A New Air Force in D.C.

Now part owner and basketball chief, Michael Jordan takes on Washington's woeful Wizards

In college he was energetic and full of promise. As a pro he was dominant, a winner, a tough-minded, fierce-talking leader of men. As a pitchman he was smooth and charismatic. As a movie star he held his own with an animal act.

Energetic, tough, charismatic, a winner, a leader. That should make for a pretty good suit. We'll find out, because Michael Jordan is now a suit. Gone, except for practice sessions, are the short pants. Last week he became a pinstriped part owner of the NBA's Washington Wizards (13-29), a team whose skills can make fans disappear. The title...

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