June 15, 1992 Table Of Contents
Baseball
The Latest Fashion in French Diamonds
The American pastime is developing a following in—of all places—Paris
By Eliot Cohen
Environment
Hoping to see rare species, fledgling ornithologists flock to an Arizona camp
Kick Boxing
Kathy Long is a highly successful athlete in a sport not usually associated with women
By Davis Miller
Yesterday
Long before Jackie Robinson's Dodger debut, Moses Walker played ball for Toledo
By Amy Nutt
Reminiscence
Onetime Olympic backstroke champion Eleanor Holm reflects on her days of wine and Rose
By Sally Guard
NBA Finals
In the NBA championship series—a.k.a. the Finals From Hell—the Bulls bungled their way to a tenuous 2-1 lead over the Trail Blazers
Led by an Orel Hershiser look-alike, the Pepperdine Waves crashed on Cal State-Fullerton to win the College World Series
By Albert Kim
French Open
In a French Open that required more grit than grace, Monica Seles outlasted Steffi Graf to win her third consecutive Grand Slam title
Belmont Stakes
A.P. Indy won the Belmont Stakes, but Steve Cauthen's return made it a historic race
By William Nack
The Four Tops
The leadoff quartet in San Diego—the Four Tops—is making beautiful music
By Peter King
U.S. Soccer
With European stars Roy Wegerle and Thomas Dooley on America's side, the U.S. national soccer team is no longer a pushover
By Douglas S. Looney
U.S. Open Preview
Mark O'Meara, who plays America's most revered golf course better than anybody else, offers a hole-by-hole plan of attack for the upcoming U.S. Open
By Rick Reilly
Inside
By Tim Kurkjian
By Steve Hirdt/The Elias Sports Bureau
Golf
Arizona State's Phil Mickelson put his new psychology degree to good use in winning his third straight NCAA crown
XXV Olympic Summer Games
At 37, Chris Campbell has earned a long-delayed trip to the Olympics
A Few Pieces of Silver
Robbed of gold medals in Munich, the '72 U.S. Olympic basketball team will not betray its principles for...
By Gary Smith
XXV Olympic Games
Plumb Crazy about Olympic Riding
At 51, three-day eventer J. Michael Plumb trains for his eighth U.S. Olympic team
By Nancy Jaffer
Boxing
When ring announcer Michael Buffer rolls out his trademark phrase, you know it's Fight Time
On The Scene
Getting the Drop on Some Moose
Alaska's summer festivals are apt to include mighty eccentric events
For The Record
Waitress ices truck driver...And Earvin makes III...Farewell to two U.S. innovators
Edited by Sally Guard
Point After
The outcome hung in the balance as one fearless journalist, abandoning impartiality, tried to alter history. Check it out
Departments
Edited by Richard Demak