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| January 26 |
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Socking it to the Kiwis (America's Stars and Stripes beats the New Zealand challenger to advance in the America's Cup), Rude Hello for an Old Foe (Sunkist Invitional Track Meet where Greg Foster beat Renaldo Nehemiah), A Slip on Poll Mountain (UNLV loses but will they end up No. 1) Super Bowl Preview: Linebackers should lead the Giants over Denver, Denver quarterback John Elway can score, Lawrence Taylor claims to have a gentler side, The Giants have taken the long road to Pasadena, Pat Summerall will broadcast his 11th Super Bowl |
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| February 2 |
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Contents - Killer Giants (New York routed Denver 39-20 in Super Bowl XXI, thanks to a record-setting performance by Phil Simms.), How The Tide Has Turned (Alabama basketball coach Wimp Sanderson is giving the state's football fanatics a reason to be hoops-happy.), Racing To The Head of His Class (William Redd Jr., 16, is the fastest high-school quarter-miler in the country, and some think he will be the best ever.), Will The Sleeper Ever Awake? (Golden State saw Chris Washburn as a diamond in the rough, but his season has been much rougher than expected.), Fighting Lady (Glamouous Texas millionaire Josephine Abercrombie has brought an unlikely presence to a boxing promotion.) Departments - Letters, Scorecard, College Basketball, Swimming, For The Record, Point After |
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| February 23 |
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Detente on Ice (The NHL-All Stars and the Soviets split the two Rendez-Vous '87 games, but everybody there came out a winner.), Laying Down the L.A. Law (Playing with conviction on their home court, the Magic Johnson led Lakers roared from behind to beat Boston.), Signed, Sealed and Sorry (Prep star Sean Higgins says his stepfather forced him to choose UCLA over Michigan.), Good to the Last Drop (When Geoff Bodine gambled on his gas in the Daytona 500, Bill Elliott had clear sailing to the winner's circle.), Reggie to the Rescue (With the game on the line, Reggie Williams, the versatile senior from Georgetown, has a way of taking charge.), Battling for Her Place (Vicky Aragon combative nature has earned her suspensions and fines - and acclaim as the leading woman jockey.), The Jock Caucus (Jim Bunning (R., KY) won 224 big league games with four teams before taking up his new position on Capitol Hill.), (A year ago he was playing in NBA arenas - now Tom McMillen (D., Md) performs in a more august House.) |
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| March 16 |
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The Heat is On (In a torrid warmup week for the NCAAs, conference tournaments were noteworthy for overtimes and upsets.), (Alabama served notice that it is unquestionably the strongest team in the nation's strongest league, the SEC.), They Could Have Danced All Night (WBC heavyweight champion Mike Tyson defeated WBA champ Bonecrusher Smith in a dismal bout that was more waltz than war.), Dash and Crash on An Indy Track (The first World Indoor Championships in Indianapolis produced fine feats, world records - and unexpected spills.), Back To Haunt the Sixers (Moses Malone, the big one Philadelphia let get away, has lifted Washington on the court and at the gate>), New Model in Motown (Coach extrao0rdinaire Jacques Demers has transformed a lemon of a team into the smooth-running Red Wings.), She's No. 2 with a Bullet (Armed with a lethal forehand, 17-year-old sensation Steffi Graf shot down her foremost rivals in Florida.), The Downfall of a Champion (The playmaking star of Villanova's 1985 NCAA wonders tells how cocaine KO'd him.) |
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| March 23 |
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Contents - Thou Swell, Thou Witt-Y (East Germany's Katrina Witt dazzled the judges to win back the world figure skating title she lost last year), Pop in His Bat, Or In His Corner (That's a question for the Red Sox, who have made the boss's son, Marc Sullivan, their starting catcher), Strutting Their Stuff (UNLV, North Carolina, Indiana and Georgetown smartly led the way into the NCAA's round of 16), Z-Man is a Real He-Man (Peerless Pirmin Zurbriggen clinched his third World Cup title on capricious Mount Allan), The Power of Love (The longest hitter in golf is Davis Love III, who hopes that his prodigious swing will make him a big winner), The Road to Nowhere (When the NBA's worst team, the L.A. Clippers, took a tour of four cities, the name of the game was costly), Last Chance for the Condor (With only one of the species still left in the wild, the remarkable California Condor struggles for survival), Hottest American Import in Japan (After laboring for 11 years in U.S. baseball, slugger Randy Bass has become a big hit with the Hanshin Tigers) Departments - Letters, Scorecard, Hockey, For The Record, Point After |
