8.03.96

FORECAST: Temperatures remain mild (86 [degrees]), but the
threat of showers and thunderstorms returns.

HOT TICKET: Track and field (AT11391). It's the busiest night at
Olympic Stadium, with nine golds at stake. The highlight is the
4X100 men's relay, an event the U.S. has won 14 of 18 times and
has failed to win only as a result of disqualification (1912,
'60 and '88) or boycott (1980).

WHAT IF ... Carl Lewis runs the anchor for the U.S. in that
4X100 relay? After all the controversy he has caused, he better
not get caught from behind.

TODAY'S GOLD RUSH

BASKETBALL (1)
(10 p.m.) Georgia Dome

MEN
Pick: U.S.

BOXING (6)
(1:30 p.m.) Alexander
Memorial Coliseum

106 POUNDS
Pick: Daniel Bojilov, Bulgaria

119 POUNDS
Pick: Istvan Kovacs, Hungary

132 POUNDS
Pick: Tontcho Tontchev, Bulgaria

147 POUNDS
Pick: Juan Hernandez, Cuba

165 POUNDS
Pick: Ariel Hernandez, Cuba

201 POUNDS
Pick: Felix Savon, Cuba

CANOE (2)
(9 a.m.) Lake Lanier

MEN'S 1,000M SINGLES
Pick: Ivan Klementiev, Latvia

MEN'S 1,000M DOUBLES
Pick: Dittmer-Kirchbach, Germany

CYCLING (2)
(8:30 a.m.) Buckhead

WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL TIME TRIAL
Pick: Kathy Watt, Australia

MEN'S INDIVIDUAL TIME TRIAL
Pick: Miguel Indurain, Spain

EQUESTRIAN (1)
(9 a.m.) Georgia International Horse Park

INDIVIDUAL DRESSAGE
Pick: Anky van Grunsven,
The Netherlands

HANDBALL (1)
(5:15 p.m.) Georgia World Congress Center

WOMEN
Pick: South Korea

KAYAK (4)
(9 a.m.) Lake Lanier

MEN'S 1,000M SINGLES
Pick: Knut Holmann, Norway

MEN'S 1,000M DOUBLES
Pick: Rossi-Scarpa, Italy

MEN'S 1,000M FOURS
Pick: Hungary

WOMEN'S 500M FOURS
Pick: Germany

SOCCER (1)
(3:45 p.m.) Sanford Stadium, Athens

MEN
Pick: Argentina

TENNIS (2)
(1 p.m.) Stone Mountain
Tennis Center

MEN'S SINGLES
Pick: Andre Agassi, U.S.

WOMEN'S DOUBLES
Pick: Fernandez-Fernandez, U.S.

TRACK AND FIELD (9)
(6:30 p.m.) Olympic Stadium

WOMEN'S HIGH JUMP
Pick: Stefka Kostadinova, Bulgaria

MEN'S JAVELIN
Pick: Jan Zelezny, The Czech Republic

WOMEN'S 4X100M RELAY
Pick: U.S.

MEN'S 4X100M RELAY
Pick: U.S.

MEN'S 1,500M
Pick: Noureddine Morceli, Algeria

WOMEN'S 1,500M
Pick: Kelly Holmes, Great Britain

MEN'S 5,000M
Pick: Venuste Niyongabo, Burundi

WOMEN'S 4X400M RELAY
Pick: U.S.

MEN'S 4X400M RELAY
Pick: U.S.

VOLLEYBALL (1)
(Noon) Omni

WOMEN
Pick: Cuba

COLOR PHOTO: MANNY MILLAN [Charles Barkley]

SPOTLIGHT ON...

THE DREAM TEAM

After going through the motions against Yugoslavia, Charles
Barkley (left) & Co. will pick up their gold medals sometime
around midnight. The U.S. has clawed its way through five
preliminary and two medal-round games, winning by an average of
33 points. In the opener Australia meets Lithuania to vie for
the bronze medal.