October 20, 2014 Table Of Contents
INBOX
NOTRE DAME
The Bulldogs are the nation's top team, and though the polls say otherwise, the Rebels have the next most persuasive case for No. 1
By Andy Staples
The MMQB
The Cowboys played last season with a train wreck of a defense, then did nothing about it. On paper they actually got worse. Who could have imagined this unit delivering Dallas to the top of the NFC? Start with the guy who can't stop winking
By Greg Bishop
PARCELLS AND BELICHICK
...AND THEN LITTLE BILL SAID TO BIG BILL: I'M OUTTA HERE....
BASEBALL
Beneath his unassuming consensus-builder image, Bud Selig has, for better or worse, done more during the last two decades to shape the sport he adores than perhaps any previous commissioner. Regrets? Yeah, he's had ... none at all, actually
By Ben Reiter
By Albert Chen
By Tom Verducci
SPECIAL REPORT
More than 100,000 students on U.S. youth, public school and college teams have no stable place to live. They often go hungry, drop out more frequently and are more likely to suffer physical and sexual abuse. How do they survive—and even thrive? In many cases, it's through the structure, support and joy that sports provide
POINT AFTER
Departments
Jameis Winston should quit Florida State—and not just the football team
NBA success doesn't necessarily start with the draft
By Tom Taylor
Every year the top Spartan gets a jump on Halloween
An Olympic star's jump from skater to triathlete started with a core focus
By Emily Kaplan
Edited By Alexandra Fenwick
By Interview by Dan Patrick