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| March 30 |
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Contents - Four on the Floor (In the Southeast Region, divine Providence made believers of heavy favorites Alabama and Georgetown.); (In the East, the Syracuse Orangemen refused to swallow another apple against Florida and North Carolina.); (In the Midwest, Indiana won by a whisker, dodging Duke before surviving a Tiger attack from LSU.); (In the West, top-rated Las Vegas hit the jackpot, whipping Wyoming and roaring back against Iowa.); A Bloody Mess (The Calgary Flames took a brawling home-and-home series from their Smythe Division archrival Edmonton.); A King Eyes His Comeback (Sidelined for two years, the Knicks' Bernard King hopes his bad knee can survive the rigors of the NBA.); You're An Old Smoothie (For nearly 40 years, Frank Zamboni's funny-looking contraption has refinished the world's ice surfaces.); One Will Be Made Whole (Marvelous Marvin Hagler needs Sugar Ray Leonard, and vice versa. Now one of them is about to be fulfilled.); (After considering logic, history and the odds, the author makes his selection for the Hagler-Leonard matchup.) Departments - Letters; Scorecard; Wrestling; Horse Racing; Baseball; Pro Football; For The Record; Point After |
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| April 13 |
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"Shocker - Sugar Ray Leonard Beats Marvin Hagler" |
Contents - Sugar Was Marvelous (Sugar Ray Leonard came out of retirement to beat middleweight king Marvelous Marvin Hagler in Las Vegas); Three To Get Ready And...(With four weeks still remaining, a trio of prep races has further confused the Kentucky Derby picture); A Crash Landing For An Ace (New York Met superstar Dwight Gooden came tumbling to earth after a drug test revealed he had taken cocaine); That Championship Touch (Steve Alford, who helped lead Indiana to the NCAA crown, added another chapter to his state's hoops history); Here's To Happy Days (Bob Tway had a dicey time qualifying for the PGA Tour, but now "Richie Cunningham" seems to be on a roll); Atacking The Amazon (...and vice versa. The author, his son and the guide found that the mud was actually worse than the piranhas) Departments - Letters; Scorecard; Swimming; Golf; For The Record; Point After |
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| April 20 |
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"What They Make! The Salary Of Every Playe In The Major Leagues" |
Contents - My, Oh Mize (Augusta's own Larry Mize rolled in a 140-foot chip shot to win a Masters playoff over snakebit Grag Norman); Big Birds On The Wing (Soaring toward the playoffs, the Atlanta Hawks have the size and subs to contend for the NBA championship); 'Everything I Did Worked' (Sugar Ray Leonard couldn't help exhaulting over his shocking upset of Marvelous Marvin Hagler in Las Vegas); Baseball Salaries '87 (From Don Aase to Paul Zuvella, from millionaires to rookies, here is what all 624 major league ballplayers will be earning this year); To Boston With Love (The Boston Marathon is a very special event to the people who live and toll along its famour 26.2-mile course) Departments - Letters; Scorecard; Hockey; Inside Baseball; Tennis; Television; For The Record; Point After |
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| April 27 |
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"Brewing Up A Storm - Rob Deer of the Amazing Milwaukee Brewers" |
Contents - A Heady Start (Milwaukee is hopping, thanks to the Brewers record-setting win streak and Juan Nieves's no-hitter); Dark Clouds Over Sun Country (The biggest drug bust ever in pro sports implicated 11 present or former members of the Phoenix Suns); Capital Punishment (After more than six hours, the Islanders defeated the Capitals 3-2 in the fourth sudden-death overtime); Money Talked, Nobody Walked (Big bucks got the Boston Marathon a great field and two runaway winners, Toshihiko Seko and Rosa Mota); Gulch's Wood, But The Demon Could (Although the Wood made Gulch a Derby contender, Arkansas champ Demons Begon is favored); NFL Draft '87 (Jill Lieber profiles a college-division sleeper, RB Christian Okoye); Paul Zimmerman predicts the 28 selections in the first round); The Pain That Wouldn't Go Away (Incessant pounding on legs and feet has caused an epidemic of stress fractures among NBA players); Ties That Bind (Jackie Joyner has a world record, and her big brother, Al, has Olympic gold. Best of all, they have each other) Departments - Letters; Scorecard; Diving; Baseball; For The Record; Point After |
