August 26, 2013 Table Of Contents
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LEADING OFF
THE MAIL
THE SWING
By Tom Verducci
THEMMQB.COM
LONDON FLETCHER IS HERE TO PLAY
CLOSING IN ON THE NFL'S DEFENSIVE IRON MAN STREAK, THE REDSKINS' LINEBACKER HAS MADE A DAMN FINE CAREER OF FAR EXCEEDING HIS UNDERSIZED EXPECTATIONS
By Tim Layden
CHRIS FOWLER
WORDS WITH... CHRIS FOWLER BROADCASTER
SOCCER
FRIEND OF POPES, LOVER OF PIGS, OFTEN-TAUNTED SYMBOL OF AN INCREASINGLY MULTIRACIAL EUROPE—MARIO BALOTELLI IS A LIGHTNING ROD FOR ATTENTION. AT 23, ITALY'S STAR FORWARD ALSO HAS TALENT THAT'S EVERY BIT AS ELECTRIC AS HIS PERSONALITY
By Grant Wahl
BRAD STEVENS
By Tim Layden
POINT AFTER
When Blue Is Thicker Than Blood
By Lee Jenkins
Departments
Edited by Alexandra Fenwick
By Interview by Dan Patrick
By Joe Sheehan