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| January 11 |
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"How Sweet It Is - Miami Whips Oklahoma for the National Championship" |
Raising 'Canes (Orange Bowl), Top Cats Who Are Tough Cats (Fiesta Bowl), The NFL Playoffs, Mellow Time for a Miracle Man (Herb Brooks), Now Barkley Owns the Bowl (Charles Barkley), Final Run for Glory (Hialeah), Darth With a Heart (LSU's Jose Vargas), The Puck Stops Here (Grant Fuhr) |
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| January 25 |
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View John Elway Cover |
NFL Playoffs, Big Ben Strikes Twice (Sprinter Ben Johnson), Scoring in Highest Style (Hersey Hawkins), This New Flame is Fiery Hot (Joe Nieuwendyk), Broadcast News (TV sports), La Bomba's a Real Blast (Skier Alberto Tomba), Bullish on the Bears (College hockey in maine), Fat is Lean and Tough (NBA player Fat Lever), Frank Deford Goes Bowling |
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| January 27 |
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"1988 Winter Olympics - Special Preview issue" |
320 page issue devoted to the upcoming Olympics |
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| February 1 |
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View Mike Tyson Cover |
The End of the Trail (Mike Tyson beats Larry Holmes), It Turned Out Schuss Fine (World Cup Skiing survives freakish weather), Disaster in the Desert (Paris-to-Dakar rally leaves six dead and several other serious injuries), Freshman at Work (Temple's shooting guard Mark Macon), Super Bowl Preview: Dr. Z makes his pick, Redskins QB Doug Williams, Denver's Mark Haynes, San Diego didn't need a Super Bowl when Sid Gillman was there |
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| February 29 |
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Brian Boitano |
THE WINTER OLYMPICS |
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| March 7 |
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View Kirk Gibson Cover |
Contents - The Boys of Spring (After two catastrophic seasons, the Los Angeles Dodgers have contracted pennant fever in Vero Beach.), Got To Do Some Coachin' (Nolan Richardson of the University of Arkansas has seen a career full of triumph nearly toppled by tragedy.) The Winter Olympics - To Witt, The Victory (Katarina Witt's Carmen was one golden figure.), Master of the Mountain (Italy's Alberto Tomba won twice.), The Mettle to Medal (Speed skater Bonnie Blair got a gold and a bronze.), Slippin' and Slidin' (Sledder Brent Rushlaw just missed a medal.), NHL, Here We Come (The Soviets, golden again, may now go pro.), No Gold For ABC (The network got a 4.8 for Olympic coverage.), The Flying Finn (Matti Nykanen streaked down the run and soared into history.) Departments - Letters, Scorecard, Golf, College Basketball, For The Record, Point After |
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| March 14 |
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"The Lady is an Ump" Pam Postema |
The Inside lane (Pittsburgh with Jerome Lane beats Syracuse), Waiting For the Call (Woman umpire Pam Postema), Big Run for a Little Colt (Brian's Time), Is It Twilight Time (Are Eddie Murray and Jim Rice still worth it), The Eagle Has Landed (Ski jumper Eddie Edwards), A Division of Powers (NBA Central Division), How Low Can You Get (Wrestler John Smith), The $126 Million Fumble (Patriot owners Billy Sullilvan and his son), Forest Service Follies (Problems with Alaska's forests) |
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| April 11 |
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Danny Manning |
Stunner By The Jayhawks (Kansas wins NCAA title), Call Him Irreplaceable (UCLA coaching job is open again), In Because He keeps Them Out (Devil's goaltender Sean Burke), Yanked About By The Boss (George Steinbrenner vs. Dave Winfield), Lady Tiger Tamers (Louisiana Tech winns NCAA), Tie Goes to the Winner (Davis Cup), APB For A Champion (PGA), Manchild in the NBA (Darryl Dawkins) |
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| April 18 |
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L.A. Lakers |
Masterful (Sandy Lyle wins the Masters), The Heartbreak Kids (NHL Playoffs), Color Her a Winner (Winning Colors runs toward the Kentucky Derby), A Threat Unveiled (Cincinnati Reds and their manager), The Dread R Word (Can the Lakers repeat), Three For The Money (Drag Racing's Kenny Bernstein) |
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| April 25 |
