Scorecard: At The Olympics

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A year and a half ago Gail Devers of the U.S. couldn't even walk, yet last Saturday she won the gold medal in the 100 meters.

The rowing career of Canada's Silken Laumann was supposedly over after she suffered severe leg injuries when her shell was rammed by another boat in May. Upon receiving the bronze medal in the single sculls, Laumann wept tears of joy.

Just to get to Barcelona and represent Bosnia-Herzegovina, women's 3,000-meter runner Mirsada Buric trained under sniper fire in Sarajevo.

And the U.S. Olympic Committee and Michael Jordan are feuding over whether he will wear warmups made by USOC sponsor Reebok or by Jordan sponsor Nike on the medal stand this Saturday?

The Meddlist

As is his custom, USOC vice-president George Steinbrenner caused a stir in Barcelona. He offered to pay for the medical education of Ron Karnaugh, the U.S. swimmer whose father died of a heart attack at the opening ceremonies. He also participated in protesting the decision against U.S. light flyweight Eric Griffin.

Less talked about, however, was Steinbrenner's interference in baseball. At the opening ceremonies, a pitcher on the U.S. team tried to strike up a conversation with him, saying, "Hey, Cat Daddy." Says the pitcher, "That's what I call everybody." Steinbrenner, however, thought he had said, "Hey, Fat Man."

The pitcher, one of the squad's best, says Steinbrenner then demanded that U.S. baseball officials cut him. The pitcher cooled things off by apologizing. "I was only trying to be friendly," says the pitcher.

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