October 29, 2012 Table Of Contents

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Balanced? Check. Heisman front runner? Check. Undefeated? Check. Seven wins in, it's time to take Kansas State seriously as a national title contender

By Stewart Mandel

Who's That Back?

Sixth-round rookie Alfred Morris, the latest discovery of run-game guru Mike Shanahan, is carrying the load and making life easier for RG3

By Matt Gagne

PETER KING'S: THINGS I THINK

By Peter King

Sporting Chance

A phenomenal rebranding success, Sporting KC is a favorite for the MLS title and—sorry, Chiefs and Royals—the hottest team in town

By Grant Wahl

A Two-Man Race

By Lars Anderson

Kendall Hunter: Long Reliever

By David Sabino

WORLD SERIES

THAT'S A CROWN QUESTION, BRO

HOW GOOD IS MIGUEL CABRERA? HE CAN DO ANYTHING, AS LONG AS HE DOESN'T TRY TO DO EVERYTHING—AND HE HAS THE TRIPLE CROWN TO PROVE IT. THE GAME'S BEST HITTER, THE SPORT'S BIGGEST STAGE: THIS IS WHAT A WORLD SERIES SHOULD BE

By Michael Rosenberg

In Play Is the Thing

If you want home runs, San Francisco isn't your team. But a lineup full of contact-crazy hitters can still run up the score

By Ben Reiter

The Prediction

By avoiding strikeouts and pressuring the Tigers' shaky D, the Giants will take home another title

By Joe Sheehan

MEDIA

Mr. October

HE CUTS MANY FIGURES—VOICE OF THE SUMMER, VOICE OF THE FALL, ENGAGING, POLARIZING—AND THAT'S BEFORE WE EVEN GET TO THE SHADOW OF HIS OLD MAN. BUT IN A CLIMACTIC MONTH WHEN JOE BUCK'S WORLDS ARE COLLIDING, WE ARE REMINDED HE'S SOMETHING ELSE: AS GOOD AS IT GETS

By Michael Rosenberg

PRO FOOTBALL

The Last Days of 63

IN THE 42 YEARS SINCE TOM DEMPSEY KICKED THE LONGEST FIELD GOAL IN NFL HISTORY, HIS MARK HAS BEEN MATCHED THREE TIMES, BUT NEVER SURPASSED. NOW THE MOST MYSTERIOUSLY ENDURING RECORD IN SPORTS MAY FINALLY BE RIPE TO FALL (LEGATRON, ANYONE?)

By Tim Layden

NBA PREVIEW

Is This the Face of a Bad Guy?

AN UGLY EXIT FROM ORLANDO TURNED DWIGHT HOWARD FROM A LOVABLE MAN-CHILD INTO ONE OF THE LEAGUE'S MOST REVILED PLAYERS. BUT IN L.A. EVERYONE FROM HOTEL WORKERS TO HOWARD'S TEAMMATES IS DISCOVERING THAT THE LAKERS' NEWEST SUPERSTAR STILL HAS A FUN-LOVING SIDE

By Lee Jenkins

Merrily They (Pick and) Roll Along

By Lee Jenkins

A Play with Many Parts

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The Pick Artist

Brooklyn's Reggie Evans isn't much of a threat to roll and score, but when the league's hardest-working man screens you, you feel it

By Chris Mannix

SCOUTING REPORTS

IN THE 2012 FINALS, MIAMI LOOKED VERY MUCH LIKE A BUDDING DYNASTY. BUT THE THUNDER IS A YEAR WISER. AND THE LAKERS ONE-UPPED THE HEAT WITH A BIG FOUR. WHO'LL COME OUT ON TOP COME JUNE? ...

By Ian Thomsen

1 | Miami HEAT

By Paul Forrester

2 | Indiana PACERS

By Chris Mannix

3 | New York KNICKS

By Ian Thomsen

4 | Brooklyn NETS

By Ian Thomsen

5 | Boston CELTICS

By Ian Thomsen

6 | Atlanta HAWKS