March 15, 1993 | Volume 78, Issue 10

Billy McCaffrey is doing it all for Vanderbilt, the surprising regular-season SEC champion

With the onset of free agency in the NFL, stars like Reggie White of the Eagles are hitting the road to offer their services to the highest bidders

Though NFL owners waged a bitter fight against free agency, a number of teams are determined to turn the sudden availability of veteran talent to their advantage. One team that clearly sees...

The class of '93 looks to be short on impact players

When Washington Redskin coach Joe Gibbs unexpectedly announced his retirement last Friday, the NFL lost a good man. Call it burnout, stress meltdown, stop-and-smell-the-roses syndrome or whatever...

No one was surprised when the Barbers, Jerry and Tom, won the father-son division at last week's GTE West Classic in Ojai, Calif.

"First girl" trophies have never held much interest for JJ Isler. Since she began racing dinghies at the San Diego Yacht Club at the age of seven, she has been an equal-opportunity butt kicker,...

Shameika McFieldST. LOUIS

Sebastian Coe no longer runs for England, he runs it. As a first-year member of Parliament, representing Falmouth and Camborne, the two-time Olympic gold medalist bustles around the Palace of...

His injured left arm all but useless, Buddy McGirt lost his WBC welterweight crown to Pernell Whitaker

NOW WHAT?

It's that time of year again. Grammys, Oscars, Golden Globes, Daytime Emmys. Is it just a coincidence that the awards season occurs at the end of the college basketball season? Maybe, maybe not....

Schott's SentenceThe decision by baseball's ruling council to suspend Cincinnati Red owner Marge Schott from the day-to-day operation of the team for a year (SCORECARD, Feb. 15) should force us to...

The Golf Channel opens entirely new vistas for anyone who putters around his TV room

Ben Again

At least five boys played on girls' high school field-hockey teams in the Northeast last season, causing some traditionalists to fret that the sport may soon be taken over by males. When center...

•Mike Downey, in the Los Angeles Times: "Hillary Rodham Clinton [below] is going to throw out the first ball at Wrigley Field this season.... Knowing the Cubs, she'll probably hurt her arm."

•Jerry Reynolds, Sacramento Kings G.M., on his appearance as a television analyst: "I'm not all that encouraged. I told my wife, 'I looked like a fat little hillbilly.' She said, 'That's because...