAGNE
TENNIS
48 SPIRIT OF THE OPEN
Beneath the corporate glitz, New York's Grand Slam jewel still has soul
BY S.L. PRICE
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
54 THE PAIN OF THE PLACEKICKER
Inside the fraternity of kickers, outsiders in their own game
BY LEE JENKINS
PRO FOOTBALL
60 HIDDEN TOLL OF CONCUSSIONS
The women behind suffering ex-players carry a heavy burden
BY MELISSA SEGURA
DEPARTMENTS
3 Leading Off
12 SI Digital
14 The Mail
16 Editor's Letter
19 Scorecard
The NFL's home-fan advantage
26 Faces in the Crowd
28 Just My Type
Russell Wilson, little big man
BY DAN PATRICK
30 Inside ...
College Football
NASCAR
MLB
Boxing
68 Point After
A sound-bite Rosetta Stone
BY PHIL TAYLOR
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