February 26, 1996 Table Of Contents

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Golf Plus

DIRECT TV NBC'S JOHNNY MILLER HAS RISEN TO THE TOP BY TELLING IT STRAIGHT AND NOT SWEATING OVER THE FALLOUT

By John Garrity

A BEAR OF A TIME JUST WHEN THINGS LOOKED DARK FOR JACK NICKLAUS, A FAMILIAR LIGHT CLICKED ON

By Tim Rosaforte

A FAX IN NEED OF A FIX BRAD FAXON, WITHOUT A WIN SINCE 1992, CAME CLOSE IN HAWAII BUT LOST IN A PLAYOFF TO JIM FURYK

By Alan Shipnuck

NBC'S MAJOR PUSH WEBB'S FAST START

By Tim Rosaforte

JAPAN'S FAVORITE SON HISAYUKI SASAKI IS CONSIDERED HIS COUNTRY'S BEST BET IN THE U.S.

By Robinson Holloway

EDITED BY Jack McCallum AND Richard O'Brien

"HAPPY GILMORE" MISSES THE CUT

By William Gallo EDITED BY Jack McCallum AND Richard O'Brien

A GUT-WRENCHING VICTORY

By Tim Layden EDITED BY Jack McCallum AND Richard O'Brien

Motor Sports

RACING TO THE TOP WITH INDY IN THE PITS, NASCAR SHIFTED INTO OVERDRIVE AT THE DAYTONA 500

By Ed Hinton

Skiing

ALL WORLD PICABO STREET REIGNED IN SPAIN WITH A DARING DOWNHILL CHAMPIONSHIP RUN THAT KEPT HER ON PACE FOR A SECOND CONSECUTIVE WORLD CUP TITLE

By Michael Farber

College Basketball

MAJOR LEAGUE NOBODY PLAYS THE WOMEN'S GAME BETTER THAN THE POWERFUL SEC, WHICH COULD SEND EIGHT TEAMS TO THE NCAA TOURNAMENT

By Alexander Wolff

Departments

Pro Basketball

CLEANING UP JUWAN HOWARD, A DO-EVERYTHING FORWARD THE BULLETS RESIGNEDLY DRAFTED, IS WIPING OUT HIS NBA OPPONENTS

By Johnette Howard

Baseball

A NEW FRESH START THE REBUILDING IS NEARLY COMPLETE (ONCE AGAIN) IN SAN DIEGO, WHERE THE PADRES LOOK LIKE CONTENDERS

By Tom Verducci

UNTESTED BUT 7'4", GINGOLD HAS PRO SCOUTS DROOLING CHILDS' PLAY MOURNING TO PAYTON: COME ON DOWN!

By Jackie MacMullan

UMASS MAKES A BELIEVER OUT OF VIRGINIA TECH A BROTHER'S TRIBUTE WAR OF WORDS IN THE ACC

By John Feinstein

College Basketball [bonus Piece]

Full-Court Pressure

The Kentucky Wildcats' relentless attack reflects the ferocious drive of their coach, Rick Pitino, who left the NBA to rescue the Roman Empire of college basketball

By William Nack

I WAS JUST A PAWN! A SUPERCOMPUTER AGONIZES OVER ITS DEFEAT BY CHESS CHAMP GARRY KASPAROV

By Deep Blue (AS TOLD TO Rick Reilly)