July 1, 1996 Table Of Contents

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Golf Plus

FREQUENT FLIERS TO A GROWING NUMBER OF TOUR PROS, OWNING A PLANE IS NO LONGER A FLIGHT OF FANCY

By Tim Rosaforte

SEEING RED PAR WAS CHEAP IN MEMPHIS, WHERE A NEAR-RECORD EFFORT BY JOHN COOK SMOKED THE FIELD

By William F. Reed

BASEBALL KEEPS HIM YOUNG...MILBURY STILL BLUNT...MIAMI COACH GETS TOUGH...TOP NHL PICK..."GAY OLYMPIAN" REVIEW...SUPREME COURT BACKS NFL...WIZARD OF OZ

EDITED BY Jack McCallum AND Kostya Kennedy

AS THE SEASON REACHES ITS MIDPOINT, THE BEST AND WORST OF 1996 U.S. CLOBBERED IN THE CURTIS CUP COOL SHADES

By Tim Rosaforte

A FAMILY AFFAIR

By Michael Farber

Olympics

HOT STUFF MICHAEL JOHNSON'S BLAZING 200 WAS THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE UNDERATTENDED, OVERHEATED U.S. TRACK TRIALS

By Kenny Moore

DON'T LOOK NOW SCOTT DONIE, DRIVEN OFF THE PLATFORM BY NERVES AND DEPRESSION, WON THE U.S. TRIALS IN THE SPRINGBOARD

By Gerry Callahan

Baseball

TRIPLE THREATS TWO-TIME TRIPLE CROWN WINNER TED WILLIAMS NEARLY WON IT FIVE TIMES IN SIX SEASONS. AFTER A 28-YEAR DROUGHT, WILL SOMEONE FINALLY WIN IT AGAIN?

By Tom Verducci

One Lucky Buck

Showalter is managing just fine as he plans Arizona's 1998 major league debut

By Tom Verducci

Departments

Boxing

THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE UPSET KING BUSTER DOUGLAS SHED THE BLUBBER AND RETURNED A WINNER

By Tim Crothers

MORE TEAMS ARE FINDING BIG BATS IN AN UNLIKELY PLACE: BEHIND THE PLATE OH, TO BE YOUNG IN COLORADO

By Tim Kurkjian

NFL Football [bonus Piece]

Emmitt Unplugged

High-voltage running back Emmitt Smith of the Dallas Cowboys may look as if he's relaxing, but don't be fooled.

By John Ed Bradley

NO FREE PASSES TO THE OLYMPICS TRACK STARS WHO WHINE ABOUT HAVING TO QUALIFY FOR THE U.S. TEAM ARE BADLY MISGUIDED

By Tim Layden