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SEVEN DAYS IN SEPTEMBER
The Pirates and Mets arrived in Chicago to chase the National League East title around Wrigley Field
BY STEVE RUSHIN
The Red Sox and the Blue Jays tried to erase legacies of failing in the clutch. Boston's legacy is longer
BY TIM KURKJIAN
22
NOT A VIENNESE WALTZ
Michael Chang's dramatic five-set win in the final match lifted the U.S. over Austria 3-2 in Davis Cup play
BY CURRY KIRKPATRICK
30
HOME, SWEET HOME
With an unblemished record and a new commitment to L.A., the Raiders are playing like a happy family
BY PAUL ZIMMERMAN
34
THE EDGE OF RAGE
Being in first has been a strangely unsettling experience for Lou Piniella, the Reds' explosive manager
BY LEIGH MONTVILLE
40
HARD MAN, SOFT HEART
Notre Dame's noseguard Chris Zorich is mean on football fields, but he is a very gentle soul elsewhere
BY DOUGLAS S. LOONEY
60
MAN OF STEAL
In a brilliant MVP season, the indomitable Rickey Henderson is racing for the career stolen-base record
BY PETER GAMMONS
DEPARTMENTS
6
LETTERS
9
SCORECARD
44
POWERBOATING
46
BASEBALL
48
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
54
PRO FOOTBALL
72
FOR THE RECORD
74
POINT AFTER
COVER PHOTOGRAPH BY RONALD C. MODRA
PHOTO
GEORGE TIEDEMANN
IN THE PINK: By driving Miss Circus Circus to victory in the season's final hydroplane event, on Nevada's Lake Mead, Chip Hanauer earned the 1990 national title (page 44).
