January 29, 1990 | Volume 72, Issue 4

Hefty George Foreman moved a step closer to a title fight with Mike Tyson by making quick work of Gerry Cooney

When John McEnroe behaved like John McEnroe, the Australian Open threw him out of the tournament

At 41, Mickey Rivers is as rickety as the league he plays in, but in his inimitable way, he keeps rolling along

Around our offices, director of communications Art Berke is known principally for three things: an abiding fealty to the Chicago White Sox; a similar devotion to the Indiana Hoosiers basketball...

SPORTSMAN Greg LeMond's comeback should be an inspiration not only to cyclists but also to all athletes (Le Grand LeMond, Dec. 25-Jan. 1). I intend to use the tape of LeMond's epic ride down the...

CALL TO ORDER

MEN:Alphonso Ford, a 6'2" freshman guard for Mississippi Valley State, scored 46 points, 15 of them on three-pointers, in a 101-94 victory at Prairie View. Earlier in the week Ford had 19 points...

PRO BASKETBALL—The Bulls, who began the week with a controversial last-.1-of-a-second 109-106 loss to the Knicks (page 9), got a 44-point lift from Michael Jordan in their next game, a 132-107 win...

BECKY COBBFORT LAUDERDALEBecky, 11, won a state judo title for the eighth year in a row, a regional title for the seventh straight year and her fourth national title in six years. At the state...

Along the way, 49er coach George Seifert hit a big pothole

FORD STEPS DOWN

•Ed Nealy, Chicago Bulls journeyman forward, on a questionnaire that asked him to name the NBA opponent he would most like to make his best moves against: "What happens if you don't have any moves?"