January 06, 1986 | Volume 64, Issue 1

Despite its injuries and off-ice woes, Edmonton is on track for a third straight Stanley Cup

In August 1954 when the first issue of SPORTS ILLUSTRATED was published, for an audience not particularly breathless with anticipation, one group of fans was indeed holding its collective breath....

No, it's sweet Lynette Woodard, who lends a feminine touch—and new vitality—to the Globetrotters

Only 14, Mary Joe Fernandez has won every Orange Bowl tennis title

Steve Alford's sharpshooting has Indiana back on a winning track

SOUTHEAST

FREDDIE BANKS: UNLV's junior guard made two all-tournament teams in five days, scored 64 points in four games, sank 14 of 15 free throws and hit on a last-second 20-foot jumper to beat UAB 73-72.

PRO BASKETBALL—The division leaders held their positions, but there was some shuffling beneath them. Philadelphia, which had been playing mediocre .500 ball, went on the biggest tear, winning all...

JODY FOXWHITE SHIELD, N. DAK.Jody, 13, an eighth-grader at White Shield High, won the Class B girls' state high school cross-country title for the second consecutive year. She defeated Tina Mauer,...

SPORTSMANSir:You have finally done it! You have given your ultimate award to the ultimate athlete. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Now, More Than Ever, A Winner, Dec. 23-30) will live in NBA history as the...

GETTING TESTY OVER TESTS

•Larry Robinson, Montreal Canadiens defenseman, on being named NHL Player of the Week: "Was Wayne Gretzky sick?"