Description
Contents: Baseball – First in a Series (As fans in Chicago and Houston savored the scene, the White Sox – 88 years without a championship – got the jump on the Astros – 0 for 43 – in a refreshingly new Fall Classic.) College Football – West Side Story (Playing in the shadow of the top-ranked Trojans, UCLA backfield mates Drew Olson and Maurice Drew have created their own buzz in Los Angeles.) Pro Football – Change for the Better (Largely ignored because of his bad rep, Plaxico Burress signed with New York, where he’s Eli Manning’s primary target-and the NFL’s best off-season pickup.) Running – “I Am an American” (Ethiopian-born Meb Keflezighi has won an Olympic medal for the U.S. Maybe if he wins the New York City marathon, he’ll shed his image as a foreigner.) Bonus – This is the Life (In eight days as an assistant coach for the Phoenix Suns, the author, Jack McCallum, took a hit from Shawn Marion, lost a bet on Amare Stoudemire and learned to love the game in a whole new way.) Departments – Leading Off, Letters, Catching Up With…, Air and Space, Scorecard, Faces in the Crowd, Players, Life of Reilly Inside… – College Football, The NFL, Horse Racing, Motor Sports
Cover: World Series
Condition: Very Good
