September 27, 1993 | Volume 79, Issue 13

Judge on Trial

Robbie Compton, a 15-year-old basketball player at Irmo High in Columbia, S.C., dreams of filling Shaquille O'Neal's shoes—or at least the Shaq Attack Reeboks (above) that O'Neal endorses. Sadly,...

•Michael Ventre, in the Los Angeles Daily News: "It seems unfair that Buster Douglas has to pay $293,163 in back taxes when he really only worked one day in his life."

•Ralph DeLeonardis, minor league umpire, after a disputed call: "I blew it the way I saw it."

Florida ran through Tennessee at the Gators' scary and steamy home, a.k.a. the Swamp

The times seem impossible, the training unheard-of, but the Chinese records are real

Last week, Atlanta Brave games weren't decided until Ron Gant got the last swing

By riding into town with a fat new contract, Emmitt Smith gave a lift to the faltering Cowboys

How can the Cleveland Browns be 3-0, and how about that Vinny Testaverde?

After a 3-0 start the once-fractious Philadelphia Eagles are sticking together and sticking it to their foes

Rocky MarcianoHaving been raised by my Italian immigrant grandparents during the 1950s, I found that your article about Rocky Marciano brought back many memories (The Rock, Aug. 23). I recall...

The skinny on 7'6" Shawn Bradley: feeding furiously in Philly to fatten up

He always wore a pocket square. Say that for Willie Mosconi: The man could fill a pocket with style.

Marvin who? that is just one of the questions that have been raised this year by the performance of Florida State junior linebacker Derrick Brooks.

It may not be a reverse 3½ somersault tuck, but it's awfully close.

NO OILER CHANGE

Two remarkable cuts made late in the preseason went largely unnoticed: The Giants waived kicker Matt Bahr though he had made 76% of his field goals in three seasons with New York, and the Broncos...

Ageless Dave Winfield got his 3,000th hit, but he isn't about to stop there

MYSTERY MEN

Have you ever had that dream in which you're running, trying to get somewhere, but you just don't seem to be moving? The Yankees have been living that dream all summer. Before an 8-3 loss to the...

WILDCAT STRIKE

OFFENSENorthern Arizona's Terry Belden had field goals of 60, 54 and 50 yards in a 23-9 win over Cal State-North-ridge to tie the NCAA record for most 50-yard field goals in a game.

Elizabeth BourlandWICHITA FALLS, TEXASBourland, 30, trailing by a point before the final round, fired a 10.5 (10.9 is perfect) to a 9.2 for Ann-Marie Pfiffner of Dubuque, Iowa, to win the women's...

NBA refs will have to decide who's trashin' and who's tauntin', and then trash the taunter