Jerry Kirshenbaum

The explosion that brought death and injury to Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park in the early hours of last Saturday morning had gut-wrenching resonance for four members of the SI contingent covering the Games. The...

•Glen Macnow, in the Philadelphia Inquirer, on word that NBC-TV analyst Joe Gibbs (above) has 20 speaking appearances lined up at a fee of $20,000 each: "That's amazing since, in 12 years as coach of the Redskins,...

•Marc Stevens, sportscaster on New York City television station WABC, on the recent no-hitter thrown by Houston Astro righthander Darryl Kyle: "The question is, should it really be considered a no-hitter? It did come...

Latest sign that the collapse of civilization as we know it may be just around the corner: Whitey Ford appeared recently on the Home Shopping Network to hawk Joe DiMaggio (right) autographed bats and balls for $4,000...

•Michael Ventre, in the Los Angeles Daily News: "It seems unfair that Buster Douglas has to pay $293,163 in back taxes when he really only worked one day in his life."