October 21, 1996 Table Of Contents

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NFL Extra

BREAK UP THE BUCS TAMPA BAY GAVE COACH TONY DUNGY HIS FIRST WIN WITH A 24-13 UPSET OF THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS

By David Fleming; John Walters

THE BILLS LOST TO THE DOLPHINS, BUT WORSE, THEY MAY HAVE LOST CONFIDENCE IN JIM KELLY

By Paul Zimmerman

Catching Up With...

MIDDLE-DISTANCE RUNNER JIM RYUN AUGUST 1, 1966

By Merrell Noden

Faces In The Crowd

FACES IN THE CROWD

Baseball Playofffs

LEGEND OF THE FALL IN A BREAKOUT PERFORMANCE, BERNIE WILLIAMS LED THE YANKEES TO THE AMERICAN LEAGUE PENNANT

By Tom Verducci

Baseball Playoffs

CREDIT THE CARDS ST. LOUIS CASHED IN ON TIMELY HITTING TO PUT HEAVILY FAVORED ATLANTA ON THE ROPES

By Gerry Callahan

Pro Football

OUT OF STEP EVEN THE RETURN OF MICHAEL IRVIN CAN'T HIDE THE MULTITUDE OF PROBLEMS FACING THE COWBOYS

By Michael Silver

College Football

RAZING CANES LED BY TWO SENIORS WHO HAVE FACED FAR TOUGHER TESTS THAN A FOOTBALL GAME, FLORIDA STATE STUFFED MIAMI

By Tim Layden

GRAMBLING MAN MICHAEL KORNBLAU IS THE TIGERS' FIRST WHITE STARTING QUARTERBACK

By Michael Bamberger

Pro Basketball

FAR AFIELD UNHAPPILY UPROOTED FROM THE BIGGEST CITIES IN THE NBA, VLADE DIVAC AND ANTHONY MASON ARE ADJUSTING TO CHARLOTTE

By Franz Lidz

Marathoning [bonus Piece]

RUN FOR YOUR LIFE WHEN JOSIA THUGWANE WENT HOME TO SOUTH AFRICA AFTER WINNING THE OLYMPIC MARATHON IN ATLANTA, HE DID NOT FIND FAME AND FORTUNE, BUT THREATS AND UNCERTAINTY

By Leigh Montville

Inside The NFL

A RED-LETTER DAY FOR TWO AGELESS REDSKINS DETMER'S A HIT AS THE EAGLES' STARTER WHY IS BONO IN A SLUMP?

By Peter King

Inside College Football

A LINEMAN FOR THE HEISMAN? COLUMBIA ON A ROLL? A PIP OF A ZIP? OUR MIDSEASON REPORT ISN'T ALL DEJA VU

By Christian Stone

HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU, KID WHEN A 12-YEAR-OLD AFFECTS A PLAYOFF RESULT, IT'S TIME FOR BASEBALL TO GET INSTANT REPLAY

By Michael Farber

Departments

ARMSTRONG FIGHTS CANCER...$10 MILLION SIGNING STUNS BASEBALL...MENLO'S STAR COACHES...VERY BRITISH GOLF FLAP...O'BRIEN'S LONG ROAD...NASCAR GOES COLLEGIATE

EDITED BY Jack McCallum AND Richard O'Brien