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August 29, 1988 Table Of Contents

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Replay

GIANT-SIZED CONFESSION: A GROUNDSKEEPER'S DEEDS

By Noel Hynd

Zurich Track

CHASING THE DREAM

Butch Reynolds (right) shattered Lee Evans's 20-year-old world record in the 400

By Kenny Moore

IT'S THE U.S.A THE HOYA WAY

The Olympic basketball team, which has a very Georgetown look, fared well against select teams from the NBA

By Alexander Wolff

Diving

FLYING OVER TROUBLED WATERS

Greg Louganis starred again at the Olympic trials, which were touched by controversy

By Craig Neff

Pro Football 1988

APB for QBs

THE DEARTH OF TALENT AT QUARTERBACK SEEMS TO BE MORE GLARING THAN EVER. QUESTION IS, WHY?

By Paul Zimmerman

Charles White

A VISIT TO HELL

CHARLES WHITE WON THE HEISMAN IN 1979 AND WAS THE NFL'S LEADING RUSHER LAST YEAR, BUT IN BETWEEN, LIFE WAS A NIGHTMARE FOR HIM AND HIS WIFE, JUDI

By Rick Reilly

Bobby Beathard

SMARTEST MAN IN THE NFL

WHETHER HE'S BUILDING A TEAM OR RIDING A WAVE, NO GENERAL MANAGER IN THE LEAGUE CAN OUTPERFORM BOBBY BEATHARD OF THE WASHINGTON REDSKINS

By Paul Zimmerman

Bernie Kosar

BRAINY BROWN

BERNIE KOSAR'S BAD BODY AND SIDEARM DELIVERY MAKE COACHES WINCE, BUT HIS QUICK MIND HAS OPPONENTS OF THE BROWNS FEELING BLUE

By Rick Telander

Dr. Z's Scouting Report

AFC CENTRAL

By Paul Zimmerman

AFC WEST

By Paul Zimmerman

AFC EAST

By Paul Zimmerman

NFC CENTRAL

By Paul Zimmerman

NFC WEST

By Paul Zimmerman

NFC EAST

By Paul Zimmerman

Horse Racing

NINER, YOU WERE FINER

Forty Niner nipped Seeking the Gold in the Travers

By William Nack

Inside

BASEBALL

By Peter Gammons

AN IDENTITY CRISIS

By Hank Hersch

Tennis

A GRAND TRY FOR THE SLAM

If Steffi Graf is victorious at the U.S. Open, she will join her sport's most elite group

By Frank Deford

Update

AN ADVOCATE FOR ATHLETES

Anita DeFrantz is an unlikely member of the powerful IOC

By Kenny Moore

For The Record

A Roundup of the Week Aug. 15-21

Compiled by Demmie Stathoplos

FACES IN THE CROWD

Point After

GLORY TO THE GRIDIRON

Baseball strikes out with this football aficionado

By Rick Reilly

Departments

FROM THE PUBLISHER

By Donald J. Barr

Letters

SCORECARD

Edited by Steve Wulf