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Contents - A Staff With Stuff (Superb pitching has put the Cleveland Indians atop the American League East, exactly as we (sort of) told you); No Gain, Just Pain (As a longtime Bruins fan ruefully relates, Boston has lost 18 playoffs in a row to the Montreal Canadians); Bad Time For Wild Horses (Incidents of gross neglect and even starvation have brought an American dilemma back into the news); Time To Get Serious (Consistency may be all Aundray Bruce, the top NFL draft pick needs to become another Lawrence Taylor); Dr. Z: Offense Is In (SI's resident expert predicts who will be picked when and by whom in Round 1 of the pro football draft); Ali And His Entourage (The champ and his followers were the greatest show on earth, and then the show ended. But life has gone on); Not A Passing Fancy (Utah's surprising John Stockton is the NBA's assist leader, and he can score and play plenty of solid D); Oh, Give Me A Phone (Wherever he roams, Jack Van Berg, winningest trainer in horse racing is a long-distance operator) Departments - Letters; Scorecard; Inside Baseball; Marathon; Television; For The Record; Point After |
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| May 2 |
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Billy Ripken |
For The Birds (Baltimore's 0-18 streak), Winging Into History (Human powered flight), Here's That Man Again (Wayne Gretzky), Best of the Bosses (Ranking of baseball's skippers), Talk About Net Gains (Gabriela Sabatini), Black, White and Gray (Dennis Rodman), Dark Walls, Cold Fear (The Great X cave in Wyoming) |
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| May 9 |
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Pete Rose |
30 Days (Pete Rose suspended), This Devil Did it (NHL), Boy Wonder (High School baseball star Jon Peters), Hot Time in the Wild West (NBA playoffs), Heroic and Herculean (weightlifting), Well Worth a Wait (Olympic marathon trials), The Look of a Winner (NHL), Rick's Got Some Tricks (PBA rookie Rick Steelsmith), The Thrift Shop (Pittsburgh Pirates), Another View from the Top (Gene Klein) |
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| May 23 |
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Look Who's Looking Up (Mark Eaton and the Jazz have taken a lead over Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and the Lakers), Devilish Feat By The Bruins (Boston has made it to the Stanley Cup finals for the first time in a decade with a win over New Jersey), A Runner Runs Home (Zola Budd has left Great Britain and returned to her native South Africa amidst controversy), Versed In Adversity (Could the Seattle Mariners hapless start in the American League West this year be a case of poetic justice?), Orient Express (The team from China soared past everyone else in the McDonald's diving meet in Florida), In The Comfort Aone (Mats Wilander is happy being almost the top tennis player alive. The question is, will he take the next step?), Taking Her Sweet Time (Gwen Torrence, a perennial late starter, came to be a sprinter reluctantly; now she's easing toward Seoul), The Valley Boys (Little Martin's Ferry, Ohio and it's sister villages have turned out a generation of superior, big-time athletes) |
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| June 6 |
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"You're Fired - Are Managers and Coaches Getting a Raw Deal" |
Contents - 500 Miles To Go (Rick Mears won the Indianapolis 500 by steering clear of the trouble that did in so many other drivers); New King Of The Hill (CBS outbid NBC - by a lot - to win the U.S. broadcast rights to the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville); NBA Playoffs (The Pistons were a force against the Celtics * Dallas displayed fortitude in tying the Lakers); From Blackout To Shutout (Edmonton swept Boston to win its fourth Stanlsy Cup and close the book on a most bizarre playoff season); Another One Bites The Dust (San Diego Padres manager Larry Bowa became the latest victim of professional sports' win-at-all-costs mania); Oars And Old Ivy (Each year Harvard and Yale athletes bivouac to prepare for America's most enduring college event); Fireball Express (That's Boston's Roger Clemens, whose overpowering fastball is making him a good bet for Cooperstown); Max (After more than five decades, the Clown Prince of Baseball, Max Patkin, leaves 'em laughing wherever he goes) Departments - Letters; Scorecard; Golf; Inside Baseball; Track & Field; For The Record; Point After |
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| June 13 |
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Mike Tyson and Robin Givens |
