Leading Off

Red Sky at Morning...
A day of racing aborning, at Saratoga , where an exercise rider and his mount cut through fog drenched with the glow of the rising sun.

A for Effort
Oakland second baseman Randy Velarde 's all-out dive robbed the White Sox' Mark Johnson of a hit but didn't exactly save the day for the A's, who lost 13-0.

Heading Down Under
The U.S. synchronized swimming team, immersed in training for Sydney , gets its kicks showing off its suits for the 2000 Games.