February 12, 1990 | Volume 72, Issue 6

The regulars at Lee Haney's Animal Kingdom are used to seeing celebrities working out in their gym. Bruce Springsteen builds his born-again body at this weight-training center in downtown Atlanta...

Don Pursch is a professional fisherman—a guide, teacher and occasional tournament pro with an aptitude for catching the toothy brutes known as muskellunge that cruise the clear blue lakes near his...

My sister says the problem with today's swimsuits is that "they always snag in the butt." The chlorine in my Jacuzzi eats mine. A swimsuit is—next to the toothbrush—the single most forgettable...

Frowning at the board, the grizzled Yugoslav chess player stabbed cigarette after unfiltered cigarette into an ashtray. Across the table—actually under the table—10-year-old Judit Polgar of...

The '88-89 comeback of the year in college hockey had nothing to do with wins or losses or dramatic slap shots in overtime. In fact, the University of New Hampshire won only 12 games while losing...

Will the Denver Nuggets become the darlings of pay TV?

READY FOR PRIME TIME

MEN: Jimmy Jackson, a 6'6" freshman forward at Ohio State, scored 21 points and pulled down seven rebounds in a 91-88 overtime win over 10th-ranked Louisville. In a 101-77 victory over...

PRO BASKETBALL—For the Knicks, the new year has been a time of losing streaks and dissension. New York, which entered 1990 with a 3½-game lead in the Atlantic Division and the second-best record...

THOMAS BOHRERPHILADELPHIABohrer, 26, the U.S. Olympic Committee's 1989 Male Athlete of the Year in rowing, won national championships in the elite pairs and the elite fours, both without cox. He...

We have barely scratched the surface of this man's talents

THE LOCKOUT

•Carlton Fisk, 42-year-old White Sox catcher, on his new multiyear contract: "I forgot to put in one clause: I don't have to play when the temperature is lower than my age."

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar relishes the time he has for pursuits like yoga

If the NFL opens its gates to third-year juniors in the April 22 draft, nearly half the picks in the first round could be players who still have a year of collegiate eligibility. With the help of...

In the 26 years that senior editor Jule Campbell has been presiding over our annual swimsuit issue, she has become increasingly defensive. Each fall, just as the weather in New York City is...

According to a Salt Lake City radio station, Brigham young's Chris Smith made more academic progress during this past football season than most players make in a career. Unsure of what to make of...

A photo finish and a thwarted comeback were highlights of the Millrose Games

A pair of Jaguars outshined the rest of the field at an eerie 24 Hours of Daytona

Last week another of Pete Rose's former cronies accused him of betting on the Reds

MORE RECORDSAn article on unbeatable sports records (The Record Company, Jan. 8) that didn't mention Johnny Vander Meer's two consecutive no-hitters in 1938? The fact that we still make a big deal...

Conspicuously absent at pebble beach—playing hooky, as it were—was another of the game's young lions. Robert Gamez, the 21-year-old who won his first tournament as a PGA Tour member four weeks ago...

Many coaches would like to see collegians shoot the three-pointer from the 20'6" international distance. That's nine inches farther than the current shot but 39 inches short of the deepest part of...

Only in The Far Side, the award-winning cartoon series by Gary Larson, does it seem that elephants, crocodiles and bears stand a fighting chance against the greed of humankind. In reality, the...

Unspoiled. Unexpected. All but undiscovered. That sums up the Windward Islands of the Caribbean, site of SI's 1990 swim suit salute. From Dominica to Grenada, beaches lie undisturbed except for...