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| May 11 |
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Contents - The Son Shines Bright (Alysheba, sired by the famed lyder, nearly fell at the top of the stretch, but still won the 113th Kentucky Derby.), More Bang For More Bucks (Leftfielder Tim Raines returned to the Montreal Expos and won his first two games with homers against the Mets.), Three Sevens On One Roll (The Flyers, the Red Wings and the Canadiens all won Stanley Cup series that went down to the final game.), "We Have A Serious Problem" (Oakland's great veteran star, now in his final season, talks about baseball prejudice and offers his service.), And...It's Super Sub! (When the L.A. Lakers needed a lift, mild-mannered Michael Cooper turns into Cooperman and flies to the rescue.), Uh-Oh! He's At It Again (Bruce Crampton, as ornery as he ever was, is back to his winning ways, tearing up the Senior Golf circuit.), The Case Against Brian Spencer (One woman's testimony could mean a death sentence for a former hockey player accused of murder in Florida.) Departments - Letters, Scoreboard, Inside Baseball, Volleyball, Tennis, Boxing, For The Record, Point After |
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| May 18 |
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Indy Air Show (Pancho Carter could smile after his wild upside-down ride, but even 500 pole winner Mario Andretti was antsy.), A New Kind of Orient Express (American import Bob Horner, late of Atlanta, made a smashing debut in Japan: six games, six homers.), There's No Doubting Thomas (Detroit's amazing Isiah Thomas sparked the Detroit Pistons to a 3-1 lead over Atlanta in the NBA playoffs.), Battered Birds Flying High (The St. Louis Cardinals have survived a freakish rash of injuries to stay in the runing for first place.), The Shooter and the Stopper (Swedish scorer Pelle Eklund and goalie Ron Hextall led Philly to a 3-1 playoff advantage over Montreal.), One From The Heart (Now that Payne Stewart has won a golf tournament for his father, his future looks as sweet as his swing.), 'Have I Got a Story!' (Hold the presses, Joe Goldstein, sports p.r. man par excellence, is on the phone with another earful.), A Life On The Run (The enigmatic Gerry Lindgren, once a top distance runner, had been missing since '80. Now he has been found.) |
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| May 25 |
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Green and Mean (The champion Celtics outbattled Milwaukee in a seventh-game showdown to reach the NBA Eastern final.), That Gret Abbott Switch (Michigan sophomore pitching ace Uim Abbott can throw and field with the wame hand - but who notices.), Two Down, Now the Crown (With his victory in the Preakness, Kentucky Derby champion Alysheba is in position to vie for the Triple.), These are Red Letter Days (The Red's Eric Davis, who is known as E, reminds lots of people of players named Mays, Aaron and Clemente.), Edmonton's Rx for D (As the Oilers fight for the Stanley Cup, defenseman Randy Gregg, the NHL's only M.D., has the right medicine.), Very Much an Indy-Vidual (By refusing to act the maverick in a sport rife with them, Indy 500 champion Bobby Rahal is, well, a maverick.), G'Day, Aussie Joe! (Joe Bugner is Down Under looking for one more shot at the heavyweight championship.), Troubled Times in Titletown (Court cases and losing seasons have strained the bond between Packer fans and their once-beloved team.) |
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| June 8 |
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Larry Bird |
Contents - Party Time In Edmonton (The Oilers foiled the Flyers comeback by winning Game 7 of the NHL finals and regaining the Stanley Cup), Iron Mike Passes A Test (Pinklon Thomas had some class, but he took it on the chin from undefeated heavyweight champion Mike Tyson), Return Of The Royal Nonesuch (Kansas City pitcher Bret Saberhagen, who ruled supreme in '85 but faltered in '86, has again ascended to the top), The Mystique Goes On (Friendly home-court ghosts helped the Celtics beat the Pistons to reach the NBA finals against the Lakers), A Strange And Resolute Calm (Despite social unease and political uncertainty, Seoul is confident it can make the Olympics a success) Old Foes, New Race (Alydar and Affirmed, who were once fierce opponents, do their competing nowadays in the breeding shed), Hail To The Graduates (Forget the well-publicized problems of collegiate sports, here are four student athletes who are approaching the real life well prepared), A Bout Against Doubt (Will Gerry Cooney ever be hungry enough to win the heavyweight championship? Not even he seems to know) Departments - Letters, Scorecard, Inside Baseball, Golf, Television, For The Record, Point After |
