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TABLE OF CONTENTS
September 10, 2001 | Volume 95, Issue 10
September 10, 2001 Deft Vol HandlerTennessee wide receiver Donté Stallworth gets behind Syracuse cornerback Willie Ford for a 37-yard touchdown catch in a game the Volunteers won 33-9.
September 10, 2001 Bicycle Built for TwoThe cover shot of Lance Armstrong gave me a sense of déjà vu. With a little research I discovered why. Clearly the inspiration for Gerard Rancinan's photo is the August 1971...
September 10, 2001 Letters
September 10, 2001 | Jamal Greene JULY 7, 1980
The changing season prompts a look back to when football was king in a young boy's life
Highlights
A new DVD presents the on-, off- and above-court Michael Jordan (and there's even a quiz)
Considering all the esoteric references fired off—frequently without heed to the game situation or broadcast flow—by rookie analyst Dennis Miller on Monday Night Football last fall, what ABC...
After a season of tinkering, ESPN's K-Zone was in postseason form on last week's Sunday Night Baseball. K-Zone, a box that outlines a batter's strike zone, was used to masterly effect by analyst...
The NCAA's cultural blind spot leaves foreigners holding their travel bags
Andrew Gaze, Seton Hall, 1988-89Dauphin of Aussie hoops spent five seasons with Melbourne Tigers of Australia's National Basketball League before starring for 1989 NCAA runners-up.
Sometime early in the NFL season a bad call from a replacement official will decide a game, and the league will go rushing back to the negotiating table to get a deal done with its 119 regular...
September 10, 2001 Last week a group or television executives and investors announced that the Tennis Channel, a 24-hour all-tennis cable network, will launch next summer. The net's content will be a mix of...
2-6, 5.35Record and ERA of the Red Sox' bullpen, through Monday, in games started by Pedro Martinez.
September 10, 2001 Ali (opens Dec. 7)
September 10, 2001 LOOKA whole-body makeover keyed by a 55-pound weight drop.
September 10, 2001 BannedMotorboats with their engines on, from McCovey Cove during Giants games. The San Francisco Port Commission noted several near collisions as fans chased home runs hit into the water by Barry...
Point Given's retirement nips a racing renaissance in the bud
September 10, 2001 Here's good news for Little League man-child Danny Almonte: He's old enough to see the PG-13 rated baseball flick Hardball when it hits theaters on Sept. 14. Then again, he might not want to. The...
September 10, 2001 Danny Almonte memorabilia has begun cropping up on eBay; one ball signed by the discredited Little Leaguer was going for $355 as of Monday.
September 10, 2001 ART MODELLRavens owner, on the NFL's use of replacement refs: "We're prepared. Now, if we lose our beer vendors, then you've got a problem."
Find your way, recharge your batteries and still catch your favorite show
Cuban refugee Joel Casamayor eyes a shot at becoming the bantamweight to beat
September 10, 2001 Brendan Meyers, NEW YORK CITYFencingBrendan, 13, went 24-0 as he won gold medals in the youth-12 and the youth-14 foil competitions at the summer national championships. He also earned bronzes in...
What will be the first really big game on this year's schedule? (And four other questions worth asking on the eve of the 2001 NFL season)
History has been made in Week 1, and usually it has come in the form of an upset. I'm not talking about any old upset, but one that signals the dawn of an emerging nation. Four years ago the...
Spurred by her stepfather's cancer, Lisa Leslie rebuilt herself and her game, then led the Sparks to the WNBA title
Ignited by his twin passions for family and fitness, the Yankees' ageless Roger Clemens has lifted off to an 18-1 record—and toward a sixth Cy Young award
If he turns out to be as good at football as he is at jump rope, Nebraska's Willie Amos will be a pro
A growing number of coach are falling in love with—and sometimes marrying—athletes they train. Some of these relationships succeed. Others disrupt careers or leave teammates stumbling over hidden...
There's no uniform policy among sports organizations on relationships between coaches and athletes. Numerous governing bodies—the WNBA, WUSA, NCAA and USA Track and Field, to cite the most...
September 10, 2001 As the case of Ohio State runner Denise Klemencic (right) shows, harassment is difficult to define
September 10, 2001 Get in on the tackle: Send your NFL questions to Dr. Z's mailbag, plus sign up now and join our four free fantasy football leagues at cnnsi.com/fantasy.
September 10, 2001 Tennis
Vamp CounselorsYoung players are pushed to show more than their A game
Stemming The TideUCLA's defense figured out how to stop Alabama and got the Bruins a rare road win
•YA GOTTA LOVE THIS GUYAfter Clemson sophomore defensive lineman Nick Eason tied for the team lead in sacks last year, with seven, he tore his right Achilles tendon in December during a practice...
Antonio Garay goes to the mat for Boston College, but his future is on the gridiron
Collision Ahead?Things are looking up for Texas, but maybe not at catcher
Two advance scouts, one from each league, reflect on what they saw and heard last week:
YANKEES 1, RED SOX 0 Sept. 2
Five operations and six years after his last start, Jose Rijo is a Red again
With little or no NFL experience and few days to prepare, the league's replacement officials may not be ready for prime time, but as of Monday it looked as if they'd be around for a while. That's...
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