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Lucky for these men, they have an array of devices to choose from. That wasn't the case 20 years ago, when R. Wayne Griffiths, a construction inspector whom some consider the granddaddy of foreskin restoration, jury-rigged a system out of two ball bearings, which he taped to his penis to regrow the skin in a year and a half. That was the prototype for Foreballs, which he now sells for $130 a pop. Griffiths' invention has been joined over the years by about a dozen competitors, which use tape, tension, suction, weights and straps to gently coax...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Great Uncircumcision Debate | 11/2/2007 | See Source »

...need to be consistent in the pass and continue to give offense more options in the running game,” Pizzotti said. “Last week we were a little inconsistent with the ball. We need to complete passes no matter what the coverage...

Author: By Lucy D. Chen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Trying To Stay in Big Apple | 11/2/2007 | See Source »

...fadeaway jumpers - he's simply Jordan-esque. So it's a shame he makes it practically impossible to focus on and fully appreciate his athletic prowess. Here's a guy who might have won five or more titles by now if he could just share the spotlight - and the ball. But back in 2004, he pushed Shaquille O'Neal out of Tinseltown and got a max money contract, $136.4 million over seven years. And now that the Lakers haven't won squat since then, Kobe (surprise, surprise) wants to be traded...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why the NFL Is Still No. 1 | 11/2/2007 | See Source »

...those troubled nations, Cambodia has been ravaged by civil strife. The poisonous aftermath still lingers in mine-strewn soil, where the nation's farmers scrape a living. One of the consequences is that there's no lack of amputees keen to strap on an artificial limb and hit a ball over a net. Since 2002, a wet-season disabled volleyball league has nurtured a squad of high-flying semipro athletes who came fourth at the 2005 World Cup in Canada and are gunning for gold on home soil. Christian Zepp, 26, the team's German coach who arrived in September...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Prosthetic Prowess | 11/1/2007 | See Source »

...southern port of Sihanoukville, its volleyball team agreed to a friendly game against a local disabled squad. Before it started, one of the Australians took Wilford aside and asked how easy they should go on their opponents. "Just play as normal," Wilford smirked. The Cambodians trounced the Australians, spiking ball after ball past the red-faced servicemen. The game has since become an annual fixture...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Prosthetic Prowess | 11/1/2007 | See Source »

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