January 07, 1980 | Volume 52, Issue 1

Recovering this fumble helped the once humble Bucs beat the Eagles as underdogs prevailed in three of the four playoffs

Question: What do you do when your best runner, passer and catcher are out of action because of injuries?

In the past few weeks there have been moments in the huddle of the Los Angeles Rams when the inexperienced quarterback, Vince Ferragamo, has mumbled something or other and Dennis Harrah, the...

Two days before Pittsburgh routed the Miami Dolphins, Lynn Swann was asked why the Steelers always seem to perform so superbly in playoff games. "I just think this team has pressure ballplayers,"...

IV XIs with XIV in mind vie in the NFL's conference championship games. Paul Zimmerman reports whether Pittsburgh can subdue Houston for the AFC title and make it to Super Bowl XIV, while Joe...

Until recently Michael Brooks was overshadowed at La Salle by famed alumnus Tom Gola, but as he zeroes in on Gola's records he has built a rep of his own

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STEVE JOHNSON: Oregon State's 6'10½" junior center sank 34 of 43 field-goal attempts (he's shooting .782 for the season), scored 76 points and grabbed 19 rebounds as the Beavers took the Far West...

In case it slipped your mind during the Christmas rush, January will mark the 10th birthday of that four-inch foam friend of furniture, that rainy-day mother's helper, that awakener of athletic...

Title this "I Was a Sports Junkie for a Day," or "I Have Seen the Future of TV Sports and It Makes Me Giggle."

At trials held in Lake Placid, the top European and American teams hurtled to very impressive clockings—as long as their bobsleds remained in the groove

You can look it up: Mike DeCicco is Notre Dame's most successful coach

1. TOUCHDOWN PASS2. CHAMPIONSHIP BALL3. STRIKE THREE4. CLUTCH HITTER5. HOOP CRAZY6. PITCHERS' DUEL7. A PASS AND A PRAYER8. DUGOUT JINX9. FRESHMAN QUARTERBACK10. BACKBOARD FEVER11. FENCE BUSTERS12....

12-14—Heinz Kluetmeier15—George Tiedemann16—Robert Hagedohm17—Richard Mackson18, 19—John Iacono20, 21—Walter Iooss Jr.22—Richard Mackson25—Manny Millan (top left), John Iacono (top right), Richard...

PRO BASKETBALL—NBA: Closing in on Pacific leaders Seattle and Los Angeles was Phoenix, which swept six games to run its winning streak to nine. Two of the victories came against Kansas City, with...

ELLEN LYONSBOISE, IDAHOEllen, unbeaten in two years of cross-country competition, won the first national high school girls' championship in San Diego. The Bishop Kelly High senior covered the...

Sir:The portraits by Walter Iooss Jr. of Sportsmen of the Year Willie Stargell and Terry Bradshaw (Dec. 24-31) were brilliant. The warmth, admiration and good cheer emanating from the cover...

PUNISHING THE PUGILISTS

•Peter Salzberg, University of Vermont basketball coach, after three Southwest Conference officials assessed 56 fouls during Vermont's 98-66 loss at Texas A&M: "They called fouls like they...