August 26, 2002 | Volume 97, Issue 8

JUNE 11, 1984

Vive Le LanceThank you for the cover story on the Tour de France and Lance Armstrong (King of the Hill, Aug. 5). Hopefully, your recognition of his accomplishments will be followed by numerous...

LETTERS

I paused, like a pervert outside a porno theater, before purchasing a ticket to see the Tampa Bay Devil Rays play the Kansas City Royals last Friday night. Then I stepped inside the citric...

Frisbee designer Ed Headrick left behind one beloved piece of sporting equipment—and a strange last wish

Some call it dorky, but the NFL's new helmet just might prolong careers

An L.A. Kings fan's irate e-mail leads to a refreshing turn of events

43Virginia Tech football players sidelined last week by a flulike illness, forcing the Hokies to cancel the team's final set of two-a-day practices.

Wimbledon doubles champ Corina Morariu comes back after a battle with cancer

Why you should know his nameWith the recent death of Enos Slaughter, Gutteridge, 90, is the last surviving alum of the Gashouse Gang, as the scrappy St. Louis Cardinals were known in the...

RetiredBecause of a degenerative arthritic condition in his left knee, Terrell Davis, 29, the Broncos' All-Pro running back. The 196th selection in the 1995 draft, Davis rushed for 6,413 yards in...

Thank you. This is great. I feel like Don Fehr on Fan Appreciation Night.

As ESPN's SportsCenter, which debuted in 1979, gets ready to celebrate its 25,000th show, we quiz the executive editor who's been its creative force since '88.

A calendar featuring NFL cheerleaders in their underwear has just come out, and all we can say is, Thongs for the memories. The 2002-03 Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleaders Lingerie Calendar reminds...

Is this how to catch a Tiger? You never know. These youngsters weren't weeding out anyone as they blindly sought autographs near the 18th hole at the PGA Championship in Chaska, Minn. The...

An Italian woman went to court to change her baby's name after her husband secretly named him Varenne Giampaolo to honor Italy's top trotting horse (Varenne) and its driver (Giampaolo).

PHIL NEVINPadres infielder, on Reds first baseman Sean Casey's habit of chatting up runners: "He's like that guy in Seinfeld, the close talker. You think Casey's going to lick your face."

AUG. 23-AUG. 29

Arrington Bare, No More Mohr, Frank Capriati

Jacey Honey, ROCKY FORD, COLO.RodeoJacey, a junior at Swink High, won the All-Around Cowgirl title at the National High School Rodeo Finals in Farmington, N.Mex. She finished second in goat tying...

We weren't surprised. Of the more than 85,000 votes cast by fans in an SI online poll last weekend, 73% said they expect a major league players' strike to obliterate the postseason. If that were...

Results of an SI online poll in the wake of last Friday's announcement that the major league players had set an Aug. 30 strike date.

For the Yankees' Alfonso Soriano it's been a breakout year (no matter how long it lasts) after taking a wildly unlikely road to the Show

With floods ravaging the Czech Republic, four Red Wings players turned a visit by the Stanley Cup into a relief mission

In the first decade of NFL free agency, teams have learned that it's a hit-or-miss affair—and that you don't have to spend big to win

Rich Beem came out of nowhere to stare down golf's dominant player and win the PGA, the most exciting major of the year

Thirty years later, the hostage drama that left 11 Israeli Olympians dead seems even more chilling and offers grim reminders to today's security experts

The attack began in the Olympic Village but came to a tragic conclusion 20 hours later at a military airport 12 miles away

Cleveland-born and-bred, David Berger followed his Olympic dream to Israel, and death in Munich

Thirty years after he helped plan the terror strike, Abu Daoud remains in hiding—and unrepentant

No one has stood trial for the Munich massacre, but Israel's revenge operation brought lethal justice

On a recent trip to Munich, victims' relatives endured a cold welcome and wrenching emotions

For more on the 1972 Munich Games, including SI's original coverage and Olympian Kenny Moore's reflections on the tragedy, go to cnnsi.com.

Baseball

Raising ArizonaHaving gotten a grip, sometimes spacey Junior Spivey is the Diamondbacks' catalyst

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These pitchers have a chance to win at least 20 games and have ERAs under 3.00, a feat accomplished just 10 times since 1995 and no more than three times in one year. If all eight achieve both...

Rising to the OccasionDolphins tight end Randy McMichael soared and scored on a 24-yard pass from Ray Lucas last Thursday in Miami, going over Saints cornerback Michael Hawthorne (36) and safety...

Dash of HopeTim Montgomery finally put his demons behind him by outrunning Maurice Greene

Krummenacker Eyes Ryun Feat

Try as we might, my teenage sons and I could not make my wife see the educational, patriotic and spiritual value of my taking the two boys to the demolition derby one night.