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There are 14 seconds left on the clock, and Latrell Sprewell has the basketball in his hands and Vince Carter in his face. It's the second game of the first-round playoff series between the New York Knicks and the Toronto Raptors. With the Knicks behind by a point, Sprewell gathers himself in the left corner, the seconds ticking down and the crowd noise building up. Then he springs toward the lane, pulls up and hits a silky six-footer that floats over Carter's head. New York wins 84-83 and, four nights later, terminates the Raptors...
...first 15 games of the season, an inspired and soon-to-be MVP Shaquille O'Neil finally lived up to his vast potential and carried his team to a league-best 67 wins. Although they drew a dangerous Sacramento King squad in the first round of the playoffs, there was little doubt in most critics' minds that the Lakers would sweep through Jason Williams and Chris Webber on their way to an inevitable Western Conference showdown with the Portland Blazers. After all, hadn't Phil Jackson led his team to a 24-1 record in his last eight first-round...
...mother of three has vowed to carry on the Frazier legacy and "whip Laila's butt"--preferably in September, on the 25th anniversary of the Thrilla in Manila. Ali's response? "That's cute. But first let's see if she can win some fights." She can. In her third win in three bouts earlier this month, she scored a first-round knockout. Explains Joe: "The bloodline's good." The bloodline's not bad for Ali either. Last week she faced her sixth pro challenge in China. In her TV debut (the bout was broadcast on Showtime), Ali stopped...
...coming under a barrage of criticism and warnings of dire consequences if he claimed a first-round victory," says TIME Latin America bureau chief Tim McGirk. "He came under considerable pressure from the United States, the European Union and the Organization of American States to accept a second-round runoff in light of widespread allegations of electoral fraud. And there were tens of thousands of people in the streets of Peru's major cities, vowing to fight any attempt to claim a first-round victory...
...system from Internet cafes and tampering with results. Toledo, a Harvard-trained economist who had jumped in a matter of weeks from about 5 percent support to win more than 40 percent of the vote, had called for a "peaceful rebellion" in the event that Fujimori would claim a first-round victory. Now, however, he'll have to steel himself for a bruising title bout with an incumbent who campaigns with his gloves...