October 07, 1996 | Volume 85, Issue 15

Calvin HasselGRAND ISLAND, NEB.Hassel, 32, a copier service technician, won three canoe events for the second straight year at the national canoe and kayak championships when he claimed the men's...

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5Miles from target that Army paratroopers delivering the game ball to Kennewick (Wash.) High landed, alighting on a different gridiron and prompting fans there to suspect a terrorist attack.

Last week's Louis Vuitton Classic car show—celebrating 100 years of the U.S. auto industry—parked 50 of the world's rarest vintage cars in Manhattan. Three that caught our eye:

The cover of Texas Tech's 1996-97 course catalog features an action photo of former Red Raiders basketball player Darvin Ham, who left school after last season without having earned a degree.

Kerri StrugOlympic gymnast, on her search for a boyfriend in college: "I don't want a party animal guy...but I don't want a nerd. I don't want some macho hunk jock guy, but I don't want him to be...

By Peter LaSalle, Breakaway Books, $20.

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The man on the April 2, 1973, cover of SI was just another fan in the stands last month at Montreal's Molson Centre for a World Cup game between the U.S. and Canada—or so he thought. But when a...

The Oilers talked tough, but the Steelers, led by Jerome Bettis, had the last word

Bill Curry hasn't had a winner in six years at Kentucky, where patience is wearing thin

A NEW GENERATION OF YOUNG DEFENSEMEN, LED BY THE LIKES OF THE FLORIDA PANTHERS' ED JOVANOVSKI, IS READY TO HIT THE BIG TIME

Western Conference

Former daredevil Evel Knievel is still a gambler, so look for him in Las Vegas

The faceless, high-tech-racket-assisted game of today would benefit from having a player like McEnroe around.STEVE WINIECKI, MORRISVILLE, N.C.

Sarkisian is airing it out and quieting his critics at BYU, Florida State's defense takes up the slack

The American League MVP award belongs in the hands of Alex Rodriguez, not Albert Belle

The Jaguars, tired of looking up to expansion-rival Carolina, took the Panthers down a peg

Tampa Bay quarterback Trent Dilfer has thrown four passes for touchdowns this season, but three of those TDs were scored by opposing defenses. Dilfer's fourth-quarter QB rating is 0.0....

COLTS at BILLSBuffalo linebacker Bryce Paup should have invited Indianapolis's offensive line to attend the Pro Bowl with him last February. Paup got six of his league-leading 17.5 sacks versus...

GROUNDED JETS

With Sunday's 31-16 win over the Jets, Washington improved its record to 4-1, its best start since 1991—a season that ended with a Skins Super Bowl victory. Much of the credit for the fast getaway...

There's a rule against overly raucous crowds, and it's time the NFL started enforcing it