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TABLE OF CONTENTS
March 03, 2003 | Volume 98, Issue 9
March 03, 2003 Rocket ScientistWhy are basketball fans excited about Yao Ming (Sky Rocket, Feb. 10)? Because he is a purist who plays the game as it was meant to be played. No showboating, no trash-talking, no...
March 03, 2003 LETTERS
March 03, 2003 | Kayleen Schaefer DECEMBER 14, 1970
With training camps in full swing, it's time for an ode to the joys, and boys, of spring
Why the federal government needs to come to terms with ephedra
Because of a gossip-page blurb, Sandy Koufax stays clear of Dodgertown
8Games that Tony Gwynn coached San Diego State's baseball team before being ejected.
March 03, 2003 RenamedA six-mile stretch of Route 28 in Loudon County, Va., Darrell Green Boulevard, in honor of the Redskins cornerback who wore number 28 for Washington for 20 seasons before his recent...
Nicknamed
March 03, 2003 | Bill Scheft O.K., I've read all the post-Swimsuit Issue letters, and you've made your point From now on, there will be less cleavage in this column. (Les Cleavage. Wasn't he a backup tight end on the 1972...
March 03, 2003 | Bill Scheft Yankees boss George Steinbrenner has criticized star shortstop Derek Jeter for being too busy off the field. We compare how the two men spend their downtime.
March 03, 2003 FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 6
Martha's Target: CBS
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March 03, 2003 Anybody can get injured on the playing field. Manchester United's David Beckham managed to get facially disfigured while listening to his team's manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, in the locker room....
March 03, 2003 A Bucharest court has ordered Romanian track star Gabriela Szabo to pay rival runner Violeta Beclea-Szekely $5,000 for calling her "ugly."
March 03, 2003 Pacers center, on the team's recent struggles: "It's not going to be peaches and gravy all the time."
March 03, 2003 Take away her hubcap, and she's not so tough. Three years after KO'ing her boyfriend with that very auto part (and a year after pummeling Paula Jones on Celebrity Boxing), former Olympic skater...
March 03, 2003 Trading Places
March 03, 2003 K.C. Albiston, SALT LAKE CITYSwimmingK.C., a freshman at Skyline High, led the Eagles to the state championship, placing first in the 500-yard and 200-yard freestyle. She holds the state records...
March 03, 2003 NEW ADDRESS: b. Shortstop Barry Larkin has played for the Reds since 1986. Seattle designated hitter Edgar Martinez, who debuted with the Mariners in '87, is next on the list.
Pouring in points by the score and leading the Lakers back into contention, KOBE BRYANT is following a master plan he devised as a teen
Kobe Bryant wasn't the first teen to go pro, and LeBron James won't be the last. Let's stop wringing our hands and enjoy the next wave of prodigies
March 03, 2003 Rhino PlasterClifford Etienne, also known as the Black Rhino, had a little work done on his face by Mike Tyson during their heavyweight bout in Memphis last Saturday. Tyson knocked Etienne out...
At 13, America's soccer prodigy has the world at his feet
This teenage shortstop does it all—and he'll soon be doing it in New York
This 17-year-old 7-footer may be the NBA's No. 2 draft pick
A top-secret computer formula, the RPI, is often the difference between a team's receiving an NCAA at-large berth or going to the NIT. Its critics think there are better yardsticks—and they may be...
As the cases of Alabama and Butler prove, it's not just how you play, it's whom you play
By factoring in the game's complexities, Jeff Sagarin says his formulas improve on the RPI
Why would Lou Piniella leave a winner in Seattle to manage the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, the worst team in baseball? To be with his family
March 03, 2003 Last year the Devil Rays were the youngest team in baseball and lost 106 games. This year they're even greener. Good luck, Lou
March 03, 2003 | Michael Ray Taylor HOW A CURMUDGEONLY CAVER DISCOVERED A SUBTERRANEAN WONDER, INFURIATED AN ENTIRE SPORT AND THEN RESCUED THE CAVERN FROM RUIN
March 03, 2003 The NHL
The Secret Is OutIn his second stint in Boston, emerging star right wing Glen Murray has drawn comparisons to an alltime great
After his team's road victory against the Canadiens on Feb. 18, Florida coach Mike Keenan invited his mentor, Scotty Bowman, to address the Panthers, the NHL's youngest club. Bowman told the...
Shock ExchangeTwo dissatisfied teams made a surprising swap of All-Star guards
The Lakers are intrigued by Cavaliers power forward Tyrone Hill, and Cleveland is willing to release him by the Feb. 28 deadline—as long as Hill negotiates a buyout of his $6.6 million salary. The...
On the Mavericks' decision not to trade backup point guard Nick Van Exel for Heat power forward Brian Grant:
Last Chance In Seattle?Coach Mike Holmgren needs the '03 Seahawks to restore his reputation
Because an unusually high number of top players eschewed workouts at the scouting combine last week—many prefer to have scouts come to their campuses, where the players can control variables such...
Basketball fans can be dumber than a box of anvils. "Where will we ever find another Michael Jordan?" they wail. If they'd only stop whining, they'd see someone right under their noses who could...
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