WINNERS & LOSERS
THE SPORTIN' LIFE (100% OLYMPICS-FREE)
[WINNERS]
$HAQUILLE O'NEAL Rapper, movie star and occasional hoopster goes West: a $123M deal with the Lakers
BRETT FAVRE 1995's MVP returns to the Packers clean and sober, with "Super Bowl or bust" fever
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER Fans are getting a kick out of its inaugural season, packing stadiums in record numbers
[& LOSERS]
MICHAEL IRVIN Fallen Cowboy evades jail time on drug charge, but may face N.F.L. suspension
MARGE SCHOTT Already barred from day-to-day operations, meddling Reds owner now has to buy own tix
SLEAZY AGENTS The NCAA attacks quick-buck pro contracts...