Survival of the Fittest (Lakers beat Dallas while Boston loses to Detroit), The Dinger Takes a Dive (10 reasons why home run totals have dropped this year), Mats Mania It Wasn't (The French Open), Who Owns the King? (Seeking control of Mike Tyson), My, How She Did Run On (Ingrid Kristiansed wins L'eggs Mini Marathon), Cup Outlook: No Sail (Decisions for the America's Cup), Courting a Big Red (Soviet basketball star Arvydas Sabonis), The Missing Links (More golfers and less good courses) |
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| June 20 |
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"Michael Spinks - Don't Count Me Out" |
Contents - Still Up For Grabs (After the Detroit Pistons won Game 1, the L.A. Lakers came back to take a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals); An Iran You Can Root For (With his KO of WBC middleweight champ Thomas Hearns, Iran Barkley is an underdog no more); Braving The Depths (After years of bad management, the Atlanta Braves have hit rock bottom - or at least they hope they have); Like Father, Like Son (Risen Star won the Belmont in dazzling style, just as his celebrated father, Secretariat, did 15 years ago); Two For The Books (Studious Stanford beat Arizona State to win the College World Series for the second consecutive season); Beware The Bug's Bite (Lyme Disease, an ailment borne by a tiny tick, is reaching epidemic proportions in some parts of the U.S.); Some Say No Leica (Astro lefty Bob Knepper has a decidely controversial focus on the world, but his pitching this year is on target); A Guy Who's Open-Minded (Beating Tom Watson to win the U.S. Open title of '87 didn't alter Scott Simpson's even ways or questing mind); "Just Pray For Me, Baby" (Michael Spinks will rely on more than just his strength and his cunning as he goes for Mike Tyson's crown) <>Departments - Letters; Scorecard; Inside Baseball; Rowing; For The Record; Point After |
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| June 27 |
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Strange Finish (Strange beats Faldo in the U.S. Open), Tackling a Tough Task (The NBA Finals are now even), The Winning Formula (The Detroit Grand Priz), A High Old Time (The Indians beat the Yankees as the American League race takes off), The Big Showdown (Mike Tyson and Mike Spinks will finally fight), Those Thugs Again (The European Soccer championship), The Comeback Kid (Little League star Aron Garcia) |
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| July 4 |
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Mike Tyson and Michael Spinks |
And Still Champion (Tyson beats Spinks), The Latest on Seoul (Discussion on safety of), Mighty Minny Recovery (Minnesota Twins catching up), Spiking It To Them (U.S. Mens Volleyball team), Baseball is in His Blood (Catcher Bob Boone), Past, Present and Future (Lakers are champion but the Pistons are next), Mr. Mint (Alan Rosen, the King of Cards) |
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| July 25 |
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Florence Griffith Joyner |
Getup and Go (Florence Griffith Joyner at the Olympic Trials), Bye to Dodger Blues (Kirk Gibson and other new additions to the L.A. Dodgers), Mano A Mano on the Links (British Open), A Big Brawl For All (Olympic Box-Off in Las Vegas), Was Justice Paralyzed? (Linebacker Marc Buoniconti), The Russians are humming (The Soviets begin to like baseball), Davey's Little Surfer Girl (Surfer Andrea Johnson, daughter of the N.Y. Mets skipper), Old Men and the Discus |
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| August 8 |
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"Beer - How It Influences The Games We Play and Watch" |
Armed Forces (Mets play the Pirates), And the Beat Goes On (Red Sox are 17-1 under Joe Morgan), Set To Take Charge (Rams QB Jim Everett), Rare Birds Sighted (Atlanta Hawks visit Russia), Low Tide at Alabama (College football problems), Rising Young Star (U.S. Junior Amateur Golf), Born To Be A Champion (Redskins Cornerback Barry Wilburn), Cat's Meow in Montreal (Andres Galarraga), Ready to Dazzle Again (Synchronized swimmer Tracie Ruiz-Conforto), Sports and Suds (The partnership between beer and sports) |
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| August 22 |
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"Great Move, Gretzky. Magic Johnson Welcomes Wayne Gretzky To Los Angeles" |
