September 30, 2013 Table Of Contents
GOLF PLUS
WITH THE FEDEX CUP PLAYOFFS IN THE BOOKS AND THE 2014 SEASON LESS THAN A MONTH AWAY, NOW'S THE PERFECT TIME TO HAND OUT THE TROPHIES FOR PERFORMANCES BOTH GOOD AND BAD
SI.com
LEADING OFF
THE MAIL
The MMQB
THERE ARE MORE TEXAS-RAISED QUARTERBACKS PLAYING ON SUNDAY THAN THERE ARE BLOND ONES OR LEFTHANDED ONES OR ONES FROM CALIFORNIA, NEW YORK, FLORIDA AND ILLINOIS COMBINED. SO, WHAT'S IN THE WATER, TEX?
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
FOUR WEEKS AGO, SI HAD THE RARE CHANCE TO SIT IN THE COACHES' BOX AND PUT ON A HEADSET, LISTENING IN TO THE ADRENALINE-SOAKED, CAFFEINE-FUELED PATTER THAT MAKES COLLEGE FOOTBALL GO
By Pete Thamel
BASEBALL
FOLIAGE SEASON CAME EARLY TO NEW ENGLAND IN A SPECTACULAR BLAZE OF UNEXPECTED GLORY. THIS IS A STORY ABOUT HOW FACIAL HAIR BROUGHT GREAT JOY TO THE HUB
By Steve Rushin
BOOKS
IT'S GONE NOW, ONE OF THE FIERCEST RIVALRIES IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL. A LOOK BACK AT A MISSOURI-KANSAS CLASSIC IS A REMINDER OF JUST HOW AWFUL A THING THAT IS
By Mark Godich
NHL PREVIEW 2013-14
The Winter Games provide global exposure but no added revenue for the league. So how much longer will the NHL let its stars compete?
By Sarah Kwak
Even with a much lower cap number for the coming season, there were good bargains to be had, thanks to an amnesty provision
After the lockout deprived the NHL of open-air hockey in 2013, the league scheduled six stadium games for 2013--14. But will it be too much?
While the league's modest restructuring makes geographic sense, it's going to cost fans some traditional rivalries—but the NHL has a plan for that
By Sarah Kwak
By Allan Muir
By Allan Muir
By Sarah Kwak
By Allan Muir
By Allan Muir
POINT AFTER
By Phil Taylor
Departments
The Trent Richardson trade hurts Cleveland fans because they know that past performance does not ensure future success. For decades it has guaranteed failure
By Mark Bechtel
Arian Foster's revelation that he accepted—gasp!—illegal tacos is the latest chapter in the pay-for-play debate
Thanks to some creative workouts on land, Kai Lenny can do it all in the sea
Turning last week's box scores into this week's waiver-wire magic
Edited by Alexandra Fenwick
By Interview by Dan Patrick