November 05, 1979 | Volume 51, Issue 19

The 1970s have been the decade of exotic sports. Cascading at us were a number of unique pastimes—hang gliding, parakiting, windsurfing and orienteering, among others. But what makes these sports...

A little over a year ago my wife, Anne, and daughter, Louisa, gave me a bicycle for my 49th birthday, and almost immediately it began to change my life. Now I have two bikes, normal blood pressure...

4—Evelyn Floret30, 31—Heinz Kluetmeier32—Manny Millan33—Heinz Kluetmeier (left), John Iacono34, 35—Tony Triolo (2), Heinz Kluetmeier (right)38—Manny Millan39—Tony Triolo40—Manny Millan54—Randall...

PERCY NICHOLSMIAMIPercy, 17, a middle guard, blocked a punt with 15 seconds left and returned it for a TD to give American High a 13-6 win over Norland and its very first victory after 32 straight...

PRO BASKETBALL—Thanks largely to the clutch play of Kermit Washington, Portland won three games by a total of five points and remained unbeaten. In a 90-88 victory over Kansas City, Washington...

BEST TEAMSir:I would like to congratulate the Pittsburgh Pirates on their sensational comeback victory over the Orioles, and I also would like to congratulate you for looking into your crystal...

They come piling off the ferry at Vineyard Haven: Portuguese-Americans, Yankee Brahmins, teachers, businessmen, lawyers and high school kids in their Red Sox batting helmets. They return to...

Periodically, sociologists complain that we are becoming a nation of watchers instead of doers. "Spectator sports are undermining our society," they say. Wrong. As I and, I'd guess, most any other...

A DEVIL OF A TIME

•Reggie Theus, one of three Chicago Bull guards—the others are Ricky Sobers and Sam Smith—from Nevada-Las Vegas: "If we get one more player from Nevada-Las Vegas, the NBA will put us on probation."

"When in doubt, punt" was Knute Rockne's enduring credo for football, and life. Rock has a staunch advocate in Rick Telander, a former Northwestern defensive back and kicker, who has sifted the...

Lordy be, Tackle Hosea Taylor kept Houston unbeaten and, as important, untied by knocking down Arkansas' last-second field-goal attempt

Special Contributor Bil Gilbert was in New York last week to pick up his third consecutive Penney-Missouri Magazine Award, first prize in the Contemporary Living category for his article "Journey...

Three Americans, one a woman, journeyed to the Highlands to try some ancient Scottish tests of manhood. They rocked the Scots with truly hefty attainments

It was a case of taking off in clover and landing in barley, but that didn't diminish the thrill of it one iota. In August 1978 three businessmen from New Mexico flew a helium balloon from a...

That was John Mackovic's message when he took over at hapless Wake Forest, which, after a string of miraculous victories, is sneaking up on the ACC title

OFFENSE: Marc Wilson, Brigham Young's senior quarterback, tied an NCAA record by passing for more than 300 yards for the fourth game in a row. He threw for 366 yards (21 of 45) as the Cougars beat...

The four ex-WHA teams have not been pushovers for their new NHL brethren

By defending his super bantamweight championship for the 10th straight time with his 10th straight knockout, Wilfredo Gomez gave a lift to the sport's lower classes

Everything's gone wrong in Cincinnati, and Paul Brown is getting all the blame