Contents - Woe, Canada (A nation wept as its hero, NHL star Wayne Gretzky, was traded from Edmonton to the Los Angeles Kings); Hanging Tough (Little Jeff Sluman avoided the snares of a punishing course in Oklahoma to win the PGA Championship); One Touchy Love Affair (The Cardinals made their debut in Phoenix, but the romance between fans and team is prickly); It's A Go At The Glen (NASCAR's thundering stock cars brought big crowds and close racing to a rejuvenated Watkins Glen); Back To The Future (An innovative backstroker, David Berkoff, was a particular star at the sizzling U.S. Olympic Trials in Austin); Near-Perfect Pitch (The sweetest sounds are heard when Frank Viola, baseball's most prolific winner, takes the mound); In Woody's Shadow (New Ohio State football coach John Cooper will have to do more than win games, as Earle Bruce knows); Saratoga (For 125 years crowds have flocked to Saratoga in August for the waters, the social whirl and the track) Departments - Letters; Scorecard; Baseball; Inside Baseball; For The Record; Point After |
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| August 29 |
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Chasing the Dream (Butch Reynolds shattered Lee Evan's luminous 20-year-old world record in the 400 meters at Zurich.), It's the U.S.A. the Hoya Way (The Olympic basketball team, which has a very Georgetown look, fared well against teams from the NBA.), Flying Over Troubled Waters (Greg Louganis starred again at the Olympic diving trials, which were touched by controversy.), NFL '88 - Where Have all the Quarterbacks Gone?, Charles White: A visit to Hell, Bobby Beathard: The Game's Smartest Man, Bernie Kosar: The brainy Brown, AFC Scouting Report, Washday in the NFL, NFC Scouting Report, Jerome Brown: Cool under fire |
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| September 5 |
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"Florida - Home of the Best Talent and the Best Teams!!!" |
Contents - News Of The Week (Tyson vs. Green: Now the war at the store * Little League Series: Taiwan again * Norby Walters and Lloyd Bloom: Indicted * Dino Ciccarelli: North Star on ice * U.S. Amateur golf: Meeks wasn't mild); College Football 1988 - Florida (They're raising stars in the Sunshine State * The Seminoles' Bobby Bowden wins on the road); Men On The Run (A photo essay devoted to backs who are real movers and shakers); Gee, It's Great To Be A Badger (Don Davey is a genuine scholar-sthlete); Scouting Reports (A forecast of the Top 20 teams by Bruce Newman, and surveys of the major conferences and independents, and the lower divisions); A Little Bite Out Of The Big Apple (Wagner has the view and the perspective); The Man Called B.D. (When Brian Dowling had Yale under his spell) Departments - Letters; Scorecard; Inside Baseball; For The Record, Point After |
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| September 5 |
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"Florida - Home of the Best Talent and the Best Teams!!!" |
College Football 1988: Florida (Two articles, one on stars from Florida and the other on Bobby Bowden winning on the road), Men on the Run (Photo essay on backs), Gee, It's Good to be a Badger (Don Davey), Scouting Reports, A Little Bite Out of the Big Apple, The Man Called B.D. (When Brian Dowling was at Yale) |
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| September 12 |
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Jim McMahon |
Rampage (Bears beat the Dolphins), Earning Straight A's (Oakland leads the West), No More Rap or Rep (Miami beats preseason pic Florida State), The 1988 Olympics (Articles on how the U.S. Olympic committee must restructure, Hurdler Roger Kingdon and Javelin thrower Fatima Whitbread), Signs of the Times (The extent that tennis players are going to), A Dry and Thirsty Land (Wetlands suffering in the drought) |
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| September 14 |
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View Seoul '88 Cover |
All Out For Glory (Seoul promises the rarity of an almost boycott-free Summer Games.), A Teutonic Juggernaut (By excelling in sports, East Germans can enjoy many privileges.), A Better Deal This Time (Carl Lewis hopes to win more gold and shuck his image problems.), The Heart of Seoul (The gleaming host city celebrates the new and honors the old.), A Hero In His Native Land (Sohn Kee Chung won the marathon in '36 for a country not his own.), One Tough Zone Defense (The games played in Korea's tense DMZ are not just games.), Best Ever? The Bahamas! (A salute, with charts, to some golden countries, big and small.) Archery - Denise Parker, 14, will win hearts if not medals, Basketball - The U.S. seeks revenge for a galling 1972 loss, Oscar Schmidt is Brazil's American-slayer, Boxing - Paratrooper Anthony Hembrick goes to fistic war, Canoeing - Greg Barton bids for a