Edgewood High School, El Corral, 1997, World Beat 15

Description:	A* *iv©1996 USA Today, reprinted with permission^The U.S.I women sgymnastics team takesthe gold at the SummerOlympics. Kerri Strug,second from right, isthe heroine of thecompetition, landing herfinal vault despite adislocated left ankle.■^P^U.S. swimmerAmy Van Dykenwins the womens10O-meter butterflyevent at the OlympicGames with a time of59.13 seconds. VanDyken wins a total offour golds.\S• mm-^p. The Chicago Bulls win theirl fourth NBA championship in sixyears as they defeat the SeattleSuperSonics in game six of the NBAfinals on June 16.ft§£U.S. Olym,Dan OBrienl up 8,824 pointsto take the gold medaldecathlon, a_, 10-eventtrack-and-fieldcompetition.x^- April 1996 marks the1 10Oth running of theBoston Marathon. More than38,000 contenders participate./ *^ Olympic swimmer TomDolan captures anothergold for the U.S. as he winsthe 400-meter individual medleyon July 21. Dolan wins with atime of 4:14.90.yv.^L. Jean Driscoll (front right) of thel U.S. takes the silver in thewomens 800-meter wheelchair race, ademonstration sport, at the SummerOlympics. Driscoll, seven-time winnerof the Boston Marathon, retires at theend of 1996, after setting severalworld records during her career.AP/Wide Worldl^L Minnesota Twins star^T^ centerfielder Kirby Puckettannounces his retirement frombaseball in July. A serious eyeailment forces Puckett to give upthe game, but he manages tomaintain his upbeat attitude atpress conferences and interviews.U.S. OlyMichael.wins the 200-meter finalin a world-record time of19.32 seconds.Johnsons triumphcomes three daysafter he wins the400-meter race,making him the fiman to win bothevents in rOlympics.,2371!>)Reuters/Archive Photos_^Jjt Basketball star Shaquille ONealT^ jumps from the OrlandoMagic to the Los Angeles Lakers inJuly. The deal is the richest in NBAhistory, paying ONeal $120 millionover 7 years.SPORTS
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