May 29, 2000 | Volume 92, Issue 22

December 9, 1985

I have only good words to say about Keyshawn Johnson: Good luck, goodbye and good riddance!—Bill Wilson, Norwalk, Conn.

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Highlights

Both ABC and NBC had the proper people fortuitously miked last Saturday. ABC's Al Michaels spoke to Jerry Bailey, atop Red-Bullet, no more than two minutes before the start of the Preakness...

Boxing took its act into virgin territory with a televised card from the Playboy Mansion

"He said he wasn't going to tolerate this [rap] music and it was his duty to change the clubhouse. I could see I was going nowhere fast. I was dealing with someone who hit one or two home runs in...

A decade after surgery severely limited his mobility, Bill Walton is having the time of his life

What's behind all the basketball conspiracy theories?

$15,000Cost to attend Michael Jordan's Las Vegas summer fantasy camp, for which all 100 slots have been taken.

Oh, yeah, him. With so many other guys knocking balls out of the park over the early part of the big league season, it was easy to overlook Mark McGwire. Not anymore. Big Mac's recent power...

Unartful DodgerArt Schlichter's life continues its downward spiral

Forfeited•A spot on the U.S. Olympic taekwondo team, by Esther Kim, 21, who at the start of the flyweight final at the Olympic trials in Colorado Springs conceded the match by bowing out, allowing...

Court TV has hired NFL sideline reporter Lynn Swann as a commentator for its coverage of the Ray Lewis murder trial.

CLAUDE LEMIEUX

Often overlooked, Tina Thompson is again central to the Comets' title hopes

Mexican star Luis Hernández drew fans—and defenders—in his MLS debut

Horse HeavenBy Jane SmileyAlfred A. Knopf, $26

Stella Sampras, Pete's big sister, makes her name coaching UCLA's women

Don't have enough sporting tchotchkes in your room? Still need something to round out your collection of pennants, logo-bearing lamps, garbage cans, pillowcases, throw rugs and antique SI football...

Jerriod Mack, Berkeley, Calif.Track and FieldMack, a sophomore at Cal, returned to competition just 2½ weeks after an emergency appendectomy to win the triple jump, with a leap of 51'4½", and...

After beating the Heat in Miami for the third straight year, the Knicks and their unassuming coach drove on to Indiana

Hockey's postseason is a war of attrition, and the team with the best survival skills is likely to be the one that hoists the Stanley Cup

The Detroit Tigers traded a carload of young players for two-time MVP Juan Gonzalez, hoping to seduce him into a long-term relationship. So far it has been a very rocky affair

On a muddy track at Pimlico, Red Bullet shot down the Triple Crown hopes of Fusaichi Pegasus with a convincing victory in the Preakness

Michael and Michelle Muñoz are following in the enormous footsteps of their Pro Football Hall of Fame father

THE NBA

Mail CallWhy the Jazz should look to deal Karl Malone

Minnesota vice president of basketball operations Kevin McHale never worried about swingman Malik Sealy. Sealy had interests beyond basketball. He dabbled in acting and clothing design. He loved...

Little Big PainCompact, pesky Fernando Viña sets the table for Cardinals' big men

Phillies manager Terry Francona has at least one friend in Philadelphia, where fans have been calling for his head in the wake of Philly's 15-27 start through Sunday: Ace Curt Schilling rushed to...

On May 17 the Mariners, seeking to stabilize the top of their lineup, took a chance and agreed to sign 41-year-old leftfielder Rickey Henderson. In his 22-year career the much-traveled Henderson,...

May 18, 2000Padres 6, Marlins 2

Follow John Garrity's search for the perfect swing, check out Gary Van Sickle's latest equipment finds, and read Alan Shipnuck's weekly, wacky take on the Tour at golfplus.cnnsi.com.

Texas-sized schoolboy slugger Jason Stokes is primed for the draft

Here's a look at some other prospects who figure to go high in the June 5-6 draft.

Trade WindsA thin free-agent crop means big-name moves must come on swaps

Credit Avalanche netminder Patrick Roy for taking advantage of the NHL's mandate to protect goaltenders. With referees regularly calling interference on players initiating contact with the...

Pressing EngagementStars defenseman Darryl Sydor gets his glass waxed by Avalanche wing Dave Andreychuk during Game 3 of the NHL Western Conference finals (page 42).

Smooth-talking agent Tank Black allegedly ensnared nearly two dozen NFL and NBA players, including Vince Carter, in a mind-boggling series of scams and defrauded them of some $15 million

To recap, if Indiana basketball coach Bob Knight goes postal one more time with anyone—a player, a fan, yes, even a sportswriter, he's fired, see ya, thanks for stopping by the booth. Knight being...

Living by the Rules

Phil Mickelson is a warrior. With the third victory of this, his 30th year, Lefty brought his career total to a stout 16, and his closing 63 at Colonial was the best finishing kick by a winner on...

Lisa Cave, St. Joseph's, BarbadosCave, a Florida Southern senior, won the first-ever women's NCAA Division II championship while leading the Moccasins to the team title. The 1999 Division II-III...

I got my start in golf at Colonial, and had special moments there with Babe and Ben

Tiger Woods broke new ground last week when he pocketed more than $1 million to play in Hamburg, Germany—the largest appearance fee ever paid a golfer. Here are some other highlights in the...

Judd, Rosie Jones's yellow Labrador retriever

•FulphiledPhil Mickelson has a lovely wife, a beautiful baby and 16 wins. They say something's missing?

With a stirring win at the Colonial, Phil Mickelson proved he has all the shots

Tiger Woods may be the man, but he was overtaken in Germany, and on a Sunday no less