In the fall of 1941, as freshmen registered at colleges across the land, and the U.S. edged toward World War II, nobody could say when the next Olympic Games would take place. The 1940 Games had...
September 26, 1988 | Alexander Wolff
September 26, 1988
DOUGLAS COLEMANCOLUMBUS. MISSISSIPPIDouglas, 7, a shortstop, made an unassisted quadruple play in a T-ball league game, in which 10 batters per inning hit for each team. Upon catching a...
September 26, 1988 | Compiled by Roger Jackson
EQUESTRIAN—PETER LEONE of New York City guided his quarterhorse Three's & Seven's to victory in the American Gold Cup in Devon, Pa., the third jewel in show jumping's Triple Crown. Leone's...
The Olympic Games offer an image of peace
LILLEHAMMER IN '94
•William (the Refrigerator) Perry, Chicago Bears defensive lineman, on his attempts to lose weight: "It's great. Everything is behind me."
September 26, 1988 | Ron Fimrite
Reggie Ho's six field goals and 'voodoo' routine have made him a Notre Dame star
September 26, 1988 | Donald J. Barr
After the clock ran out on super bowl XXII last January, the pro football season ended for most people, but not for two of our experts. Senior writers Paul Zimmerman and Rick Reilly did what many...
September 26, 1988 | William Oscar Johnson
Anthony Hembrick (left) missed his bus—and bout—and Kelcie Banks took it on the chin
September 26, 1988 | Edited by Gay Flood
QUARTERBACKS
September 26, 1988 | Rick Reilly
Out of the game four years, Guy Lafleur attempts a comeback
September 26, 1988 | Demmie Stathoplos
Alysheba redeemed himself in the Woodward
CHUB'S FLUB
Shortly after Reds lefthander Tom Browning struck out Dodger pinch hitter Tracy Woodson to nail down a 1-0 perfect game on Friday night, a representative of the Hall of Fame called up Browning and...
OFFENSE:Tight end Alex Preuss caught five TD passes, of 69, 12, 14, 52 and 11 yards, to lead Division II Grand Valley (Mich.) State to a 45-26 victory over Winona (Minn.) State. Preuss broke the...
September 26, 1988 | Hank Hersch
On Jan. 8, 1987, A couple of days after promising the Wyoming football team that he would hire the best coach available to replace Dennis Erickson, who had departed for Washington State, athletic...