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| June 22 |
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Your Ball, L.A. (With a Magical fast break and inspired play from a revered center, Los Angeles beat Boston for the NBA title.), And The Winner BY KO: Spinks (Though outweighed by 30 pounds, Michael Spinks knocked out Gerry Cooney in Round 5 in Atlantic City.), To Know 'em is to Fear 'em (The underappreciated Blue Jays won 11 straight and knocked the Yankees out of first place in the AL East.), Bowed But Not Broken (Crazy shots that beat him in the PGA and the Masters have fueled Greg Norman's desire to win the U.S. Open.), Fighting The Enemy Within (Jim Eisenreich's major league career was derailed by a mysterious ailment, but now he's working his way back.), High-Flying Household (The multitalented Mills clan of Northfield, Ill has some pretty lofty goals in life, among them the Olympics.), Count Dracula (Transylvanian tennis guru Ion Tiriac, the mentor of Boris Becker, has sunk his teeth into many a juicy deal.) |
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| June 29 |
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An Open and Shut Case (Scott Simpson won the United States Open by a stroke over Tom Watson at San Francisco's Olympic Club.), It Won't Be An Indian Summer (Prognosticators - like SI's - who said Cleveland would be the best team in the American League were a tad off.), The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of (The NBA finals offered a feast for the fan's imagination and food for thought on the subject of race.), Our Women in Havana (By winning a silver medal in Cuba, the United States volleyball team earned a spot in the '88 Olympics.), Giants On The Earth (Two performances at the '68 Olympics still stand as records: Bob Beamon's long jump and Lee Evan's 400 meters.), A Wheeler, But No Dealer (Cyclist ANdy Hampsten keeps a low profile, but he rides into the Tour de France as America's highest hope.), Just a Pipp of a Legend (The player who was benched in favor of Iron Horse-to-be Lou Gehrig achieved lasting fame of his own.) |
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| July 6 |
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The Gary Carter family at breakfast, Meet Tony Bernazard and his three little Indians, Maryanne Simmons is an atypical baseball wife, Toronto's Joe Johnson, The two men inside the Fenway Park scoreboard, Minnesota's best beer vendor, Cardinal manager Whitey Herzog, The Orioles' radio voice, Wrigley Field's rooftop neighbors, A home-plate umpire, The denizens of the Oakland Athletics bullpen |
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| July 13 |
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Taking The Rap (Outfielder Darryl Strawberry has been hitting a sour note with his teammates, and the Mets are singing the blues.), Replete With a Bronx Cheer (A rare feeling of togetherness has helped carry the Yankees (of all teams) into first place in the AL East.), Sweden's New Royal Highness (Free-spirited Patrik Sjoberg was smoking in Stockholm, where he lifted the high jump world record to 7' 11 1/4".), Smash Acts on Centre Court (Martina Navratilova won her eighth women's title and Pat Cash took his first men's crown at Wimbledon.), Here Comes The Young Lions (The year's top rookie stars, concentrated in the American League, include McGwire, Burks, White, Seitzer, Surhoff and Nokes.), Golf and Glory (Muirfield, which hosts next week's British Open, is famous for its grand traditions, its legends - and its lunch.), Bittersweet Twilight for Sugar (Sugar Ray Robinson loved high living, but now the great fighter's health is failing, and his name has been usurped.) |
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| July 27 |
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The Pit Bull Terror |
Contents - Very British Open (Nick Faldo, England's hope and frustration, won the auto title when America's young Paul Azinger faded), A Murderers' Row Of One (The Yankees' Don Mattingly equalled a doughty old record by hitting home runs in eight straight games), The Death Of An Athlete (Tom Waddell, 49, was a doctor, a soldier, an activist and an AIDS victim, and truly a man of Olympic spirit), Loud Left From A Quiet Champ (Junior middleweight titleholder Mike McCallum knocked out Donald Curry, now he may get some attention), A New Set Of Twins (Improved pitching and defense have been added to Minnesota's traditional long-ball game. Result: first place), Queen Of The Surf (Frieda Zambia has come off Florida's diminutive waves to win three consecutive world championships), The Pit Bull: Friend And Killer (Is the pit bull simply a fine animal, as its admirers staunchly claim, or is it a vicious dog, basically unfit for society) Departments - Letters, Scorecard, Inside Baseball, Harness Racing, Radio, For The Record, Point After |
