November 19, 2012 Table Of Contents
SI.com
LEADING OFF
THE MAIL
Inside: THE WEEK IN SPORTS
Showing none of the verve of their Showtime forebears, the Lakers hired Mike D'Antoni, who inherits a team rife with stars—and questions
By Chris Mannix
The lowdown on the way 'round the track on which the Cup title will be settled
Houston and L.A. are positioned to play for it all
By Grant Wahl
Raiders tough guy Richard Seymour trades the raucous Silver and Black for board games and a skillet in his downtime
By Jim Trotter
To give or to receive—how can 32 coaches be so divided on what to do after the coin toss?
By Jim Trotter
By David Sabino
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: THE ROAD TO HISTORY
COLLIN KLEIN FIRST KISSED HIS WIFE AT THE ALTAR. COLLIN KLEIN IS ALSO ONE BAD DUDE
27 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE BEST PLAYER ON THE NEW BEST TEAM IN THE COUNTRY
By Thomas Lake
What's Johnny Manziel like? Who knows? But one thing is sure: The muzzled QB known as Johnny Football has turned Texas A&M into a giant killer
By Andy Staples
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: THE ROAD BACK
O, the Places They'll Go (Just Not This Year)
THE BUCKEYES ARE UNBEATEN—BUT ON PROBATION. STILL, THEIR SURPRISING SUCCESS COULD BE A CATALYST FOR THE REVIVAL OF A STORIED CONFERENCE
By Pete Thamel
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: THE ROAD TO MIAMI
ALABAMA'S SHOCKING LOSS TO TEXAS A&M HAS RESHUFFLED THE CHAMPIONSHIP DECK, BUT FEAR NOT: SI'S BCS FLOW CHART WILL HELP YOU FIGURE OUT WHO NOW HOLDS THE HIGH CARDS AND HOW THEY MUST PLAY THEIR HANDS
By Andy Staples
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
THEY'RE NOT SPITTING IMAGES OF THEIR FAMOUS DADS, BUT GLENN ROBINSON III AND TIM HARDAWAY JR. ARE BIG DOGS IN THEIR OWN RIGHT
PRO FOOTBALL
Does Michael Vick Deserve This?
SINCE RETURNING TO THE NFL IN 2009 HE'S SAID AND DONE THE RIGHT THINGS. BUT THE BATTERING HE'S TAKEN FROM PASS RUSHERS—AND THE CHANGES IN HIS GAME—CAST DOUBT ON HIS FOOTBALL FUTURE
By Matt Gagne
By Peter King
STAN KROENKE
THE MOST POWERFUL MAN IN SPORTS ... YOU HAD NO IDEA, DID YOU? STAN KROENKE
SPORTS' ULTIMATE KINGPIN IS AN UNASSUMING REAL ESTATE TYCOON FROM CENTRAL MISSOURI WHOSE PROPERTIES, FROM THE NFL'S RAMS TO THE PREMIER LEAGUE'S ARSENAL, ARE WORTH SOME $4 BILLION. HE BOUGHT THEM FOR SHEER LOVE OF THE GAMES—AND BECAUSE THEY PAY OFF
POINT AFTER
I Pledge Allegiance to The United Stats Of America
By Phil Taylor
Departments
A new charter school in Brooklyn uses a sports-oriented curriculum to engage high-risk students
Remembering a coach and a lifelong friend
A rash of testosterone busts shows that just because baseball tests for drugs doesn't mean it's clean
By Tom Verducci
By Dan Patrick
Edited by Alexandra Fenwick