March 05, 1990 | Volume 72, Issue 9

The World Cup—bound U.S. team got a taste of big-time soccer in a humbling loss to the Soviets

Having learned to win without Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton may yet make Calgary bite the ice

Baseball's labor negotiations, plagued from the outset by the owners' ill-conceived game plan, now threaten to delay the regular season

With a new TV contract, 108-pound Michael Carbajal is earning respect in the U.S. for boxing's little guys

THE WINDWARD SEASIDEI just finished reading your swimsuit issue (Down by the Seaside, Feb. 12), and as usual, I was impressed. The models, the swimsuits and the scenery were all spectacular. What...

When Marion Wilhoite, the sports editor at The Daily Herald in Columbia, Tenn., begins his daily two-mile commute to the office, he steps out his front door and starts hoofing it down Winding Way....

FAMILY TIES

MEN: Anthony Pullard, a 6'10" senior center for McNeese State, averaged 27.7 points and 13.3 rebounds in three victories. The highlight was a 35-point, 18-rebound performance last Saturday in a...

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PRO BASKETBALL—The Suns, who had a 4-0 record after the All-Star break, continued their torrid winning ways with three victories—120-99 over the Celtics, 104-98 over the Kings and 126-99 over the...

LISA WEINARDMOBILE, ALA.Lisa, a senior at St. Paul's Episcopal School, won the 440- and 880-yard dashes, the mile and the long jump at the state AAAA girls' indoor track and field championships....

If only the college football coach in the ABC situation comedy Coach were a martinet, mean and implacable. Then at least he would be a little fun. Sure, blustery Hayden Fox can be as rigid as a...

Tony Conigliaro had glorious talent, but not a trace of luck

Herschel Walker, you know about; but Herschel the sea lion? Herschel, a 750-pound Zalophus californianus, made his first splash in the winter of 1984-85. He is the sort of lovable pinniped you...

HOOKED ON BETS?

•Pat Williams, Orlando Magic general manager, on NBA commissioner David Stern's new five-year, $27.5 million contract: "All I know is that on airplane trips, David's wallet will be considered...