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LARD OF THE RING
EDITED BY Jack McCallum AND Kostya Kennedy; Franz Lidz
Pro Basketball
HE'S BACK HIS THUMB HEALED, ORLANDO'S SHAQUILLE O'NEAL RETURNED TO ACTION AND IMMEDIATELY BEGAN THROWING HIS WEIGHT AROUND
By Phil Taylor
Boxing
FULL OF FIGHT MIKE TYSON MADE SHORT WORK OF BUSTER MATHIS JR. AND SET HIS SIGHTS ON BIGGER GAME
By Richard Hoffer
Pro Football
WAYNE'S WORLD TURNS WITH SIX STRAIGHT VICTORIES, DETROIT HAS SAVED COACH WAYNE FONTES'S JOB AND IS ROARING TOWARD THE PLAYOFFS
By Peter King
DON'T COUNT 'EM OUT BY BEATING MIAMI, THE BILLS CLINCHED THE AFC EAST TITLE AND SILENCED CRITICS WHO HAD BURIED THEM
By Austin Murphy
High School Basketball
LIVING LEGENDS WHEN THE MOST SUCCESSFUL COACHES IN HIGH SCHOOL HOOPS FACED OFF, EVERYONE WAS A WINNER
By Alexander Wolff
Volleyball
MIDWEST EXPRESS NEBRASKA DEFEATED TEXAS IN AN NCAA FINAL THAT PROVED WEST COAST SCHOOLS NO LONGER DOMINATE THE GAME
By Dana Gelin
Television
PEACOCK POWER TALK ABOUT SMOKING THE COMPETITION: WITH THE 1996 ATLANTA GAMES ALREADY IN HAND, DICK EBERSOL OF NBC SPORTS HAS GRABBED FIVE MORE OLYMPICS-- IN THE YEARS 2000 TO 2008
By Sally Jenkins
College Football
NO. 1 VS. NO. 2 AS 10 PREVIOUS SUCH MATCHUPS HAVE SHOWN, THE ONLY THING THAT'S CERTAIN WHEN THE TWO TOP-RANKED TEAMS IN THE COUNTRY PLAY ONE ANOTHER IN A BOWL IS THAT THE WINNER WILL EMERGE AS THE NATIONAL CHAMPION
By Tim Layden
DESERT STORM IN A MATCH OF OPPOSITES, SPEEDY FLORIDA WILL AIR IT OUT (AND RUN A LITTLE), MASSIVE NEBRASKA WILL GRIND IT OUT (AND PASS A LITTLE)--AND THE GATORS WILL PREVAIL
By Tim Layden
EATING IT UP NOBODY HAS GOTTEN HIS TEETH INTO BEING A FLORIDA GATOR MORE THAN STAR RECEIVER CHRIS DOERING
By S.L. Price
PET PEEVE NEBRASKA LINEBACKER JARED TOMICH HAS SOME TROUBLE WITH WORDS, BUT HE CERTAINLY CAN SPEED-READ THE OPPOSING TEAM'S QUARTERBACK
By Michael Bamberger
College Football [bonus Piece]
PURPLE HAZE IN AN IMPROBABLY SENSATIONAL SEASON, NORTHWESTERN EMERGED FROM A FOG OF FUTILITY TO EARN A TRIP TO SUNNY PASADENA
By Rick Telander
By Peter King
By Kelly Whiteside
HOLIDAY BLEATINGS OUR INSIDE POSTMAN INTERCEPTS THE CHRISTMAS MAIL OF MEMORABLE '95 SPORTS CHARACTERS
By Rick Reilly
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