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September 19, 1988 Table Of Contents

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U.S. Open

THE GRAND FINALE

Steffi Graf Slammed her way into tennis history by winning the U.S. Open for her fourth major championship of the year

By Curry Kirkpatrick

GAME OF CAT AND MOUSE

San Diego's swift catamaran turned the America's Cup into a major mismatch

By Sarah Ballard

UCLA-Nebraska

POWDER-BLUE BULLIES

After years of being manhandled by Nebraska, newly brawny UCLA triumphed 41-28

By Rick Telander

Al East

OFF TO THE RACES

Boston held a slim lead in the American League East as New York swept Detroit

By Peter Gammons

Mike Tyson

A TALE TALL AS A TREE

After Mike Tyson's arboreal fender bender, a story was planted alleging the heavyweight champ is mentally disturbed

By Pat Putnam

49ers-Giants

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER

After digging themselves into a hole, the 49ers struck for a last-minute win against a very dubious Giants defense

By Paul Zimmerman

NFL And Drugs

HIT FOR A LOSS

The number of NFL players suspected of drug abuse is growing at an alarming rate

By William Oscar Johnson

BLITZED BY HIMSELF

By Jill Lieber

Inside

BASEBALL

By Peter Gammons

College Football

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

By Hank Hersch

Television

BASEBALL'S MAD SCRAMBLE

An antidish campaign has sportscasters up in arms

By William Taaffe

For The Record

A Roundup of the Week Sept. 5-11

Compiled By J.E. Vader

FACES IN THE CROWD

Point After

CAN YOU SPARE A JOB?

Hey, corporate America, Olympic athletes need work

By E.M. Swift

Departments

FROM THE PUBLISHER

By Donald J. Barr

LETTERS

Edited by Gay Flood

SCORECARD

Edited by Steve Wulf