CONTENTS

12
ROUND 1 TO THE IRISH
Notre Dame upset Florida State in a South Bend nail-biter that set up a possible rematch on New Year's Day
BY AUSTIN MURPHY

22
AND DOWN THE ROAD...
In the real game of the century, the bell tolled for the 100th meeting between DePauw and Wabash
BY JOHN GARRITY

36
THE JORDAN HEIRS
There may be life after Michael, but in the early days of the season the Chicago Bulls are struggling to find it
BY PHIL TAYLOR

42
THE LAST STRAW
Brown coach Bill Belichick is not popular in Cleveland, where he did the unthinkable—cut Bernie Kosar
BY NED ZEMAN

48
ANSWERED PRAYERS
For world heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield, recapturing his crown was a triumph of the spirit
BY TOM JUNOD

56
MAIL-ORDER MUSCLES
The market for illegal bodybuilding drugs is huge, says the author, who tracked a steroid-selling scam
BY RICK TELANDER

DEPARTMENTS

4
FACES IN THE CROWD

6
LETTERS

9
SCORECARD

62
SPORTS PEOPLE

68
PRO FOOTBALL

73
COLLEGE FOOTBALL

76
POINT AFTER

COVER PHOTOGRAPH BY JOHN BIEVER

PHOTO

MEL LEVINE

Footbridge: It was a Sunday-morning rush hour on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge when 26,000 runners set off on the New York City Marathon (page 64).