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Crockett and Stern faced off in the Red Rolfe Division play-off on May 8, where the pair combined for 30 strike-outs. Crockett prevailed in the 2-1 contest while Stern picked up the loss.
The payoff has come quickly. After the longest dry spell in NBA play-off history, the Mavs are in the championship running for the second year in a row. The team's revenue is a closely guarded secret, but Cuban and his lieutenants claim that it has doubled in two...
...risked becoming a basketball sideshow, a one-man Harlem Globetrotter surrounded by a bunch of clowns called the Washington Wizards, a team whose only trick was to make itself disappear come play-off time. "He is not going to dominate night in and night out," warned his buddy, the noted hoop philosopher Charles Barkley. "I don't think they will make the play-offs." Neither Jordan nor the Wiz did anything to dispel that notion, dropping 10 of their first 13 games, including an eight-game slide, the longest of Jordan's career. He scored a personal-low 6 points...
Jordan has done more than turn the woeful Wiz into play-off contenders. The Wiz are getting TV time and advertisers and stole attention from the beloved local football franchise, the Redskins. He is moving the merchandise. (Is it any coincidence that Nike's stock price is up nearly 20...
TIME STORIES AND THE WEB Our guide to sites that supplement stories from this week's issue of TIME. We show you the best maps detailing India and Pakistan's conflict over Kashmir. Plus what fans think are the greatest moments in NFL play-off history and Meeting Carson, a...