historic kayaking gold, Cycling - Jeannie Longo keeps rubbing rivals the wrong way, Diving - The U.S, and China will engage in aerial combat, A meet-by-meet look at Greg Louganis's dominance of his sport Equestrian - Welcome, horses, to a land of few orses, Fencing - West German coach Emil Bock turns out the best, Field Hockey - Four stickhandlers give the Netherlands the edge, Gymnastics - Soviet Dmitri Bilozerchev is a daredevil who dared, Handball - Eastern Europeans have this sport well in hand, Judo - U.S. star Mike Swain is a made-in-Japan model, Modern Pentathlon - Hungary and the U.S.S.R. wage a war of nerves, Rowing - A Finn and his West German foe knock sculls, Shooting - The Running Boar event heads for extinction, Soccer - Italy's pro teams cover Roberto Cravero, Swimming - Contenders from all over will churn Seoul's waters, The 50-meter freestyle is short, sweet and very fast, The two best individual medleyists will stroke it out, The diminutive Janet Evans stands above the crowds, Synchronized Swimming - Hold your breath for a Canada-U.S. duel, Table Tennis - Jiang Jialiang is China's brightest sports star, Tennis - Professionals play this time for medals only, Track and Field - Three U.S. women defy the Eastern Europeans, Milestones are near and performance limits few, Florence Griffith Joyner is difficult to catch, Soviet pole vaulter Sergei Bubka comes up roses, Volleyball - U.S. ace Steve Timmons gave up dunks for spikes, Water Polo - Rugged Yugoslavia should repeat its '84 triumph, Weightlifting - Turkey has a big winner in Naim Suleymanoglu, Wrestling - The Scherr brothers could share Olympic medals, Yachting - The U.S. sails into Pusan with highest of hopes Who Will Win What (SI's Anita Verschoth picks the winners of all 730 Olympic medals.), Looking For the O-Word (Despite efforts to limit its use, the work "olympic" is everywhere.) |
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| September 19 |
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Steffi Graf |
The Grand Finale (U.S. Open), Game of Cat and Mouse (America's Cup action), Powder-Blue Bullies (UCLA beats nebraska), Off to the Races (Red Sox have a narrow lead in American League East), A Tale Tall as a Tree (Mike Tyson and his troubles outside of the ring), Better Late Than Never (49ers beat the Giants), Hit For a Loss (NFL players fail substance abuse tests) My Master, My Son (Author writes about his son the chess prodigy) |
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| September |
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Superfrosh Billy Owens |
Contents - College Basketball '88-89 - The Class Of '92 (This could be the finest crop of freshmen the game has ever seen), Head Of The Class (Syracuse's Billy Owens is the most gifted of the new arrivals), Dating Game (Matchmakers work out the schedules with cunning and care), King Reigns (Stacey King, a regal 6' 10" center, is the Sooners' main man), Passing Fancy (Purists say the prettiest basketball picture of all is a perfect pass), All-Everything (By BYU's staid norms, Michael Smith is a wild and semicrazy guy), Opening Tips (Ratings and datings, weights and slates, knees and media freeze), On The Spot (New Hampshire coach Gerry Friel has been told to stop losing), The Old Soft Shoe (Super sneaker salesman Sonny Vaccaro is a power in the game), Passing On A Passion (A dad shares his love for hoops with his daughter the freshman) Scouting Reports - The Top 40, Conferences, Small Colleges, Women |
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| September 26 |
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Dwight Evans |
Contents - Yankees, Go Home (The Boston Red Sox sent the New York Yankees packing and took control of the American League East race); A Showdown La-La Style (In the triennial tussle for bragging rights in metropolitan Los Angeles, the Rams finally beat the Raiders); Ho, Ho, He's A Hero (Diminutive Reggie Ho's six field goals and a "voodoo" routine have made him an unlikely Notre Dame star); Seoul '88 - The Spirit Flames Anew (The Seoul Olympics began with a glorious spectacle in the stadium and mostly serenity outside it); Ring Foul-Up By The U.S. (One boxer, Anthony Hembrick, missed his bus - and bout - and another, Kelcie Banks, took it on the chin); Her Golden Moment (Janet Evans won the 400 individual medley by more than a body length to get the first U.S. gold in Seoul); The Mourning Anchor (Bryant Gumbel, NBC's Olympic host, is alone at the top of his game - alone with memories of his father) Departments - Letters; Scorecard; Hockey; Horse Racing; Inside Baseball; College Football; For The Record; Point After |
