October 3, 1988 Table Of Contents
Spotlight
Seoul '88
In late May, Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson traveled to the Caribbean island of St. Kitts to be treated by his doctor, Jamie Astaphan. Ten days before, he had aggravated a pulled left hamstring, an injury that could ruin his gold medal chances at the Seoul Olympics. Astaphan administered a variety of therapies during the next 10 days. On Tuesday two sources told SPORTS ILLUSTRATED that Astaphan also injected Johnson with anabolic steroids.
By William Oscar Johnson
Jackie Joyner-Kersee fulfilled expectations in winning the heptathlon
By Kenny Moore
Florence Griffith Joyner did just that in blazing to victory in the 100 meters
By Kenny Moore
Andre Phillips thwarted Edwin Moses's try for more hurdles gold
By Pat Putnam
The Games were replete with historic feats, including one by a U.S. shot-putter who lost
By Kenny Moore
Koreans attacked a referee and, in their eyes, shamed an entire nation
By Pat Putnam
Kristin Otto of East Germany got gold after gold after....
By Craig Neff
Janet Evans, thrice a winner, was an all-too-rare jubilant champion
After hitting his head on the springboard, Greg Louganis won the gold—again
By Craig Neff
Record setter Naim Suleymanoglu was weighed down by worries for his family
By Craig Neff
The Americans weren't having many laughs, but they marched smartly into the medal round
Despite some soaring performances by the Soviets, poor judging stole the show
By E.M. Swift
East Germany's Thomas Lange turned an eagerly awaited sculling showdown into a sideshow
The U.S. team's strategy looked good on paper. Then came Argentina
By Pat Putnam
Young Jànos Martinek chewed up the competition
A pair of pub-crawling Brits in their 40's finished one-two
FAST, FEARSOME FRÄULEINS
Employing a unique, very aggressive style, the team from West Germany swept the women's medals
By Steve Wulf
A Frenchwoman helped Holland's Monique Knol win the road race
For pure charisma, Mark Todd and his gritty little horse couldn't be beat
By Frank Deford
USC-Oklahoma
Oklahoma's quarterbacks couldn't match USC's Rodney Peete, who led the Trojans to a 23-7 victory
By Ralph Wiley
Atlanta
Is it any wonder that fans in Atlanta have soured on the Braves and Falcons?
By Rick Reilly
Inside
College Football
By beating Pitt, West Virginia proved it's for real
By Douglas S. Looney
By Jaime Diaz
Perspective
Two cadets on Army's team fought cancer and won
For The Record
A Roundup of the Week Sept. 19-25
Compiled by Roger Jackson
Point After
The network avoids chauvinism in its Olympic coverage
By William Taaffe
Departments
Edited by Gay Flood
Edited by Steve Wulf