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| August 10 |
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Only One No. 1 (Iron-fisted Mike Tyson beat IBF champion Tony Tucker to stand alone at the top of the heavyweight division.), Pete Has 'em Seeing Red (National League West opponents can't seem to shake the claim to first place staked by Cincy's Pete Rose.), America's New Golden Girl (Swimmer Janet Evans stole the show at the U.S. championships with two world records and four victories.), A Showdown at the Shore (Bet Twice defeated Alysheba in the Haskell at Monmouth, but the controversial drug Lasix was in the shadown.), Oh, For The Days of Yesteryear (The Dodgers have lost the way that Branch Rickey laid out for them , and the future could be threadbare.), Anyone Seen a Blue Ox (Aspiring Paul Bunyans met to challenge one another and white pine at the Lumberjack Worlds.), It's Doubles or Nothing (Ken Flach and Robert Seguso have coped with scandal and seperation to reign as tennis's leading pair.), 'I Can Catch The Rock' (When L.A. Raider tight end Todd Christensen plays his personal highlight tape, it's easy to see his class.) |
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| August 17 |
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"Tigers Burning Bright - Hot-Hitting Alan Trammel" |
Contents - Full Steam Ahead (San Francisco got Pro Football off to a sizzling start with a win over Kansas City in the Hall of Fame game); Revving Up In Motown (Detroit's Tigers walloped the Yankees three times to invigorate the race in the American League East); Mac Gets A New Mr. Fix-It (John McEnroe showed up at the Volvo tournament in Vermont with his '87 guru and a solid game in tow); Cool Customer In A Hot PGA (Larry Nelson calmly coped with searing weather to win a playoff and his third major golf championship); O.K., Drop That Emery Board (Baseball has mounted a campaign to stop pitchers from doctoring the balls and hitters from corking the bats); They Came Up Roses (The disabled athletes at the Special Olympics couldn't all win gold medals, but they were all true champions); The Saint From Shiloh (Canadian running back Rueben Mayes, last season's NFL Rookie of the Year, has been a blessing to New Orleans); Unseen Hands On My Game (A week ar Royal Dornoch is a golfer's dream, but the author found that it can be a haunting experience, too) Departments - Letters; Scorecard; Inside Baseball; Harness Racing; For The Record; Point After |
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| August 31 |
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Tim Brown |
Contents - Better To Receive (A gallery of photographs captures the bumper crop of receivers who are expected to pile up the points and yardage this season), Notre Dame's Mr. T (While he's running pass routes and running back punts and kicks, Tim Brown just may run off with the Heisman), The Best And The Brightest (There is a lot more to being a top college football player nowadays than blitzing, blocking, rushing and receiving), The Fall Roundup (When it comes to wooing schoolboy talent, it takes a recruiting hostess to provide that gentle incentive), Scouting Reports (The Inside Slant on the season, including the Top 20, conference reports, a look at the smaller schools and profiles of rising stars), Head Man (Erik Russell started from scratch at Georgia Southern and made the Eagles a dynasty in Division I-AA), Nile Kinnick (When the '39 Heisman winner from Iowa died in World War II, the country lost a leader for the future) Departments - Letters, News Of The Week, Scorecard, For The Record, Point After |
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| September 7 |
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Sizzling Rivals (The Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Rams played yet another thriller as the new NFL season beckoned.), Bravos For a Roman Candle (Ben Johnson blazed to a record 9.83 100 meters in the World Track and Field Championships in Rome.), Dashing Debut Bt The Vols (Tennessee's late field goal stunned favored Iowa 23-22 in the Kickoff Classic game in New Jersey.), Toronto's Big Brass Bell (Slugger George Bell of the Blue Jays rubs some people the wrong way, but he always wields an eloquent bat.), Dale Turns 'Em Pale (Dale Earnhardt, this year's NASCAR champion, isn't shy about banging fenderw with his top opponents.), Preparing a Big Move (Butch Reynolds may be the one at last to break the 400-meter record that Lee Evans set 19 years ago.), Everything Under The Sun (A photo essay bares the zestful Southern California scene in all of its shining, watery, sandy, bikinied, muscle-bound sporting glory.), (One amazed Bostonian discovers a wonderland of skateboard wizards and Zen tennis participants.) |
