Gameplan

Firestone Indy 300

As the IndyCar Series heads into its season finale, just eight points separate the top three drivers—leader Scott Dixon, second place Dario Franchitti and third place Ryan Briscoe. It's the second-tightest final-week standing in IndyCar history. Still, the smart money is on Dixon, the defending champ who set an IndyCar series record with his 21st career win this year.

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DudePerfect.com

So what did you do in school today? If you're one of the six Texas A&M students who call themselves Dude Perfect, you spent hours perfecting a trick basketball shot. Their site features videos of their impressive stunts. (Check out the Ranch Edition clips; maybe that's why Delonte West had that shotgun in his car last month.) Ahh, tuition well spent.

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Sixty Feet, Six Inches

In between MLB playoff games, get inside the heads of two October legends: Bob Gibson and Reggie Jackson. Cowritten with Lonnie Wheeler, Sixty Feet is an extended conversation between the Hall of Famers on topics ranging from hitting and pitching mechanics to steroids. Many of their opinions are predictable, but their war stories are priceless.

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