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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.