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COLOR PHOTO: PHOTOGRAPH BY LARRY KOLVOORD/AUSTINAMERICAN-STATESMAN Steam Bath The David Crockett High football team runs for cover as athunderstorm interrupts practice in Austin last Friday, the sameday the city had its alltime-high temperature for August--110°.

COLOR PHOTO: PHOTOGRAPH BY TANYA SWANN Mass. Transit Competitors jostle for elbow room at the start of the 31stFalmouth Road Race on Sunday. The seven-mile run from Woods Hole,Mass., to Falmouth Heights was won by John Korir of Kenya (2,center) in 31 minutes, 59 seconds.

COLOR PHOTO: PHOTOGRAPH BY DONALD MIRALLE/GETTY IMAGES Swimsuit Issue Amber Stachowski gets undressed by a Brazilian player during a7-3 win for the U.S. in the women's water polo semifinals at thePan Am Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, last Saturday.The U.S. won the gold medal the next day, beating Canada 7-3.