August 17, 1992 Table Of Contents
Books
A former marathoner sings the praises of a book on distance runner Buddy Edelen
By Kenny Moore
XXV Olympic Summer Games
The U.S. men's basketball team was as good as promised. But will such talent ever come together again? Dream on
Carl Lewis exulted along with all of Barcelona's gold medalist, many of whom vanquished giants to win their events
By Kenny Moore
Carl Lewis has performed so brilliantly for so long that he has given new definition to excellence
By Gary Smith
For two dazzling weeks in Barcelona, the Spanish showed the world that their country has come of age, both on and off the playing field
By Gary Smith
Jennifer Capriati put aside adolescent angst to win the gold medal in the women's singles
I set out to see every sport at these Games, and I've got the blisters to prove it
By Rick Reilly
After a thrilling comeback in Barcelona, Magic Johnson talked hearteningly of his future with SI's Jack McCallum
What a relief to be able to enjoy an Olympics without international tension
By William Oscar Johnson
Baseball
Domination of the diamond by the Cubans led to speculation: How would their stars fare in the big leagues?
By Steve Wulf
Synchronized Swimming
Buoyed by a judge's scoring blunder, Kristen Babb-Sprague of the U.S. floated to gold in the solo competition
By William Oscar Johnson
Boxing
The famed Fèlix Savón of Cuba was just good enough to win the gold in a ho-hum division
By William Nack
Jackie Kallen, parent of two, is den mother to half a dozen fighters. She wanted a champ—and got one
By Tim Crothers
Wrestling
Super-heavyweight Bruce Baumgartner led a six-medal onslaught by a veteran U.S. team
Basketball
The U.S. women, who looked as invincible as the U.S. men, were upset by the Unified Team
Mets
A spate of injuries—not to mention inertia—has doomed the season of the moneyed Mets
By Hank Hersch
NFL Questions
Can Dennis Green Rescue The Vikings?
That's No. 1 on this summer's list of questions to be answered in NFL training camps
By Peter King
Inside
By Tim Kurkjian
For The Record
A big deal for Shaquille...Cauthen comes a cropper...News flash: Boz says he's human
Edited by Jon Scher
Departments
Edited by Steve Wulf