July 04, 1994 | Volume 81, Issue 1

U.S. goalkeeper Tony Meola is a guy Madison Avenue could like

By eating up foes before raucous crowds at new Jacobs Field, the Indians streaked into first place

"Any records that are made this season should have asterisks to show that they came during the year the juiced ball was introduced."ANDY AHERN, OLD BRIDGE, N.J.

Anyone Having Fun Yet?

Sad State of Pitching, Case No. 953: Giant reliever Pat Gomez threw three consecutive wild pitches in the eighth inning of a 7-5 loss to the Reds last Thursday. His next pitch, like the three...

Natalie LacuestaSKOKIE, ILL.Natalie, 12, won the gold in three of the four events in junior competition as well as the junior all-around title at the rhythmic gymnastics nationals. Her scores of...

Even modest tests of players' skills would clear the deadwood from the fields

A Call to the Hall

Hall of fame pitcher Gaylord Perry, notorious in his career for doctoring baseballs, is marketing "limited collectors' edition" autographed jars of petroleum jelly.

John GrowneyOwner of Red Rock, a Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame bull who died recently at age 18 in Red Bluff, Calif: "He's probably the most famous person in northern California."