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This article presents sports images captured through out the week. Stanford forward Nick Robinson caps a frenzied last-minute comeback with a buzzer--and Arizona--beater at Maples Pavilion in Palo Alto last Saturday, much to the delight of the home crowd, which included alum Tiger Woods. Super Bowl MVP Tom Brady found the sand hazards at Pebble Beach more challenging than Carolina's red-zone defense during the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, which was won by Vijay Singh on Sunday. Marion Jones shook off the rust of a yearlong maternity layoff to blow past her competition in the 60-meter dash at the Millrose Games last Friday at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Stacy Dragila won the pole vault competition.

The article reports on the rising stars of golf in the U.S. who are participating in the 1960 Los Angeles Open golf championships to be held at the Rancho Golf Course in California. These major contenders for the winter tour include Arnold Palmer, Art Wall Jr., Mike Souchak and Jay Herbert. According to the author, some of those who are likely to win the tournament, based on their 1959 performances, include Dave Ragan, Bob Goalby and Doug Sanders.

The article reports on the induction of African American golfer Charlie Sifford into the Watts Hall of Fame by the Watts Chamber of Commerce in California following his victory in the Los Angeles Open Golf Tournament. Sifford's defeat of Harold Henning to win the title and the top prize of 20,000 U.S. dollars was significant as it was only in 1961 when the Professional Golfers Association (PGA) opened its tournaments to African Americans. The struggles of Sifford in golf over the years are described.

The article highlights the Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle, a female golf tournament held at the Mission Hills golf course in Palm Springs, California. Donna Caponi Young won the title by defeating Amy Alcott with an overall score of 13 under par in 275 strokes. The tournament was the largest sponsored competition of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA), wherein it was backed by toothpaste manufacturer Colgate.

The article presents the highlights of the Crosby professional golf tournament held at the Monterey Peninsula course in California in January 1961. 1959 Professional Golfers' Association (PGA) champion Bob Rosburg won the tournament. The professional-amateur event was dominated by corporation lawyer Frank Tatum Jr. of San Francisco and professional Wes Ellis of Fairlawn, New Jersey. The largest crowds of the tournament were seen around golfers Arnold Palmer, Art Wall Jr., Alvin Dark and Dick Goat.

Presents sports-related news briefs as of August 2001. Thoughts of comedian Chevy Chase on golf; Visit of tennis player Marat Safin to the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles, California; Examples of Olympic athletes who have pursued an acting career, including Bruce Jenner and Amy Van Dyken.

The article features tennis instructor Vic Braden. He was a recipient of the Children's Tennis Award given by the Association of Tennis Professionals in the fall of 1976. It mentions the proposed organization of The National Foundation for Tennis Research (NFFTR), as well as The Vic Braden Tennis College in California. Views of Braden on the role of the wrist in the development of perfect tennis strokes are given.

This section offers world news briefs related to sports as of September 1958. Ercole Baldini of Italy won the world road racing title at Rheims in France. George O'Day of Massachusetts won the international 14-foot Dinghy Class title in Newport Beach, California. Mickey Wright of California won the Opie Turner Open golf tournament that was held at Burneyville in Oklahoma.