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| September 9 |
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Pro Football '87: The Chase is On (The Giants, who may be better than in '86, will be tough to catch.), Trapped By The Past (The Cowboys and Raiders are aging - and declining - dynasties.), Brutal Face-Off (The current crop of centers and noseguards is the best ever.), Eleven is a Big Fat Crowd (Sorry, Dr. Z, the game doesn't need all those no-necks.), Monday On His Mind (Dan Dierdorf is well prepared for Monday Night Football.), Point After (The NFL would be better served without instant replay.) Scouting Reports - NFC East (NY hasn't gone soft.), Mark Bavaro has quietly become a giant among Giants.) NFC Central (Who's at quarterback?), (Motown's Jimmy Williams loves the sound of his own hits.) NFC West (The 49ers dig for linemen.), L.A.'s Dennis Harrah is no longer Mr. Never Callitanight.) AFC East (The title fight is on Dec. 28.), (The Pats' Stanley Morgan has made a splashy comeback.) AFC Central (Can Cleveland tough it out?), (The Steeler's Mark Malone took a lot of shots in '86.) AFC West (Seattle has fixed its flaw.), (The Kansas City secondary is second to none.) |
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| September 14 |
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Jackie Joyner-Kersee |
Contents - On Top Of The Worlds (Jackie Joyner-Kersee won the heptathlon and long jump at the Track and Field World Championships in Rome). The Bear Bit The Badger (The Soviets routed Badger Bob Johnson's Team USA and helped eliminate it from hockey's Canada Cup), A Bull's Eye For A New Archer (Mike Archer, the youngest major college coach, was a hit in his debut as LSU made Texas A & M quiver), Heading for A Photo Finish (The Twins, A's, Angel's and Royals all have a shot in a four-team race for the American League West title), Septembers To Remember (As the pennant chases heat up,we revisit Bobby Thompson, Duster Mails and other heroes of autumn), This Is No Joyride (The Tevis Cup, a 100-mile cross-country horse race in the Sierra Nevada, is literally a cliff-hanger), Gene Upshaw (The former lineman for the Raiders is now leading the NFL players union into battle with the owners) Departments - Letters, Scorecard, College Football, Tennis, Inside Baseball, Television, For The Record, Point After |
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| September 21 |
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Take That! (Terry Pendleton's ninth-inning homer in Game 1 set the tone as the Cardinals took two of three from the Mets.), (The Giants won a pair from the Reds to all but sew up their first National League West title in 16 seasons.), NFL '87: The Season Begins (Quarterback John Elway gave a smash opening-day performance as Denver shocked AFC rival Seattle 40-17.), The Bears, with Mike Tomczak passing for two TDs and running for another, defeated the Giants 34-19.), Look Who's On Top (Ivan Lendl needed nearly five hours to beat Mats Wilander and wih his third consecutive U.S. Open title,), (In a reprise of their Wimbledon match, Martina Navratilova defeated Steffi Graf to win her fourth crown,), Big Red and the Tide (UCLA succeeded in ambushing Nebraska's vaunted ground game but then was headed off with the pass.), (There were sighs of relief after Alabama beat Penn State 24-13 in its first big game under new coach Bill Curry.), Jock Lit (Sport books, formerly the scrubs of the literary world, have suddenly become best-selling superstars.) |
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| September 28 |
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Tough as Nails (The Cleveland Browns defense performed as if driven in a 34-10 hammering of the archrival Pittsburgh Steelers.), The Bucs Don't Stop Here (By beating the three National League East contenders, the Pirates may have provided a sneak preview of 1988.), Pouring On The Orange Crush (Clemson defeated Georgia, the toughest opponent on its schedule and put itself in position for a juicy bowl bid.), 'Let The World Know I'm O.K. (Despite dire reports, Marvin Hagler says he has not let his life go to pieces since losing to Sugar Ray Leonard.), A Breed Apart (Even NFL cornerbacks of the best pedigree hate when Jerry Rice of the San Francisco 49ers makes his moves.), Lady In a Fast Lane (Beauty queen / flight attendant Leila Wagner is now doing her winning on the professional bowling circuit.), No. 1 In His Field (A decade of brilliance has earned the Cards' Ozzie Smith a place among the best shortstops who ever played.) |
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| October 5 |
