October 28, 2013 Table Of Contents
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THE MAIL
WORLD SERIES PREVIEW
THE BEST WAY TO BREED OCTOBER SUCCESS? FOR A PLAYER-DEVELOPMENT MACHINE LIKE THE CARDINALS, IT'S BY KILLING IT IN THE DRAFT. DURING ONE 72-HOUR STRETCH IN 2009, ST. LOUIS BUILT MUCH OF THIS WORLD SERIES TEAM—AND POSSIBLY SEVERAL MORE
By Ben Reiter
No menace, no heavy metal—not even a beard. Koji Uehara doesn't look like an October monster, but thanks to him the Red Sox own the ninth inning
By Albert Chen
In a rare Series matchup of elite teams, bearded Boston will emerge as the champ—barely
By Tom Verducci
The MMQB
By Tim Layden
JIM MCMAHON
By Rich Cohen
NBA PREVIEW
HOUSTON'S NEW TOWER OF POWER THE POST MAN RINGS TWICE
DWIGHT HOWARD'S INSIDE GAME IS BUILT ON POWER AND LITTLE ELSE. THAT COULD CHANGE UNDER THE TUTELAGE OF THE MOST BALLETIC PAIR OF OLD-SCHOOL BIG MEN THE GAME HAS EVER SEEN: HAKEEM OLAJUWON AND KEVIN MCHALE
By Lee Jenkins
DERRICK ROSE'S NEW KNEE THIS JOINT IS JUMPIN'
BASKETBALL'S LITTLES TAKE A BIG POUNDING—ESPECIALLY THEIR KNEES, WHICH CAN BUCKLE UNDER ALL THAT LEAPING AND CUTTING. A YEAR AND A HALF AFTER HE TORE HIS ACL, 2011 MVP D-ROSE IS BACK. WILL HE BE AS GOOD AS NEW?
THE NBA'S NEW PARADIGM LEBRON RULES
BUT WILL HE WIN? FOR YEARS KING JAMES HAS DOMINATED EVERY STORY LINE, CHANGING HOW THE GAME IS PLAYED AND HOW THE LEAGUE'S BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED. THERE'S BEEN ANOTHER GUY MAKING NEWS, THOUGH: KEVIN DURANT, WHO WILL FINALLY BEAT THE HEAT'S BIG THREE AND BRING A TITLE TO LITTLE OKLAHOMA CITY
By Ian Thomsen
THE NETS' NEW NUCLEUS SO, BROOKLYN, HUH?
WHEN PAUL PIERCE PERSUADED KEVIN GARNETT TO PLAY FOR THE NETS—AND FOR ROOKIE COACH JASON KIDD—IT CLINCHED THE DEAL OF THE SUMMER. NOW THE CLOCK IS ALREADY TICKING ON A GROUP OF HIGHLY PAID BUT AGING STARS AS THEY STRIVE TO LEAD THE FRANCHISE TO ITS FIRST NBA CHAMPIONSHIP
By Chris Mannix
By Chris Mannix
By Rob Mahoney
By Rob Mahoney
By Rob Mahoney
By Benjamin Golliver
By Chris Mannix
By Chris Mannix
By Rob Mahoney
By Rob Mahoney
By Rob Mahoney
By Chris Mannix
By Rob Mahoney
By Benjamin Golliver
By Chris Mannix
By Rob Mahoney
THE WEST'S NEW SHOWTIME THE LONG RANGERS
ONE IS THE PROTOTYPICAL NBA WING. THE OTHER LACKS STRENGTH, CAN'T JUMP AND IS FREAKISHLY SKILLED. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A BACKCOURT LIKE THE WARRIORS' KLAY THOMPSON AND STEPHEN CURRY, TWO YOUNG GUNNERS WHOSE SHOOTING RANGE ASTOUNDS EVEN THEMSELVES
By Chris Mannix
By Benjamin Golliver
By Benjamin Golliver
By Chris Mannix
By Chris Mannix
By Benjamin Golliver
By Benjamin Golliver
By Benjamin Golliver
By Chris Mannix
By Chris Mannix
POINT AFTER
When the Wrong Way Is the Right Way
By Steve Rushin
Departments
By Ben Reiter
The Jets' coach's crack about abstinence hit home with NFL players, especially with one retiree who understands his sense of humor
By Nate Jackson
What values does a team put on its value?
Bill Murray's history of impromtu sports fun
Turning last week's box scores into this week's waiver-wire magic
Edited By Alexandra Fenwick
By Grant Wahl
By Interview by Dan Patrick