March 20, 1995 | Volume 82, Issue 11

Thanks for the fabulous swimsuit issue. At least the most beautiful women on the planet didn't go on strike.STEVEN M. THOMAS, KNOXVILLE, TENN.

That's the noise distraught Canadian hockey fans hear as their game heads south

Canada's game is played primarily in U.S. cities, and the next wave of expansion in the NHL will do nothing to reverse that trend.

James Martínez, a top U.S. single sculler, is a zealous environmentalist

David Gibson, a math prof from South Carolina, is Scrabble's newest star

After a stint in jail, Trenton State's John Johnson got his priorities straight

Thundering Along

Filling out an NCAA tournament draw sheet can bring some pretty crazy ideas to mind

Red-wrapped students from Spokane wow fans at state hoops tournaments

In 19th-century big-ski racing, now enjoying a revival, it was all in the wax

Deep Six-on-Sixed

With no corporate sponsor willing to pick up more than a tiny share of the $150,000 cost of mounting a stock car racing campaign, New Hampshire College sophomore Adam Friend turned last summer to...

Sixty-six-year-old NHL Hall of Famer Gordie Howe was chosen by the Motor City Mustangs in the 10th round of the Roller Hockey International draft.

Bum PhillipsEx-NFL coach, on how he's spending his retirement: "I ain't doing a damn thing, and I don't start until noon."

With replacement players poised to open the season (ugh), SI steps to the plate and offers its plan for ending the strike

When we created the position of editorial coordinator 10 months ago to better regulate the flow of copy, pictures and layouts during the weekly closing of SI, we wanted someone with energy,...

Kentucky earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAAs by edging Arkansas in the SEC tournament

Richard BohneRAYMOND, ALBERTABohne, a senior guard at the University of Calgary, scored 64 points in a 110-107 win over the University of British Columbia, the second-highest individual total ever...

Three U.S. boats and four others remain in the hunt for yachting's grandest prize

Gumptious Rosey Grier, the former NFL star, just keeps stumbling into fame

Writer's cramp may be all that can stop Rebecca Lobo, No. 1 UConn's fan favorite

The David Duval Rules

For four years Amy Alcott has endured Tantalus-like torture. Tantalus, you may recall, was the mythical Greek king tormented by fruit that he could never eat, though it dangled in front of him....

In Charlotte, Byron Nelson won his second straight tournament, but it took two extra rounds against Sam Snead

Mark O'Meara held off a late charge at the Honda Classic for his first PGA Tour win since 1992