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August 7, 1996, 10:52pm ET

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Millions from heaven

Prayers were answered in Dallas when Emmitt Smith decided to be a Cowboy until age 35. Smith, the best player on the best team in football, signed an eight-year, $48 million deal Monday that includes an NFL-record $15 million bonus. His deal falls just short of teammate Troy Aikman's $50 million contract.

Allen approved as Reds CEO

Nebraska tops coaches' preseason poll

Cowboys' Carver suspended for six games

Box prompts bomb scare at Reggie White's bank

New York commission lifts Duva's suspension

Clippers coach Fitch has triple bypass

Tonga is mightiest Olympic power ... per capita


A stroke of genius by 49ers?
ESPN's "Sports Reporters" show wants to include you in the debate on whether Bill Walsh's return to San Francisco will help the team. Vote in a poll and send The Zone your comments.

Showdown: Can Rangers beat the heat?
Can Texas beat the heat and claim their first pennant? Join the debate on whether Texas can change its ways.

Drummond quote butt-naked first
In an audio poll of best quotes from the Olympics, Zone users liked what the U.S. sprinter had to say about Carl Lewis.

Give us more of Michael Johnson
More gold should be coming the way of Johnson, the Olympian people most want to see in a commercial.

Just don't call him "B.W."
Bill Walsh is back in the 49ers fold, but as ESPN's Andrea Kremer found out, he's not exactly sure where he will fit in.

They wrote what!?!
NBC Sports covers the Republican National Convention.

Hockey stars ready for the World (Cup)
Playing in the inaugural World Cup of Hockey is a chance of a lifetime for the globe's best players.

Singh: Monk-like devotion to practice
What propels the once-suspended Vijay Singh to be the hardest worker on the PGA Tour? ESPN's Jimmy Roberts takes a look.

NFC West: A real-life soap opera, by George
The Zone's Don Bosley says the contract talks between Jeff George and the Falcons sound like something from a cheap romance novel.

NFC Central: Packers put high hopes on line
The Zone's Tom Oates says Green Bay's dream of a Super Bowl might rest on the shoulders of a rookie offensive tackle.

Blaudschun: Huskers' minefield even longer in '96
Dec. 7 is a date synonymous with ambushes, and The Zone's Mark Blaudschun says it's also a date Nebraska fans should be wary of.

NL East: Braves Czech out another arm
Javelin thrower Jan Zelezny did more than win a gold in Atlanta -- he got a major-league tryout, The Zone's Bob Brookover says.

Olbermann: Wake up, the sky is falling!
ESPN's Keith Olbermann says baseball's labor woes are real. "This time it would be Armageddon with no forgiveness," he warns.

Deford: How fast we turned on King Carl
Frank Deford's head is still spinning over how fast folks jumped on, then off, the Carl Lewis bandwagon in Atlanta.

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