Leading Off

Steam Bath
The David Crockett High football team runs for cover as a thunderstorm interrupts practice in Austin last Friday, the same day the city had its alltime-high temperature for August—110�.

Mass. Transit
Competitors jostle for elbow room at the start of the 31st Falmouth Road Race on Sunday. The seven-mile run from Woods Hole, Mass., to Falmouth Heights was won by John Korir of Kenya (2, center) in 31 minutes, 59 seconds.

Swimsuit Issue
Amber Stachowski gets undressed by a Brazilian player during a 7-3 win for the U.S. in the women's water polo semifinals at the Pan Am Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, last Saturday. The U.S. won the gold medal the next day, beating Canada 7-3.