Leading Off

Departments

12 Letters
14 Faces in the Crowd
17 SI View
22 Catching Up With...
142 The Life of Reilly

Scorecard

Ali's itinerary
Baseball's wacko ratings
Sprewell's three-piece suits
A Wolf pack
Now that's cricket!
Father trades son
The Jordan Watch

Inside...

106 The NHL
110 College Football
118 Boxing
122 The NBA
126 College Basketball
133 The NFL

Pro Football

36 Smart Money
Midway through the NFL season, it's clear teams that spent their free-agent dollars wisely are ahead of the game
by Peter King

52 Staying Ahead
Throwing another mental block at the 49ers, the gritty Packers shut down the Niners' passing game and continued their uncanny mastery of the hottest rivalry in the NFC
by Michael Silver

College Football