August 14, 1967

Out of last summer's sky dropped 11 little chunks of fate.

Richard Williams is living proof that you can buy everything but class.—Enrique Schneider, El Paso

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2.8Season-to-date rating for Fox's Saturday baseball Game of the Week—17% higher than the figure at the same juncture in 1998.

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WILL PERDUEFormer Bulls center, on how he and his Chicago teammates reacted to the meditation therapy coach Phil Jackson had them go through: "A lot of guys just fell asleep."

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A second-generation star keys Italy's win in the European championships

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Erwin Jaskulski, 96, broke the age-group world record in the 100 by 14 seconds

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Former NBA All-Star Larry Nance wedges himself into his racer and floors it

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In a fortnight that fans of both tennis and tabloids could love, Pete Sampras cut down Andre Agassi for a sixth Wimbledon title

Swing into the All-Star break: Cast your vote for the century's best player, watch the in-progress game action on our baseball livecasts, and send Tom Verducci your questions.

Thanks to the play of unflappable goalkeeper Briana Scurry, the U.S. advanced to the final against China

The U.S. will be tested by the tournament's hottest team

Out BackCatcher Henry Blanco catches Padres second baseman Quilvio Veras trying to score from third on a fly ball in the second game of a doubleheader sweep by the Rockies at Colorado last Saturday.

Throwing an impressive combination of pitching and muscle at the hapless Cubs, the Phillies showed why they might soon blossom into a contender

Sixth-year catcher Mike Lieberthal (above) is in the midst of the finest all-around season of any Phillies backstop in history. At week's end he was among the National League leaders in batting...

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Cruise ControlAt the Pepsi 400, Dale Jarrett kept rolling toward the Winston Cup title

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A Run for The MoneyA 14-game win streak puts the downtrodden Padres right back in the pennant race

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Tiger Stadium's history is replete with memorable moments

It's not nice to play favorites, but we're making an exception here, celebrating not necessarily the greatest but those who brought us the greatest joy

He was a consummate artist on the mound, the most dominant player of his time, yet he shunned fame and always put team above self. On the field or off, Sandy Koufax was pitcher perfect

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You Gotta Be Kidding

This psychologist uses hypnosis to cure the yips, or any other problem her mostly amateur clients have with their games

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Is Jack Nicklaus a hypocrite for using a cart in a Senior tour event after testifying against Casey Martin and cart use on the PGA Tour?

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