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TO ESCAPE GANGS AND VIOLENCE, KIDS OFTEN TURN TO SPORTS. MANY IN OAKLAND NO LONGER SEE THEM AS THE WAY OUT

Her World Cup outburst violated the team-first ethos of women's sports and made her an outcast. Now Hope Solo is the U.S. goalie once again, bound for Beijing—and still trying to figure it all out

There's nothing cerebral about the approach of the Marlins' throwback strongman: It's see ball, swing from the heels, hit ball (a country mile). And it's a thing of primal beauty

Died In a fiery crash last Saturday at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, N.J., Funny Car driver Scott Kalitta (above). The 46-year-old Kalitta, who won the 1994 and '95 Top Fuel championships, was...