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Saturday 5/31PRO FOOTBALLFire at DragonsMight Rhein versus Barcelona be a preview of the June 22 World Bowl? Barcelona, behind quarterback and likely MVP Jon Kitna, won the WLAF first-half season...

As a color commentator, Bill Walton will be nearly as much a presence during the NBA Finals (beginning this week on NBC) as he was 20 years ago in leading the Portland Trail Blazers to their only...

Tiger, Tiger...The Marv Albert Case...Recalling the ABA...College Bowl Games on Capitol Hill...Soccer Star Takes a Stand Against Child Labor...Big Chill for Al Davis

13Age of Dmitry Kudryashov, who became the world's youngest pro soccer player when he debuted with Zenit Izhevsk in the Russian second division.

Bring up Bobby Jones in a roomful of spoils fans, and confusion sets in. Do you mean (below, clockwise from upper left) the legendary golfer of the 1920s, the Philadelphia 76er of the '80s,...

A man charged with simple battery for punching Diamond Duck, the mascot for the Triple A Richmond Braves, in the stomach admitted striking the costumed woman but told police he had only done what...

Pete VuckovichPittsburgh Pirates pitching coach, after being ejected from a game against the St. Louis Cardinals for arguing from the dugout with first base umpire Randy Marsh: "I was a victim of...

Long Shots: The Life and Times of the American Basketball Association; HBO; premieres June 9

Eclipsed by NASCAR and beset by a foolish battle of high-octane egos the Indianapolis 500 has lost its place as America's premier auto race

Auto Racing has never been a sport for the impecunious, and the already substantial cost of fielding a competitive car has risen steeply in recent years. So have the prices sponsors pay to put...

The Bulls proved that even when their shooting wasn't so hot their defense could ice the Heat

MAY 27, 1963

In the West, aging stars of the Rockets and the Jazz gave it their best—and perhaps last—shot

Improved pitching in both leagues has cooled off the hot hitting of 1996, so far

Without major stars LSU has ruled NCAA women's track for 10 years

Princeton shocked Maryland with an early flurry and then romped to another national championship

In the fiercest rivalry in pro sports, the Red Wings upset the Avalanche to set up a face-off with the Flyers for the Stanley Cup

Eric Lindros has it all—size, speed, a nasty streak—and now, finally, a chance to win the Stanley Cup

He may have a fast bat, but the Rockies' Andres Galarraga is even faster to flash a smile

A 6'10" schoolboy has Randy Johnson beat The Tribe's Justice will not be denied Vaughn and the Padres hit bottom

Shane BattierBIRMINGHAM, MICH.

Match races are nothing new; passions ran hot in such duels 400 years ago

Frank Robinson is back where he belongs: in the game

Requiring a 12-year-old girl catcher to wear a boy's protector was a low blow

Bowie Wins NCAA Final

•TIGER WOODS: After paying him $13 million over five years, do you think American Express will put him in a "Do you know me?" ad?

160The career victories of Gary Player, who this week will be inducted into the Memorial Tournament's Captains Club, after he won the Daiichi Seimei Cup on Sunday in Sanmu, Japan.

Most pros love playing in the Memorial Tournament because it's Jack Nicklaus's event, the course (Muirfield Village) is terrific, and the clubhouse has the best food on Tour. But the main reason...

Tigermania a soared to new heights at the Colonial, but Woods himself stumbled over a bump in the road

Paul Stankowski used to think it was cool to be wild and crazy, but these days he's content to terrorize the Tour with his game