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CONTENTS
20
BOTTOM TO TOPS
In a World Series of flip-flop fortunes, the last-to-first Twins collided head-on with the last-to-first Braves
BY STEVE RUSHIN
26
HIT BY A LATE BLOW
An injury to Mike Tyson brought about a postponement of his heavyweight title fight with Evander Holyfield
BY PAT PUTNAM
28
CALLING HIS OWN SHOTS
The Denver Broncos' John Elway got to choose the plays and threw deep to defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 19-16
BY PAUL ZIMMERMAN
36
MONSIEUR MAGIQUE
Magic Johnson was a big hit in Paris, where he and the Lakers supplied the special sauce for the McDonald's Open
BY JACK McCALLUM
40
NOT JUST ANOTHER JOE
After trials off and on the field, Casey Weldon of Florida State not only looks like Joe Montana but wins like him too
BY SALLY JENKINS
64
THE FRANCHISE
Ex-Colt Jerry Richardson parlayed a hamburger stand into a fortune and now could end up owning an NFL team
BY RICHARD HOFFER
88
WOOFERS & TWEETERS
And grunters & snorters serve as live-animal mascots for college football teams across the country
BY FRANZ LIDZ
DEPARTMENTS
4
LETTERS
15
SCORECARD
74
BOXING
76
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
84
PRO FOOTBALL
108
FOR THE RECORD
110
POINT AFTER
COVER PHOTOGRAPH BY RONALD C. MODRA
PHOTO
ANDREW D. BERNSTEIN/NBA PHOTOS
Americans in Paris: This wasn't the only time the Los Angeles Lakers had to stretch during the annual McDonald's Open, at the Palais Omnisports de Bercy. In the Open final, L.A. barely held off the Spanish League champion, 116-114 (page 36).
