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COLOR PHOTO: PHOTOGRAPH BY CHRISTIAN LIEWIG/TEMPSPORT THE SOCCER PLAYER... ...who mistook his opponent for a hat. Guinea's Souleymane Oulare models the latest in smart millinery--Cameroon's Marc Vivien Foe.

COLOR PHOTO: PHOTOGRAPH BY BOB MARTIN POWER SLIDE Soon-to-be world champion Alexander Balashov of Russia hugs the frozen track on his motorbike, equipped with spiked tires, at the Ice Bike Speedway Grand Prix in Assen, Holland.

COLOR PHOTO: PHOTOGRAPH BY DAVID E. KLUTHO DOWN IN FRONT Michael McDonald (4) seems willing to give Cardinal teammate Kamba Tshionyi the shirt off his back as the seconds tick down in Stanford's win over Rhode Island (page 34).