December 08, 1986 | Volume 65, Issue 25

Roger Kahn is a fine writer and a meticulous reporter, as readers of such excellent books as The Boys of Summer and Good Enough to Dream can attest. While he has written mostly about sports,...

REVERSING FIELD

•Magic Johnson, marveling over how well he and Laker teammate James Worthy work together on the court: "It's almost like we have ESPN."

On the day following Thanksgiving, Charles (Too Mean) Martin sat in his Green Bay, Wis., apartment, trying to relax. But as soon as the Packer nose-tackle would flop his 6'4", 282-pound body into...

Bicycle motocrossing has evolved from a mere backyard diversion to a consuming—and pricey—way of life

The women's World Cup season began for the first time in the U.S. and with an improved home team

In this issue we unveil a new feature, a weekly section devoted to college basketball presided over by senior writer Curry Kirkpatrick. The space will provide a forum for the provocative insights...

...were much on Fred Akers, who, after winning nearly 75% of his games, was fired as coach

One afternoon last season I was given a chance to direct a camera for NFL Films. It was a big game, too—the NFC championship between the Bears and Rams at Soldier Field in Chicago. I walked...

3 Louisville began its defense of the NCAA title by misplacing its survivalist instincts and losing all three of its games in the Great Alaska Shootout. But where there's a 'Ville there's a way:...

Gerald (Daddio) Paddio of UNLV hit 7 of 10 3-pointers, including a buzzer-beater to beat Temple, then got cocky against Western Kentucky and hoisted one from 30-foot land in the first overtime. He...

Fuzzy Zoeller hit a $370,000 TV jackpot as he won the Skins again

ART OF PERSUASION

When offensive tackle Harris Barton and kicker Lee Gliarmis arrived at North Carolina five years ago, they decided to put SPORTS ILLUSTRATED covers on their walls each week of the school year. The...

OFFENSE: In Notre Dame's 38-37 win over USC, Irish junior flanker Tim Brown amassed 252 total yards, including a 56-yard punt return to set up the winning held goal.

Ex-hero Bobby Carpenter wore out his welcome in Washington

This has been an uneven year for adventurers seeking challenge in Asia. The major success belonged to Italy's Reinhold Messner, who at 42 stands at the pinnacle of mountaineering. Sixteen years...

PRO BASKETBALL—There were no surprises in the East this week, as the Celtics beat the Knicks 101-90 and notched their 48th straight home win, against San Antonio, 111-96. Boston's only loss was a...

LEIF CARLSONBLOOMINGTON, MINN.Leif, a 16-year-old junior at Kennedy High, won the state boys' all-around gymnastics title with a record 55.2 score and finished first in all six individual events:...

PORTRAIT OF KNIGHTSir:John Feinstein's article on Indiana coach Bob Knight in your 1986-87 College Basketball special issue ("You Love Him, And You Hate Him", Nov. 19) was one of the best pieces I...