THE BAY AREA ISSUE
10.14.13
INSIDE 8 THE TRUTH RG3’s image problem. By Howard Bryant 10 THE NUMBERS The trouble with luck. By Peter Keating 12 ZOOM Sergio Romo spices up the ice-cream industry. 14 ZOOM A peek inside Cal’s rugby powerhouse. 96 THE FIX Michael Weiner’s final fight. By Chris Jones
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PLAYBOOK 17 NHL Put the offseason on ice. Hockey is back! 22 COLLEGE FOOTBALL Jim Mora’s LA revival is right on schedule.
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24 NFL NFL Nation: It’s better to be Luck than good.
A self-described techie and aspiring venture capitalist, Andre Iguodala navigates the Bay Area with ease.
26 NFL EJ Manuel takes the Sport Science test. 28 TECHNIQUE Brian Ching shows off his bicycle kick. 30 TRENDING Ron Howard dishes on racing and Rush.
DON’T MISS 32 HEAD-ON COLLISION The NFL’s two decades of denial. By Mark Fainaru-Wada and Steve Fainaru
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FEATURES 45 THE BAY AREA ISSUE Enough with the tech talk: The Bay Area has become the most thrilling place in sports.
54 YOU WISH YOU WERE HERE Sports are just better in the Bay Area. We mapped out the hot spots to prove it. By Hallie Grossman
70 “DUDE, LARRY ELLISON! I’M HIS BIGGEST FAN.” Andre Iguodala on his Silicon Valley takeover. As told to Sam Alipour
82 DEATH OF A SPORTS TOWN Oakland’s search for meaning as its three teams consider leaving the town behind. By Tim Keown
46 THE HAPPINESS PROJECT How far does chemistry get you? The high-fiving, division-winning, Series-seeking Oakland A’s are about to find out. By Sam Miller
56 THE HAIL MARY IN SANTA CLARA How owner Jed York—and his $1.3 billion miracle—saved the 49ers and his family’s legacy. By Seth Wickersham
74 PUTTING ON THEIR SUNDAY BEST Painted faces, spike-riddled jerseys and a grandma named Raider (seriously). A look inside football’s fiercest fan base. By Sam Alipour
92 HARBAUGH HE’S NOT … AND THANK GOD FOR THAT Straight-faced and straitlaced, David Shaw continues Stanford’s winning ways. By Molly Knight
cover photograph by GREGG SEGAL K AEPERNICK CUTOUT BY CHRISTOPHER HANEWINCKEL/USA TODAY SPORTS; THIS PAGE: PHOTOGRAPH BY ERIC RAY DAVIDSON; GROOMING BY TRICIA TURNER; STYLING BY KESHA MCLEOD/THOMAS FAISON AGENCY; SWEATER: POLO RALPH LAUREN; PANTS: RALPH LAUREN; SOCKS: HAPPY SOCKS; SHOES: COLE HAAN; GLASSES: NEOSTYLE VINTAGE FROM SILVER LINING OPTICIANS; BRACELET: DAVID YURMAN; WATCH: ROLEX; BAG: COACH
10/14/2013 ESPN The Magazine
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