Next Week

The world series between the Minnesota Twins and the Los Angeles Dodgers is now under way. Here the moments that count are analyzed—and photographed in full color.

Best defenseman in college football is Texas' Tommy Nobis. Dan Jenkins describes the marauding linebacker who loves to talk as much as he enjoys wrecking the opposition.

Once a way-out game for thrill-seeking nuts, surfing is now the province of the middle class, which rides little waves in little contests. It still, writes Gilbert Rogin, is a little nutty.