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Oregon State guard Gary Payton catches his breath during a 1990 game against Oregon. (Peter Read Miller/SI)
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Oregon State’s Gary Payton takes a breather during a 190 game against Oregon. (Peter Read Miller/SI)
SI VAULT: Talkative Payton becoming one of top players in college hoops (3.5.90)
Joe Montana and Steve Young work on their throwing during a 1990 49ers practice. The duo led San Francisco to five Super Bowl titles in the ’80s and ’90s. Is this year’s 49ers squad ready for a Super Bowl run? After beating Green Bay in Week 1, many NFL experts believe they are. (Al Golub/AP)
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On this day in 1990, Ken Griffey and Ken Griffey Jr. become the first father and son to play in the same major league lineup. The 40-year old left fielder and his 20-year old offspring both score a run in Mariners’ 5-2 victory over the Royals at the Kingdome. Junior would go onto score 1,661 more runs over his 22-year career, to go along with his 630 career home runs and 1,836 RBIs. (VJ Lovero/SI)
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Kenny Anderson looks for some operating room against Bobby Hurley during a 1990 Georgia Tech-Duke game. (John Biever/SI)
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Cecil Fielder, Jose Canseco, Mark McGwire and Ken Griffey Jr. look on during batting practice of the 1990 All-Star Game at Wrigley Field. On this day in 1989, Griffey hit his first major league home run at the age of 19. (Steve Goldstein/SI)
GALLERY: Rare Photos of Ken Griffey Jr. | Mark McGwire
Venus and Serena Williams meet Ronald and Nancy Reagan in this 1990 photo. (Allsport)
Charles Barkley is not quite face-to-face with 7-foot-7 Manute Bol as the two have some words during a 1990 Sixers-Warriors game. Bol and Barkley wound up as teammates in Philadelphia several months after this photo was taken. (Damian Strohmeyer/SI)
GALLERY: Rare photos of Manute Bol
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Cincinnati celebrates after defeating Oakland in the 1990 World Series. The Reds haven’t won a World Series since this photo was taken but are hoping the addition of Mat Latos to the bullpen can help their chances at a title. (Richard Mackson/SI)
LEMIRE: Reds show they’re being aggresive with trade for Latos
Ryne Sandberg may have been the toast of Chicago when this 1990 photo was taken, but in the Cubs’ most recent managerial search, the team wanted nothing to do with their ex-star. SI’s Joe Lemire looks at why Sandberg can’t find a job managing in the big leagues. (William R. Smith/SI)
LEMIRE: Hall of Famer Sandberg beating bushes hoping for major league return
Larry Johnson and Stacey Augmon pose with UNLV’s shark mascot after a 1990 game against Loyola Marymount. (Peter Read Miller/SI)
SI VAULT: UNLV’s Augmon and Johnson are sharpest tandem in the land (11.19.90)
Royals outfielder Bo Jackson breaks a bat over his knee after striking out during a 1990 game against the Athletics. (Brad Mangin/SI)
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Ryne Sandberg stretches during a 1990 photo shoot at the Cubs spring training facility. The Hall of Famer, who has spent the past four seasons managing in the Cubs’ farm system, was told by new team president Theo Epstein that he was not a candidate to manage the team in 2012. The Cardinals, however, have interest in Sandberg and will interview him for their vacant managerial job. (Corbis)
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Dominique Wilkins in midair at the 1990 Slam Dunk Contest. Wilkins defeated Kenny Smith and defending champion Kenny Walker to join Michael Jordan as the only two-time winners (joined since by Harold Miner, Jason Richardson and Nate Robinson). The NBA lockout is currently in its 106th day. (Walter Iooss Jr./SI)
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Manute Bol (7-foot-7, 200 lbs) runs back on defense during a 1990 game between the 76ers and Pacers. (Manny Millan/SI)
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