May 07, 1979 | Volume 50, Issue 19

THOSE WORRISOME HELMETS

•Bill Walton, on where he might play if he becomes an NBA free agent: "Right now, I've eliminated Teheran and Three Mile Island."

A Cuban delegation of world-class track athletes is coming to the U.S. for the first time. Pat Putnam reports on the meet at UCLA in which Alberto Juantorena, Silvio Leonard and Alejandro Casañas...

It is a drizzly night in the Los Angeles Coliseum, months before the pro football camps will open. Except for a security guard or two, the 71,414 seats are empty. But the lights are on, and down...

In seeking to increase his stamina, Fred Lynn also has strengthened his stroke

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KEN SINGLETON: The Orioles' rightfielder hit .500, with eight runs batted in, six runs scored, four homers, two doubles and one game-winning RBI. In six of Baltimore's seven games, he rapped out...

The East's Spectacular Bid, complete with flamboyant trainer and embattled jockey, and the West's Flying Paster, of a quieter camp, finally meet in the Derby

Penn State's Lady Lions and California's coachless Bears won collegiate titles

In the unusual role of a relay anchor, No. 1 hurdler Renaldo Nehemiah makes Penn Relays '79 one to remember

PRO BASKETBALL—Philadelphia refused to quit in its quarterfinal series with San Antonio. Facing elimination and trailing by 13 points in the fourth quarter, the 76ers rallied to win 92-90 on a...

42—Courtesy Paramount Pictures47—Richard Mackson50—Jerry Cooke53—Richard Mackson54—Buck Miller59—James Drake66, 67—Merchants Photo Service, courtesy Byron Nelson, Gabriel Benzur-Life (2), AP (3),...

CHIP McCAINHOUSTONMcCain, 20, led the University of Texas to the AAU Collegiate Power Lifting Championships in Pensacola, Fla., setting three collegiate records in the 220-pound division—for...

BOSTON MARATHONERSSir:I appreciated your article on the Boston Marathon (Downhill Racer, April 23). It is indeed the most prestigious footrace in America today, and your coverage of Bill Rodgers'...