WINNERS & LOSERS

WINNERS

BIG BIRD A new study suggests that kids who watch PBS do better in school

DAN RATHER CBS newscast rises to second place in first post-Chung ratings

CHINA U.S. renews its most-favored-nation status despite lack of progress on human rights

LOSERS

DENNIS RODMAN San Antonio Spurs star sulks his way out of N.B.A. playoffs

BORIS YELTSIN Bold speeches, but scant funds for Sakhalin quake relief

NASA The launch of the space shuttle Discovery is scuttled by woodpeckers