March 11, 1991 | Volume 74, Issue 9

While reading the New York times three weeks ago, SI senior writer Bruce Newman came upon a familiar name in a headline in the obituary section: TRAVIS WILLIAMS, 45, GREEN BAY PACKERS STAR. The...

[Thumps up]To the Veterans Committee of the Baseball Hall of Fame, which last week selected for induction nonconformist owner Bill Veeck, as well as the great Yankee second baseman Tony Lazzeri.

Peter Jacobsen, professional golfer, on what separates a pro from an amateur: "When a pro hits it left to right, it's called a fade. When an amateur hits it left to right, it's called a slice."

Johnny Petraglia, 44, a member of the Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame, hosts the inaugural Johnny Petraglia Open this week in North Brunswick, N.J. According to Petraglia, these are...

Blue Jay pitcher Al Leiter used to be plagued by a recurring blister on one of his pitching fingers. But last summer he discovered a solution to the condition, a substance called glutaraldehyde....

10 Years Ago in Sports IllustratedIn our March 16, 1981 issue, we examined the proverbial "trade that helps both teams": The Brewers got Rollie Fingers (left), Pete Vuckovich and Ted Simmons from...

Riddick Bowe acquired valuable experience in a KO of Tyrell Biggs

John McEnroe overcame "every emotion you can imagine" to win a hard-fought final in Chicago over his kid brother Patrick

Classy ClassmatesAs a high school classmate of Xavier McDaniel's, I enjoyed reading the article about him (X, Feb. 11), but I was disappointed that another classmate, Tyrone Corbin, now of the...

After a nightmarish 1990, the Padres' Tony Gwynn seeks a season of redemption

Waiting for a Ferry

A tennis enthusiast seeks out his court idol and is rewarded not with mere mechanics but with rich insights

A coalition of usually feuding organizations has developed a program that points the way to the best places to spot wildlife

MENDamon Lopez, Fordham's 6'9" senior center, scored 52 points and got 19 rebounds as the Rams won the Patriot League tournament by defeating Bucknell, 82-76, and Holy Cross, 84-81 in overtime.

Forced to play all of its European Cup basketball games on the road during the Persian Gulf war, which began on Jan. 16, Maccabi Tel Aviv spent a harrowing and grueling six weeks.

At a customized ballpark in greater St. Louis, they're singing a new song: Take me in to the ball game

In his autobiography, Hank Aaron recounts the glory, but also the frustrations, of his brilliant career

DubbedWhitney Houston's hot-selling Super Bowl rendition of The Star-Spangled Banner. It was widely reported last week that although Houston sang along with the prerecorded anthem, her taped...

Jim LemSAN FRANCISCOLem, 63, a 181-pound engineer, set a national masters record as the first man over 60 to squat more than 600 pounds. At the U.S. Powerlifting Federation National Masters...

For the Trail Blazers, the winds again turned favorable