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| October 3 |
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"Special Report BUSTED - When and where Ben Johnson of Canada took Steroids...and how drugs cost him his Gold Medal in the 100" |
Contents - Seoul '88 - Track And Field (Ben Johnson burst to victory in the 100 meters but flunked his most important test * Jackie Joyner-Kersee set a heptathlon record * Florence Griffith Joyner nailed the women's 100 * Edwin Moses came up short in the 400 hurdles * Kingdom reigned - and other golden moments); A Sad Day In Seoul (Koreans shamefully attacked a boxing referee); Swimming And Diving (The Olympic diary of an American champion * Kristin Otto got one gold medal after another * Little Janet Evans was jubiliant in triumph * Greg Louganis won the springboard - once more); Taking It All In (A close-up look at a lot of the other action in Seoul); The Last Medal (For charisma, Mark Todd couldn't be beaten); All Out Of Options (USC had the quarterback to beat Oklahoma); Peach State Lemons (Is it any wonder Atlanta sports fans are sour?); The Big Show (A preview of baseball's divisional playoffs) Departments - Letters; Scorecard; College Football; For The Record; Point After |
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| October 17 |
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Jose Canseco |
The Baseball Playoffs, Piling Up The Wins (Cincinnati Bengals start off 6-0), So Near, So Far (Soviet hockey and basketball players trying to sign with U.S. teams), Quiet Cowboy Ridin' High (Oklahoma State halfback Barry Sanders), Tennis Is Chemistry (Michael Chang), Sports Behind the Walls (Athletics in prison) |
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| October 24 |
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View Tony Rice Cover |
Pluck of the Irish (Notre Dame edges Miami), A Big Blast in L.A. (Dodgers have a 2-0 lead after Kirk Gibson's Home Run), As Blue as the Grass (Kentucky basketball program problems), The Great Debate (Which Redskins quarterback?), The Gloves are Off (Mike Tyson's next fight is against..Robin Givens), Let's Hear It For The Girl (Filly Personal Ensign), The Nightmare of Steroids (South Carolina lineman Tommy Chaikin) |
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| October 31 |
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"The New Mr. October - Orel Hershiser" |
Contents - What A Downer (Why have so many NFL quarterbacks been knocked out of action so far this season? Dr. Z has a theory); Destiny's Boys (The Los Angeles Dodgers miraculously beat the Oakland Athletics four games to only one in the World Series); A King In Edmonton (Wayne Gretzky, now with the Los Angeles Kings, returned to his old city and was cheered boisterously); They Reign in Spain (The Boston Celtics beat two international opponents to get the title in the McDonald's Open in Madrid); Nothing But Lumps (For Donny Lalonde of Canada, who will fight Sugar Ray Leonard in Las Vegas, live has hardly been sweet); Winnersville U.S.A. (When it comes to high school football teams, the Valdosta (GA) Wildcats are as good as they get) Departments - Letters; Scorecard; College Football; Television; For The Record; Point After |
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| November 7 |
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View Karl Malone Cover |
Bernie's Back (Bernie Kosar is healthy), Take That Amigo (Julio Cesay Chavez beats Jose Luis Ramirez), All The King's Man (Mike Tyson and Don King), A Very Major Win (West Virginia beats Penn State) Pro Basketball 1988-89 Seven articles |
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| November 14 |
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"Under Fire" Tom Landry and Chuck Noll |
Dark Victory (Breeders' Cup), Will They Ever Win Again (Tom Landry and Chuck Noll), Standing Ever So Tall (Doug Flutie), A Champion Takes a Fall (NCAA champ Kansas hit with penalties), The Battle To Be Top Gun ((UCLA meets USA), Fighting A Decision (Boxer Roy Jones), Hoss Says Howdy (Cotton Bowl salesman Jim (Hoss) Brock), A Wild and Crazy Guy (Fred Smerlas) |
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| November 21 |
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Hold It (New Orleans Saints grab lead in NFC West), Vice Into Virtue (Actor Don Johnson wins powerboat race), Now 10 and Uh-Oh (Arkansas is good but unloved), How Sweet It Was (Sugar Ray Leonard beats Donny Lalonde), Where Orel Got Hit (U.S. Big Leaguers play Japan All-Stars), Something Rich and Strange (Golf with Curtis Strange), Full Speed Ahead (Seahawk guard Bryan Millard), His Time is Money (Car owner Roger Penske), Mr. Inside & Mr. Outside (Doc Blanchard and Glenn Davis) |
