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August 13, 1990 Table Of Contents

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HIS WORDS LET LISTENERS SEE

Red Barber is now a mainstay of National Public Radio

By Lisa Twyman Bessone

Nolan Ryan

As Big as All Texas

With his 300th win, Nolan Ryan added a new dimension to a Lone Star legend

By Steve Rushin

Swimming

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCKS

The U.S.'s wave of the future made a splash at the Long Course Nationals

By Hank Hersch

Pro Basketball

CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR

The sagging Celts were spurned by Brian Shaw and by Dino Radja

By Jack McCallum

Goodwill Games

BUT IT DIDN'T PLAY IN PEORIA

Ted Turner's festival was bedeviled by a general lack of interest nationwide. Now its future is in doubt

By Kenny Moore

Boxing

LET'S DANCE

Vinny Pazienza waltzed over Greg Haugen

By Pat Putnam

Harness Racing

MUSIC TO THE EARS

Harmonious's win in the Hambletonian was sweet revenge for his owner

By William F. Reed

Autographs

BACK OFF!

All too often, today's autograph seekers are rude, relentless and motivated by dollar signs

By E.M. Swift

Pro Football

CAN THE BRONCOS SNAP OUT OF THEIR SUPER BOWL STUPOR

And other questions to ponder as the NFL season approaches

By Peter King

Shoal Creek

THE GATES OPEN

By admitting a black, Birmingham's Shoal Creek led a quiet revolution

By William Oscar Johnson

Steve Lyons

MOON MAN

History will remember Steve Lyons, a.k.a. Psycho, as the first major leaguer to drop his pants in a game

By E.M. Swift

Inside

BASEBALL

By Tim Kurkjian

THE SKY'S THE LIMIT

By Franz Lidz

Montana

THE ULTIMATE WINNER

HEADING AN OFFENSE TAILORED TO HIS SKILLS, SAN FRANCISCO'S JOE MONTANA HAS ENJOYED UNPARALLELED SUCCESS AS A PASSER, INCLUDING VICTORIES IN FOUR SUPER BOWLS. SECOND OF TWO PARTS

By Paul Zimmerman

For The Record

A Roundup of the Week July 30-Aug. 5

Compiled by Michael Jaffe

FACES IN THE CROWD

Point After

SIGNING OFF ON AUTOGRAPHS

The story of a kid who actually loathed collecting them

By Ron Fimrite

Departments

FROM THE PUBLISHER

By Donald J. Barr

Letters

SCORECARD

By Craig Neff and Jill Lieber