December 25, 1995 | Volume 83, Issue 27

Looking Back at '95

A Grizzly Sight

Our inside postman intercepts the Christmas mail of memorable '95 sports characters

Tami BennettKENT, WASH.Tami, a junior midfielder on the Seattle Christian High girls' soccer team, broke the Washington girls' high school career scoring record of 103 goals, set by Michelle Akers...

To help promote two new lines of cookies that will go on sale next month, the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. have sent out this 1923 photo of one of their own standing happily next to Babe Ruth. (The...

The Rosamond (Calif.) High football team was disqualified before its divisional title game because it had erased all its scoring plays from a tape it sent to opponent Orange Lutheran High.

Charlie WeatherbieThe Navy football coach, on why the Midshipmen had two mascots on the sideline at their game against Army: " We're deep at goat."

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His thumb healed, Orlando's Shaquille O'Neal returned to action and immediately began throwing his weight around

Mike Tyson made short work of Buster Mathis Jr. and set his sights on bigger game

By beating Miami, the Bills clinched the AFC East title and silenced critics who had buried them

Michael Bamberger, SI's newest senior writer, is no armchair journalist. Ten years ago, when he wanted to learn what life was like on the PGA Tour, he joined it—as a caddie. Three years out of the...

Nebraska defeated Texas in an NCAA final that proved West Coast schools no longer dominate the game

Where were ABC and CBS and Fox? NBC's acquisition of the rights to televise the 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008 Olympics has left the other networks shocked and embarrassed. ABC Sports, which once...

In a match of opposites, speedy Florida will air it out (and run a little), massive Nebraska will grind it out (and pass a little)—and the Gators will prevail

There are three definites in life: death and taxes and Mike Keenan crashing and burning on every job he takes.MIKE SHORE, SUFFERN, N.Y.

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Holiday memo to NFC Central fans: Santa Claus is coming to town, and he's not a happy camper. He is weary of all those faxes from owners asking for new stadiums or leases. He is tired of everybody...

Season's greetings to everyone in the NFC Central as we hand out this year's awards.