June 26, 1989 Table Of Contents
Reporter-At-Large
THE OLYMPIC SPIRIT TAKES A BACKSEAT TO POLITICS
By Peter Maass
U.S. Open
Curtis Strange won his second successive U.S. Open championship by storming up Oak Hill
By Rick Reilly
By Rick Reilly
Leroy Burrell and a pair of Patricks made strong revivals at a weak TAC meet
By Kenny Moore
Dumars
As the Pistons toasted their NBA title, Finals MVP Joe Dumars was the Most Invisible Player
By Bruce Newman
Kevin Mitchell
San Francisco's Kevin Mitchell leads the majors in homers and RBIs, and says he owes it all to his grandmother
By Franz Lidz
By Franz Lidz
Dog Racing
While the horse racing industry is ailing, greyhound tracks across the U.S. are booming, with bettors by the thousands eagerly going to the dogs
By J.E. Vader
Randy White
As the NBA draft nears, Randy White of Louisiana Tech is pumped to make a name for himself—and to shed his image as a Karl Malone clone
By Hank Hersch
Rowing
The Crimson eight lived up to its self-image by winning a third straight national championship
By Douglas S. Looney
Inside
Television
It's CNN's Hick 'n' Nick vs. ESPN's Baby Boomers
Graf
A GRAND SLAM MAY HAVE BROUGHT WEST GERMANY'S STEFFI GRAF FAME AND FORTUNE, BUT TO THE DELIGHT OF HER COUNTRYMEN WHO'VE WATCHED HER RISE TO THE TOP, SHE REMAINS 'ONE OF THEM'
For The Record
A Roundup of the Week June 12-18
Compiled by Sally Guard
Point After
Let Ben Johnson's '87 mark stand and don 7 ban him for life
Departments
Edited by Gay Flood
Edited by Steve Wulf