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The roundball bounces again and the stars of the game (well, most of the stars) are suited up as pro basketball—league-jumpers, holdouts and all—moves into a new season.

Trojan Warriors have made USC the top-ranked college football team, but beating two-time Rose Bowl champion Stanford may just turn out to be a horse of another color.

WHAT MAKES ILIE TICK—or is it more of a buzz? Curry Kirkpatrick explores Nastase's personality as the Rumanian prepares for the Davis Cup final round against the U.S.