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To the victor of the crucial game between LSU and Alabama goes a lock on a conference championship and a clear shot at the national title. Roy Blount Jr. observes.

Leaping for joy in a cheerless land is Olympic hurdle champion John Akii-Bua. An account of an extraordinary visit to Uganda's hero by fellow Olympian Kenny Moore.

The new showplaces of the sports world are snow-places. An early-season look at ski areas all across the country, particularly a high-flying Utah resort called Snowbird.