August 10, 1987 | Volume 67, Issue 6

On June 29, 1922, 18-year-old Ralph Samuelson of Lake City, Minn., skittered briefly across the surface of Lake Pepin on huge homemade water skis and unwittingly invented a sport. The significance...

DOUBTING THOMAS

•Kevin McHale, Boston Celtics forward, on the joys of Cape Cod: "You can even go on a whale watch. Personally, though, I saw enough of Bill Laimbeer during the playoffs."

Iron-fisted Mike Tyson beat Tony Tucker to stand alone at the top

What exactly is Lasix?

When Mort Young became our resident computer expert last March, we got a lot more than we bargained for. Most SI writers and editors are low-tech people who, having been married to their...

While the Dodgers are a prime example of age catching up with the front office, the Texas Rangers are proving that good things happen when youth is served.

For 28 years, aspiring Paul Bunyans have gathered in Hayward, Wis., for the Lumberjack World Championships, pitting themselves against one another and massive lengths of straight-grained white...

MIDSEASON REPORTHow can Peter Gammons renege on Eric Davis as his preseason NL MVP in favor of the Cardinals' Jack Clark (Baseball at the Break, July 20)? With all due respect to Clark, no one in...

England's long-hitting Laura Davies starred in two Opens

THE MILD, MILD WEST

Becky Smith wants to be jai alai's first woman pro

SHARON COUCHAMELIA, VA.Sharon, 18, set four state records as she led Amelia High to the Class A girls' state track title in Harrisonburg with first-place finishes in the triple jump (36'10½"),...

ARENA FOOTBALL—The DENVER DYNAMITE won Arena Bowl '87 by routing the Pittsburgh Gladiators 45-16 before 12,232 in Pittsburgh. Denver quarterback Whit Taylor threw four touchdown passes, including...

Why aren't Leo Durocher and Roger Maris in the Hall?