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October 8, 2006

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SI Bonus Section: SI Fantasy Plus
Think Fast
How you handle overachieving players--as well as those who underperform--will decide your fantasy fate
By Gene Menez
Start 'Em
Week Like the Matchup
Sit' Em
DON'T LIKE THE MATCHUP
5 Minute Fantasy
Air and Space
He Gets His Kicks at 46
By Steve Rushin
SI Players: Life on and Off the Field
CHIEN-MING WANG
YANKEES STARTER
As told to Rebecca Sun
Who's Hot/Who's Not
The Questions With Freddy Sanchez
Pirates Infielder
HOW IT FEELS...Getting Pulled
For some people a pitching change is a laughing matter
The Pop Culture Grid
Life on Wheels
From race to race, Brian Vickers can rely on all the comforts of home
By Andrew Lawrence
Friday Night Right?
The NBC drama series Friday Night Lights, debuting on Tuesday at 8 p.m. EDT, follows a fictional high school football team in Texas. How realistic is the show? SI asked players, a coach and a cheerleader at Mansfield Summit High in Arlington to break it down
Passing It On
Mentored by some of the game's greatest coaches, Jeff Rutledge is now returning the favor at a Nashville high school
By Lars Anderson
On Pitch
This soccer star is happy to be alive and kicking
By Andrew Lawrence
Features
The Best of 2006
Neither player led his respective league in a Triple Crown category, but SI's MVP choices displayed their singular value in other ways
By Tom Verducci
The Cowboy Factor
Dallas owner Jerry Jones expected a circus when he signed Terrell Owens--and he couldn't be happier that his Boys are once again center ring in the NFL
By Michael Silver
Is This Dr. Evil?
A legend in the sports netherworld, chemist Patrick Arnold--inventor of THG--breaks his silence on his role in the BALCO scandal and hints of a future filled with scary science
By George Dohrmann
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Mighty Surprising
Never mind whom they've beaten. Long-suffering Rutgers, Missouri and Wake Forest are undefeated, undaunted and unquestionably on the rise
By Austin Murphy
Boxing
Size Matters
With his Shaqlike dimensions and fearsome features, Nikolay Valuev--history's tallest heavyweight champ--intimidates foes and titillates fans, but can Don King's colossus fight?
By L. Jon Wertheim
Inside
Inside: The Week In Sports
College Football
By Austin Murphy
STEWART MANDEL'S: TWO-MINUTE DRILL
By Stewart Mandel
The NFL
By Jeffri Chadiha
King's Corner
By Peter King
Dr. Z's Forecast: Steelers Win Out West
By Paul Zimmerman
Life of Reilly
Fear of Floating
By Rick Reilly
Departments
Inside Cover Description
Good Hands People
Poised to pass Jerry Rice in the record books, wideout David Ball is taking New Hampshire to new heights
By Franz Lidz
Quarterback Option
Heath Shuler fizzled as a top Redskins draft pick. Now he wants to return to D.C. as a congressman
By L. Jon Wertheim
Leading Off
Rough Riders
A new documentary captures the grit, danger and passion in one of America's fastest-growing sports
By Nancy Ramsey
Letters
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
Why do fans see the NFL as the No Fault League but come down hard on other sports? SI's senior NBA writer has a theory
By Jack McCallum
Lord Byron
Even in retirement, golf's most noble figure was never far from the game
By Michael Bamberger
For the Record
Merry-go-round
As several high-profile managers are let go, new faces emerge as potential replacements
By Tom Verducci
A Gathering of Greats
Cracking Down
California makes college felons serve their time before getting playing time
By Melissa Segura
Q & A: Kate Mara
The actress (We Are Marshall) is the great-granddaughter of New York Giants founder Tim Mara and Steelers founder Art Rooney
By Richard Deitsch
The Beat
By Adam Duerson
Week Ahead
What to watch and watch for
By Chris Mannix
SI Update
Faces in the Crowd
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