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From 1977 to '87, Johns Hopkins won six NCAA lacrosse titles and was second four times.—TOM EDEL, Baltimore
June 14, 1999
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1.4Rating for ESPN's May 30 telecast of the game between Mark McGwire's Cardinals and Sammy Sosa's Cubs. Knicks-Pacers on NBC that evening had almost six times the viewership.
Last Saturday's scenes from New York included Yankees pitcher Orlando Hernandez tossing his mitt to first base to get an out, jockey Chris Antley stabilizing the broken left foreleg of Charismatic...
Amid the legions of cookie-cutter sportscasters and clowning clones, we miss the guy we all loved to hate
The Indians' Jaret Wright might not deserve his evil rep
•That David Duval and Tiger Woods bring their A games to Pinehurst.
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337,180Combined attendance at the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont—a record for the Triple Crown.
June 14, 1999
Track and field's hottest souvenir is racy enough to make Austin Powers flash his crooked smile and say, "Oh, behave." The Omni-Lite Millennium Calendar of Champions, dreamed up by U.S. high...
June 14, 1999
The Spinmaster Reel 2000, a TV remote control shaped like a fishing rod and reel, lets viewers change channels by spinning the reel.
June 14, 1999
GARY SHEFFIELDDodgers outfielder, after letting a ball fall near him on the artificial turf in Pittsburgh: "When you play with no sleeves, you can get rug burns. You don't want to risk injury.
A late recovery by Arkansas gave John McDonnell his 33rd national title
Who says summer vacations should be relaxing? With July and August around the corner, it's time for more than armchair adventure. Dig out those hiking boots, dust off the compass and spread out...
Olympic cities beg you to purchase their mascots, and Bob Christianson does
June 14, 1999
This week hoop it up with our photo essays on David Robinson and Tim Duncan, and relive the history of the San Antonio Spurs with shots of the rollicking old ABA.
Old athletes don't fade away. They go to get their corneas shaved by lasers
June 14, 1999 | Rick Lipsey
Endangered woodpeckers live on the site of next week's U.S. Open golf tournament
Dawn Riley, the Cup's first female team CEO, has fielded the first truly coed crew
Where They Ain'tBy Burt Solomon, The Free Press, $25
Late-blooming Devean George is trying to jump from Division III to the NBA
Just because you like to swim with the fishes, you don't have to get wet. The Advance wet suit was designed to eliminate the water seepage common in most diving outfits by doing away with zippers,...
The demise of the ABL means a bigger, better WNBA will take the floor
June 14, 1999
These fierce competitors are only in it for the love of the game—and a good bone
June 14, 1999
Karolina Pierko, Biddeford, MaineTennisKarolina, a senior at Biddeford High, won the state girls' singles championship for the fourth straight year by defeating Chelsea Gray of Madison High 6-2,...
June 14, 1999 | S.L. Price
June 14, 1999 | Kostya Kennedy
Last winter, having lost free-agent ace Randy Johnson to the Diamondbacks, the Astros made a run at American League Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens but found his asking price, a reported $15...
Displaying a newly dazzling short game and some old flair, Tiger Woods made one great escape after another to win the Memorial
Much-maligned point guard Avery Johnson helped the Spurs sweep past Portland and into the Finals
Floored by a last-gasp four-point play by Larry Johnson in Game 3, the Pacers got off the deck to pull even with the Knicks in the conference finals
Charismatic's Triple Crown bid came to a terrible end with a breakdown in the Belmont, overshadowing Lemon Drop Kid's long-shot win
June 14, 1999
Singh OutTiger Woods is a little pumped after holing a chip on the 14th hole at the Memorial Tournament on Sunday that, in effect, finished off runner-up Vijay Singh (page 46).
Buffalo is good enough to thwart another final sweep by the West, but Dallas nonetheless should roll to the Stanley Cup
June 14, 1999 | Leigh Montville
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BASEBALL
June 14, 1999 | Stephen Cannella
Some top base thieves are feeling the pinch this season. In 1998, White Sox Mike Caruso and Ray Durham succeeded on nearly 80% (58 for 73) of their combined steal attempts, but through Sunday...
June 4, 1999 Cubs 5, Indians 4"Let's play two!" was once the Wrigley Field mantra; this season it's "Let's turn two!" The stage for the Cubs' ninth-inning rally off Indians closer Mike Jackson...
Add the Royals' Jeff Montgomery to the list of established closers who are struggling. Montgomery, who had a 6.35 ERA and had blown three of his seven save chances through Sunday, was demoted last...
Reptile-loving Bruce Aven has slugged his way into the Marlins' lineup
June 14, 1999
To find his dad, Fernando Tatis Jr. had to make it to the big leagues
CheapskatesFurther dumping of salaries will make the lowly Islanders even worse
JUNE 14, 1994CANUCKS VS. RANGERSNew York broke the longest championship drought in NHL history by defeating Vancouver 3-2 in Game 7 of the finals to win its first Stanley Cup since 1940. Mark...
One name to remember going into the NHL amateur draft on June 26: Kris Beech, a 6'3", 185-pound center who played for the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League. Beech, who was rated seventh...
He's Got a ShotMLS top scorer Roy Lassiter is auditioning for a U.S. team starting job
The hottest striker in the world this year has been Manchester United's Dwight Yorke. During United's glorious run to the English Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League titles—the Treble, as...
Bouncing BackHow Gonzaga's Matt Santangelo recovered from a trying NCAA loss
Alone at the TopIn a one-man show, Roy Jones Jr. unified the light heavyweight crown
Playing Catch-upDoes Miami now have the speed to make its passing game go?
Bill Walsh is counting on Charles Haley to help the 49ers' thin defensive front
June 14, 1999 | L. Jon Wertheim
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June 14, 1999 | Don Yaeger
How Ohio State kept linebacker Andy Katzenmoyer eligible
June 14, 1999 | Michael Bamberger
Taking our cue from the USGA, which has made an Open tradition of mischievously grouping players who have something in common, we made up an entire 156-person field out of threesomes. In each, the...
June 14, 1999 | Jaime Diaz
Dave Pelz, author of the recently released Dave Pelz's Short Game Bible, says the players most likely to succeed around Pinehurst's greens are those who can visualize what kind of chip or pitch is...
Expect to be burned if you cross the society that honors Donald Ross
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The Two Sides of Tiger
June 14, 1999 | Alan Shipnuck
June 14, 1999 | Edited by Cameron Morfit
NCAA ChampionshipCool Hand Luke
June 14, 1999 | Edited by Cameron Morfit
What do these players have in common?
June 14, 1999 | Edited by Cameron Morfit
Will Jack Nicklaus win again?
June 14, 1999 | Edited by Cameron Morfit
You don't have to be a scrambler to win, but as Tiger Woods proved at the Memorial, it doesn't hurt. Pinehurst's sloping greens will be hard to hold at next week's U.S. Open, so here's a look at...
Forget Webb and Sorenstam, I'm the biggest attraction on the LPGA tour
June 14, 1999
Ed Kriwiel, Wichita, Kans.Kriwiel, 72, the boys' coach at Kapaun Mount Carmel High, guided the Crusaders to their third consecutive Class 5A state title and their 20th since he started coaching...
Fred Couples would rather be a good father than a great golfer
June 14, 1999 | John Garrity
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