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The Races In The East (Toronto took three of four from Detroit in Part 1 of a two-weekend American League East showdown.), (Montreal, tabbed last spring for the National League East cellar, is another won't-quit Canadian club.), Fit To Be Tied in the SEC (Auburn met Tennessee and LSU took on Ohio State. Amazingly, no team won or lost.), The NFL Strike (Tempers flared as the players struck and the owners readied plans to supplant no ball with scab ball.), (The players' walkout had the Cowboys, like members of other teams, checking their wallets and consciences.), Still On The Outside (In 1971 Dave Meggyesy took on the NFL in a scathing book. Now as a union man his struggle continues.), A Cup For The Old World (Europe's Ryder Cuppers came a-calling and walloped the U.S. to win for the first time on American soil.), The Fiesta In The Town of Ghosts (A ritual fistfight high in the Bolivian Andes reveals a profoiund but simple truth about man's nature and boxing.) |
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| October 12 |
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Contents 0 Out! (That's what the Blue Jays were after the Tigers tagged them three times to win the AL East championship.), Benito Finito at 34 Games (San Diego Padre rookie catcher Benito Santiago's record hitting streak ended, but not before a beaut of a bunt.), The 'Canes Were Very Able (Trailing Florida State by 16 points, Miami stormed back to win a state - and, maybe a national - title 26-25.), The NFL Strike (As scab ball started, neigher side in football's labor dispute found much to raise it's spirits.), It's Bottom-Line Time (The television networks are cutting costs in sports programming, and the quality has begun to deteriorate.), Like Father, Like Son (UCLA linebacker Ken Norton Jr. is as hard a hitter as was his father, the former heavyweight champion.), NHL Preview: Off and Hackin' (There's more to Philadelphia's Broad Street Bullies than meets the eye - including a whole bunch of tradition.), (With the Great One again doing great things, Edmonton should make it four out of the last five Stanley Cups.), (Winnipeg defenseman Jim Kyle is such a scrapper that not even a hearing impairment can bring him down.) Departments - Letters, Scorecard, College Football, For The Record, Point After |
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| November 2 |
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Contents - Sweet Music (Frank Viola pitched the Minnesota Twins to victory against the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 7 of the Series.), Welcome Home Guys - Maybe (Atop the NFC East because their strike replacements didn't lose, the real Redskins barely defeated the Jets.), In Your Face, Comrades! (In the first matchup between the U.S.S.R. and the NBA, the Milwaukee Bucks triumphed 127-100.), C'Mon, Tony, Lighten Up (Cornered by our intrepid reporter, Arkansas's star noseguard Tony Cherico agrees to say a few words.), This Bud's Not For You (Franchise frenzy sizzled on in the NFL as Jacksonville, Fla bid for - and lost - Bud Adam's Houston Oilers.), The Corner Man (Angelo Dundee may be fresh out of top fighters, but he's still keeping himself at the top of a tough business.) Departments - Letters; Scorecard; Gymnastics; College Football; Pro Football; Television; For The Record; Point After |
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| November 9 |
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Contents - Break Up The Colts! (After a blockbuster trade brought Eric Dickerson in from L.A., improved Indianapolis looked even tougher.), New Look in the Long Run (Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya and Priscilla Welch of Britain were fresh winners in the New York City marathon.), Notre Dame is Golden Again (The Irish have returned to the Top 10 with a bevy of strong backs and a coach who simply won't allow losing.), Fourth Title For Thomas (Thomas Hearns stopped Juan Roldan to gain a niche in ring history all his own titles in four weight classes.), Staying Away in Flocks (In the view of most Canadians, their pro football league is strictly for the birds, a victim of poor management.), Pro Basketball 1978-88 (Finesse is taking a backseat to physicality.), (In the NBA, officials just let the players play.), (Some inside points and a devilish prediction.), Bull Michael Jordan is out of this world.) Departments - Letters, Scorecard, Golf, College Football, For The Record, Point After |
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| November 16 |
