August 10, 1992 Table Of Contents
Interview
The former owner of the Oakland A's knows what's wrong with baseball—and he's more than happy to tell you about it
By Franz Lidz
XXV Olympic Summer Games
Gail Devers's victory in the 100 highlighted a heavenly week of Olympic competition
By Kenny Moore
Despite surprising performances by China and the Unified Team, the U.S. ruled the pool
U.S. stars Tom Jager and Matt Biondi (top right) and Russia's Aleksandr Popov were studies in intensity as they prepared to make the water boil in the 50-meter freestyle
Aleksandr Popov and Yevgeny Sadovyi hope to turn the medals they won in Barcelona into capitalist gold
By William Oscar Johnson
An evocative portfolio of images from the first week of competition in Barcelona
Superstar Jim Courier tried the life of the average Olympian and found it difficult and delightful
By Gary Smith
Scott Strausbaugh and Joe Jacobi gave U.S. paddlers their first Whitewater gold in history
Eric Griffin, the U.S.'s best hope, fell victim to a new, but flawed, scoring system
By William Nack
The Unified Team women showed the Americans that friendship can be golden
By E.M. Swift
Smooth Sailing in Troubled Waters
U.S. sailors hauled in a bounty of gold and silver from the polluted seas off the coast of Spain
By E.M. Swift
That phrase took on new meaning when the U.S. and Cuba played...and played...and played
By Steve Wulf
The Olympic experience has many different meanings, as this gallery demonstrates
NBC has brought us the Olympics SingleCast and the Olympics TripleCast. One is three times worse than the other
By Norman Chad
Dream Team
Charles Barkley, always outrageous, has been the talk of the Olympic Games, on the basketball court as well as off it
Books
At the age of 87, legendary golf teacher Harvey Penick has become a best-selling author
Environment
Wanna Fish Smart? Look for Dumb Fish
Fisheries researchers in Texas are breeding a more catchable, "naive" bass
Inside
By Tim Kurkjian
XXV Olympic Summer Games/Point After
Take note Atlanta: This Cobi-phobic writer has had it with cuddly Olympic symbols
By Rick Reilly
Departments
By Mark Mulvoy
Edited By Steve Wulf