Sports Illustrated Daily, August 1, 1996

 
What's Happening Today
Weather Forecast/ Hot Ticket/ Today's Gold Rush/ Local Culture/ Spotlight On

Scorecard
A look at the Serious and the Silly at the Olympic Games

Run Down
U.S. track favorites were overtaken by a cast of golden opportunists
by Tim Layden

Gripping Finish
A judges' decision ended a U.S.-Iran war, and Kurt Angle won gold
by Peter King

Inside Story
Unleashing center Lisa Leslie, the U.S. women dominated sharpshooting, but small, Japan
by Michael Bamberger

A Flat-Tired Also-Ran
U.S. Cyclist Lance Armstrong dropped from the lead to a disappointing 12th in the road race
by Johnette Howard

The Invisible Man
Selfishly, Greece has held Efthimios Rentzias hostage
by Phil Taylor

Air Ball
Photo Act

 

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'You Scratch My Back, I'll Scratch Yours'
Last of Two Parts
Ambition carried Primo Nebiolo to the top of international track, and a street fighter's sense of survival has kept him there
by E.M. Swift

SI Olympic Flashback
8/06/48: Grace under pressure—four times over
by Ron Fimrite

   
 
The Fleming File
Fig Leaf Optional
by David Fleming

   
 
Five Ring Circus: Olympic Cartoons
Memorial, by Al Kratzer
Bleacher Seats, by Sebastian Conley

   

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