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The Not-So-Big Eight (Oklahoma and Nebraska achieved their lofty rankings at the espense of a conference that's a bad joke.), Edgy From Lack of Coffey (With stalwart defenseman Paul Coffey sidelined by a contract dispute, the Oilers are off to a so-so start.), Miracles of the Midway (Jim McMahon has come off the injury list to lead the 7-1 Chicago Bears to three come-from-behind wins.), The King at His New Court (After a 10-year absence from the NBA, Bill Russell hopes to bring his tradition of winning to Sacramento.), Growing Up Fast (Hopes were high for Florida's Emmitt Smith and Ohio State's Carlos Snow. One has shone, the other hasn't.), Fighting is in His Blood (IBF junior middleweight champ Matthew Hilton has earned the acclaim his rough-and-tumble dad never had.), Forecast For Disaster (Man-made pollutants are producing changes in the climate of the earth that could prove to be catastrophic.) |
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| November 30 |
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"Oklahoma O.K. - The Sooners Wrap Up Nebraska - And The No. 1 Ranking" |
Contents - Boom And Doom (Oklahoma arrived in Lincoln an underdog but beat Nebraska 17-7 and became the undisputed No. 1 team), (For the 3rd time in 31 years The Game was for The Title, and Harvard beat Yale for the Ivy League crown), (USC rocked UCLA 17-13 to win a share of the PAC-10 title and get a pass to Pasadena on New Year's Day); Classic Fit For An Old Shoe (In the $3 million Breeder's Cup Classic, Bill Shoemaker hustled Ferdinand to a sizzling win over Alysheba); Season For No Reason (The late, unlamented NFL players' strike has made this year in professional football a most forgettable one); A Time For Heeling (North Carolina overcame tragedy, turmoil and the No. 1 Syracuse Orangemen 96-93 in the Tip-Off Classic); Now You See Him (The Chicago Bulls Scottie Pippen has leaped from obscurity to become one of the NBA's leading rookies); Whistling A New Tune (After six seasons as a designated hockey coach, Paul Stewart is the last guy you would expect to be an NHL ref); Bursting From The Shadows (With his prodigious record in the 100, Ben Johnson established himself as the fastest human in history) Departments - Letters; Scorecard; College Football; Boxing; Tennis; For The Record; Point After |
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| December 7 |
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Hey, It's Heavenly (The Saints beat the Steelers to finally have a winning season), A Stange New Tennis Racket (Ivan Lendl wins the gimmicky Stakes Match where second place gets no money), Sailing Back to the Future (The America's Cup may be different now that New Zealand has won in the courtroom), You're Barely Better in '87 (Notre Dame loses to Miami but not by as much), Those Low-Flying Flyers (Philadelphia is not living up to expectations), Battliln' Buccaneer (Steve DeBerg is quarterback for Tampa Bay), Duel of Two Minds (World Chess Championship between Gary Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov), Pex Sell Tix (Arnold Schwarzenegger is out in The Running Man) |
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| December 14 |
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Bo Jackson |
Contents - Raising The Roof (With 40,000 basketball fans in the Hoosier Dome for a doozy of a double-dip, Kentucky had the most fun), The Penguins Are Percolating (A blockbuster trade for star defenseman Paul Coffey has playoff dreams abrewing in long-deprived Pittsburgh), Atop The Pacific Rim (By running up a nine-game winning streak, the surprising Trail Blazers moved past the Lakers - fon now), Which Way Will You Go, Bo (After a promising rookie baseball season and a spectacular NFL debut, Bo Jackson has shown he can do it), The Best Money Can Buy (Some top baseball talent is on the block, but offers for free agents' services will likely be slow in coming), Woes Of The Wunderkind (For Boris Becker, 20 but aging fast, the Masters turned out to be another disappointment in a difficult year), A Touch Of Class (Nobody did it better than Don McPherson, the soul of undefeated Syracuse, who deserved the Heisman), Tuning Up For Tyson (Heavyweight-to-be Evander Holyfield paused in his new-wave training to quickly KO Dwight Qawi), What Goes Up Comes Down (The NFL strike launched Joe DeForest's football career anew. Now he is back on the pad at Cape Canaveral), Starting Over (Denny McLain, the last pitcher to win 30 games or more, is out of prison and attempting to build a fresh life) Departments - Letters, Scorecard, Pro Basketball, Golf, College Basketball, For The Record, Point After |
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| December 28 |
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Contents - Of Heroes and Hellions (In a year of no off-seasons, sports gave us co-boors John McEnroe and Bob Knight, the gracious Doctor, Julius Erving, the grateful Steffi Graf and fans of new assertiveness) Departments - Letters, Scorecard, For The Record, Point After |
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