Next Week

Mr. Charm and personality in the nation's capital this election year is Joe Theismann, the go-getter quarterback of the Redskins, who, as Ray Kennedy writes, has spent his entire football career campaigning to win friends and silence critics.

Baseball is best when division championships and individual honors are on the line. The SI baseball staff will be paying close attention to the key series in the tight National League East and West races, and to George Brett's pursuit of .400.