CONTENTS

16
STICK IT TO 'EM
That is just what Montreal did to Los Angeles in what might have been the key game of the Stanley Cup finals
BY E.M. SWIFT

22
BRAWLTIMORE
A melee erupted between the Orioles and the Mariners that lasted longer than a typical baseball skirmish

24
A ZINGER
Paul Azinger blasted a miraculous shot out of a bunker to defeat his friend Payne Stewart in a PGA tournament

26
SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR
In a big surprise, Spain's Sergi Bruguera torpedoed the U.S.'s main man in Paris, Jim Courier, to win the French Open
BY ALEXANDER WOLFF

34
BITTERSWEET VICTORY
Julie Krone guided Colonial Affair to a historic win in a Belmont Stakes marred by the death of Prairie Bayou
BY WILLIAM NACK

38
NBA PLAYOFFS

Phoenix's Thunder Dan Majerle has a passion for the game that's surpassed only by his city's passion for him
BY PHIL TAYLOR

A multitalented star spearheaded the Bulls to a 4-2 elimination of the Knicks—and, for once, he wasn't named Jordan
BY JACK McCALLUM

46
ROCKY MOUNTAIN FEVER
Badly bitten by the baseball bug, Coloradans are turning out in record numbers to cheer their puny Rockies
BY RICK REILLY

61
BIG DEALS
For two superagents, Scott Boras and Dennis Gilbert, baseball has become a bonanza that they have helped to redefine
BY TOM VERDUCCI

70
ARMS AND THE MAN
For the he-men of the sport—and Everyman—arm wrestling is a universal test of one's strength and will
BY TOM JUNOD

DEPARTMENTS

6
LETTERS

10
FACES IN THE CROWD

13
SCORECARD

54
SPORTS PEOPLE

68
BASEBALL

84
POINT AFTER

COVER PHOTOGRAPH BY DAVID E. KLUTHO

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Overshadowed: The French Open remained the only major tournament that Stefan Edberg hasn't won. This time he fell to the young Ukrainian star, Andrei Medvedev, in the quarterfinals (page 26).