September 14, 1992 Table Of Contents
Television
Brown vs. Bored of Explanation
The author prefers the wit of Murphy Brown to the glitz of Monday Night Football
By Norman Chad
NFL '92
With a healthy Randall Cunningham and a recharged Herschel Walker, the Philadelphia Eagles helped launch the season by beating the New Orleans Saints
By Rick Reilly
An old-fashioned play helped new coach Dennis Green get his Vikings off on the right foot
Chicago clawed its way past Detroit to win its ninth straight opener
Decathlete Dan O'Brien atoned for recent failures by breaking Daley Thompson's eight-year-old world record
Jose Canseco
The Oakland A's sent superstar Jose Canseco to the Rangers in a deal that was both bold and bewildering
USC-San Diego State
A 31-31 tie reflected the divergent fortunes of San Diego State and USC
By Douglas S. Looney
Bobby Fischer
In the surreal setting of war-torn Yugoslavia, reclusive chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer emerged to meet Boris Spassky
By William Nack
Sheffield
Gary Sheffield fought his way to baseball stardom, and now he's battling for the elusive Triple Crown
By Rick Reilly
Inside
By Peter King
By Tim Kurkjian
The Citadel
Sir, it is a fortress of duty, a sentinel of responsibility, a bastion of antiquity, a towering bulwark of rigid discipline, instilling within us high ideals, honor, uprightness, loyalty, patriotism, obedience, initiative, leadership, professional knowledge and pride in achievement—from the school handbook
By Rick Reilly
For The Record
Morceli rebounds from Barcelona...The politics of age...Crowe quits Arkansas
Edited by Stefanie Scheer
Point After
After a week steeped in legalese, the sports world needed the iron hand of a hangin' judge
By Rick Reilly
Departments
Edited by Richard Demak