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| November 30 |
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View Billy Owens Cover |
College Basketball Preview Issue - The Class of '92 (This could be the finest crop of freshmen that the game has ever seen), Head of the Class (Syracuse's Billy Owens), Dating Game (Matchmakers work out schedules with cunning and care), King Reigns (Stacey King of the Oklahoma Sooners), Passing Fancy (Purists say that the prettiest basketball picture of all is a perfect pass), All-Everything (Michael Smith of BYU), Opening Tips (Ratings and datings, etc.), On The Spot (New Hampshire coach Gerry Friel), The Old Soft Shoe (Super sneaker salesman Sonny Vaccaro), Passing on a Passion (A dad shares his love for hoops with his daughter the freshman), Scouting Reports |
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| December 12 |
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View Charles Barkley Cover |
Contents - On A Mission (Charles Barkley and the Philadelphia 76ers are out to prove that they belong among the elite of the NBA.), A Trio At The Top (The Los Angeles Raiders defeated the Denver Broncos to create congestion in the mild, mild AFC West.), High On The Heels (At the new basketball Tournament of Champions, beleagured North Carolina rose to the occassion.), A Golden Opportunity (In a stunner, NBC won the rights to the '92 Summer Games for a record sum of $401 million.), Big Hand for a Quiet Man (Though he was in Japan, Heisman hoopla got to Barry Sanders, the bashfull winner from Oklahoma State.), One Eck of a Guy (With an assist from his wife, Dennis Eckersley. the Oakland A's ace reliever, beat a drinking problem.), Into The Limelight (After working in obscurity for many years, coach Dick Tarrant has put Richmond on the basketball map.), Little Big Linebacker (Sam Mills, the New Orleans Saints' 5'9" fireplug, specializes in cutting rival players down to size. ), Transactions (Every day newspapers list those whose roles in sports are changing. Here are five of the personal stories behind last weeks agate type.) |
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| December 19 |
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"Sportsman Of The Year - Oral Hershiser" |
Contents - Ride 'Em, Cowboy! (Unshakeable Jim Sharp continued to ride 'em and ride 'em some more at the National Finals Rodeo); A Step Up (The surging San Francisco 49ers vaulted past the New Orleans Saints and right into the NFL playoffs); A Shootout In Tucson (When the UNLV faced Arizona in a battle of the West's best, the two coaches had their own scores to settle); And Here We Go Again (Remember when Rennie Stennet got rich? Well, the baseball meetings showed the crazy days are back); Turn Up The Heat, Please (By losing its first 16 games, the Miami Heat, one of the NBA's two expansion teams, set a record for futility); Sportsman Of The Year (For setting an imposing record and pitching L.A. to World Series victory, Orel Hershiser is the 1988 Sportsmen); (In a year of uncommon excellence, any of these athletes might have been our Sportsman or Sportswoman, given a Hershiser-less field); Fiesta Bowl, The Battle For No. 1 (Quarterback Major Harris leads West Virginia); (Michael Stonebreaker paces the Irish defense); Goodbye, Hello (The common crow is an uncommonly lovable bird, says the author, who knows these feathered friends intimately) Departments - Letters; Scorecard; College Basketball; Hockey; For The Record; Point After |
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| December 26 |
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Contents - Run And Gun (It wasn't the first 300-point college game, but Oklahoma did bury Loyola Marymount under a ton of points), Postseason's Greetings (While neither 1988 Super Bowl team had a winning record, 10 other clubs went merrily into the playoffs), A Whole New Ball Game (Two megabuck TV deals may change the face of baseball for good or not so good), Tired Of All That Jazz (Coach Frank Layden, who made a poor NBA team a good one, quit because the game ceased being fun), Pictures '88 (Savor these images of triumph (Olympian and otherwise) and trouble (martial, medical and more) in a remarkable year in sports), Sportsman Born And Bred (After pitching a ringer in the election, George Bush will bring to the White House a rich athletic heritage) Departments - Letters, Scorecard, College Basketball, Hockey, Pro Football, For The Record, Point After |
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