Olympics
The first thing that catches your eye is Carl. Look, it’s Carl! There he is again! Over there! Carl!
July 20, 1992
Sports Now
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April 11, 2011
It is a conceit of Americans that heroes, like Henry Adams’ friends, are born, not made.
Sept. 15, 1988
Loud enough to be heard in Mississippi, a stadium sound system is pumping up the volume on a hand-clapping disco tune called “We Are Family,” which is pretty funny, considering the way Carl Lewis and Michael Johnson act toward one another.
July 30, 1996
Sports
Carl Lewis and Ben Johnson may face each other in a $1-million, 100-meter race after Johnson’s ban for steroid use expires in September of 1990, Lewis’ manager today.
Aug. 18, 1989
Who would you have to say is the greatest athlete of the century? Babe Ruth?
April 21, 1996
There was another Carl Lewis-inspired controversy Saturday, but, for a change, this one had nothing to do with anything he said, wore, dropped out of or drove into.
Aug. 25, 1991
Lewis Was Needed in 400 Relay
Aug. 4, 1996
Politics
In a sharp setback for combative Minority Whip Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) and hard-line conservatives, House Republicans on Monday rejected his candidate for the No. 3 leadership post and reelected a moderate Californian, Rep.
Dec. 4, 1990
With so much discussion about a Carl Lewis-Ben Johnson match race in the 100 meters to determine the world’s fastest man when the Canadian returns in September after a two-year drug suspension, perhaps one lane should be reserved for Leroy Burrell.
July 24, 1990