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WORLD SERIES
34 METS VS. ROYALS
Fall Classic questions: How did power-mad Daniel Murphy get so hot? Can he keep it up?
By Ben Reiter
Why Kansas City Keeps The Hits Coming
By Tom Verducci
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
44 Temple
The Owls, 7--0 for the first time, are headed for a frightful date with Notre Dame
By Albert Chen
RUGBY
50 World Cup
The planet's toughest athletes and most colorful fans gather at the game's ancestral home
By Steve Rushin
PRO FOOTBALL
56 Bengals' O-line
A front five directed by a jet-setting, piano-playing coach has keyed an unbeaten start
By Greg A. Bedard
E-SPORTS
64 Game of Throngs
Fans are filling arenas around the world. But for the players, it's only about the game
By Stephanie Apstein
Departments
6 SI Digital
8 Leading Off
16 Inbox
19 Scorecard
28 Faces in the Crowd
30 Just My Type
Dan Patrick: Kevin Love reveals his football fantasy
72 Point After
Michael Rosenberg: Rewriting every sport's calendar
SI HAS REGIONAL COVERS THIS WEEK: Jeff Haynes for Sports Illustrated (Daniel Murphy); David E. Klutho for Sports Illustrated (Lorenzo Cain)
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Photograph by Ed Zurga/Getty Images
ACE VENTURA Yordano Ventura, who made a pair of starts in the Royals' win over the Blue Jays in the ALCS, is scheduled to pitch Game 3 of the Series.
