Leading Off

Titan Up

Tennessee linebacker David Thornton (50) knocked the ball loose from Bobby Wade after the Vikings' receiver was tripped up by defensive back Vincent Fuller (22) on Sunday in Nashville. Minnesota recovered the fumble but could do little to slow the Tennessee D or rookie running back Chris Johnson (inset), who scored his first two NFL touchdowns (page 36) in the unbeaten Titans' 30--17 victory.

Getting It White

Penn State fans—109,626 strong—dressed in their home whites for a Big Ten game against Illinois last Saturday in University Park. With a 38--24 victory the Nittany Lions improved to 5--0, jumped to No. 6 in the nation and gave coach Joe Paterno (inset) his 377th career win.

Paul Newman 1925--2008

Known for some of the most searing performances in cinema history, Paul Newman preferred roles at the racetrack, where he was a driver (left, in 1982 at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Conn.) and team owner. "I'll always talk about racing because the people are interesting and fun, the sport is a lot more exciting than anything else I do, and nobody cares that I'm an actor," he once said. Playing a driver in the 1966 film Winning sparked Newman's interest in racing, and his accomplishments behind the wheel included a second-place finish with two teammates in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1979. Sports roles came naturally to Newman (inset, clockwise from top): His first star turn was in 1956 as Rocky Graziano in Somebody Up There Likes Me, played minor league hockey lifer Reg Donlop in Slap Shot (1977) and starred as Fast Eddie Felson in The Hustler (1961). Twenty-five years later he reprised his role as Felson in The Color of Money and won an Academy Award. Newman died of lung cancer last Friday at his home in Westport, Conn.