Lineup

Features

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

30 Leonard Fournette

LSU's tailback is already calling to mind the game's greats

By Alan Shipnuck

PRO FOOTBALL

38 Justin Houston

The Chiefs' sack master lets his play speak for itself

By Greg Bishop

MLB PLAYOFFS

48 ACE RACE

This October is a playground for baseball's best pitchers

By Ben Reiter

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BOXING

54 Gennady Golovkin

Lethal hands and a sunny demeanor will make him a superstar

By Chris Mannix

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

60 Skal Labissiere

The 2010 earthquake in Haiti started him on his path to Kentucky

By Luke Winn

Departments

2 SI Digital

4 Leading Off

10 Inbox

13 Scorecard

23 Faces in The Crowd

24 Just My Type

Dan Patrick: The Honey Badger grows up

68 Point After

Steve Rushin: When death is life affirming

ON THE COVER

Marianna Massey for Sports Illustrated

PHOTO

PHOTOGRAPH BY Jeff Gross For Sports Illustrated

IN FULL SWING In a postseason long on pitching and short on traditional powerhouses, David Wright and the Mets played their first playoff games since 2006.