September 29, 2014 Table Of Contents
INBOX
BASEBALL
Derek Jeter might not be the most famous ballplayer ever, but he's certainly the most familiar. In a series of revealing interviews, the Yankees' shortstop reflects on how he survived being watched, photographed, praised and poked like no one else, and what has changed in the game (lots) and in himself (little) over two decades in the New York glare
By Tom Verducci
Jeter is almost as famous for his ability to avoid controversy as for his on-field skill, and New York's reporters are still in awe
By Alan Siegel
THE NFL FAN POLL
By Tim Layden
One school is bringing back football, and it's not alone
By Ryan White
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Once the nation's top QB recruit, Gunner Kiel grew up an hour from Cincinnati, but it took him three years, four teams and a world of grief to go from his final high school game to his first college start. It was worth the wait
By Pete Thamel
ERIK SPOELSTRA
PERVASIVE SELF-DOUBT NEARLY KEPT ERIK SPOELSTRA FROM THE NBA. BUT HE USED THAT FEAR OF FAILURE TO FUEL HIS RISE FROM "THE DUNGEON" TO THE TOP OF THE COACHING FIELD. POST-LEBRON HOPE IN MIAMI STARTS WITH THE AUTHOR OF THE TEAM'S CODE
By Lee Jenkins
POINT AFTER
Departments
An iconic author returns to reflect on baseball, Brooklyn and the still reverberating impact of Branch and Jackie
The Ryder Cup's widened search for talent
By Tom Taylor
Once the smallest player in the Big East, 5'3" Pookey Wigington is now a towering figure in the world of comedy
A theoretical peek at the recent history of sports connections
Edited By Alexandra Fenwick
By Interview by Dan Patrick