February 03, 1992 | Volume 76, Issue 4

Sure, Mark Rypien was the MVP, and the Washington redskins' offense rang up 417 yards, but it was their defense that really did a number on the Buffalo Bills. First, it stopped Thurman Thomas, the...

Having been cursed by coaches during the season and facing yet another threat of repeal by the owners, instant replay was put to the test early in Super Bowl XXVI, and it came through with a...

What a virtuoso week it was for Buffalo Bills running back Thurman Thomas, pro football's MVC—most valuable crybaby. Thomas's seventh day in Minneapolis ended with him sitting in front of his...

Connecticut's Jim Calhoun will tell you (and tell you) that his Huskies can now step up

For most of its first season in the big east. Miami has felt a bit like a fraternity pledge going through hazing—so elated at being allowed into the club that it has taken paddlings from the...

Brett Hull's tongue is suddenly as sharp as his goal-scoring skills, which remain second to none

Jim Courier and Monica Seles won one, John McEnroe the other

Dr. Z's All-Pro TeamI find it rather strange that only one Washington Redskin was selected by Paul Zimmerman for his All-Pro team (Strength in Numbers, Dec. 30-Jan. 6). Has everyone failed to see...

Daly Reflections

Griz Biz

MEN Jesse Ratliff, a 6'6" sophomore forward for North Texas, scored 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds in a 72-59 win over McNeese State, then had 40 points and 22 boards in a 90-72 defeat of...

Mackey finally catches a break...The kid's in the Hall...A half-baked parade for the Hurricanes

Sheldon ThomasNEWARK, DEL.Sheldon, a senior wrestler at St. Mark's High, beat Chad Feichtel of Easton High in a 119-pound bout to win a state-record 113th career match. He is a three-time state...

The Mouth That Roared slips quietly—much too quietly—into retirement

Mariners at SeaBaseball may not let Nintendo save the Seattle franchise

[Thumbs up] To Mike Schenian of Maplewood, Minn., a football fan, for giving his two $150 Super Bowl tickets to the Children's Hospital of St. Paul so that one of its patients (and an escort)...

University of Florida football coach Steve Spurrier called Fort Lauderdale Westminster High quarterback Dan Kanell last week to congratulate him after Kanell spurned the Gators' scholarship offer...

Lenny Dykstra, Philadelphia Phillie outfielder, when told that his team had dealt unproductive outfielder Von Hayes to the California Angels: "Great trade! Who did we get?"

25 Years Ago in Sports IllustratedGreen Bay backup receiver Max McGee was on the Jan. 23, 1967, cover after he caught seven passes in the first Super Bowl to help the NFL's Packers rout the AFL's...

Last Tuesday at about 8 p.m., Phoenix Sun guard Kevin Johnson heaved a 75-foot shot through the basket at Chicago Stadium just before the end of the first quarter of a game against the Bulls....

A Pregame to Remember