March 17, 1997 | Volume 86, Issue 11

Malone is playing like an MVP—not that anyone has noticed, Hill's latest challenge, Isaiah's not-so-easy ride

The Hornets surrendered a lot of firepower in trades over the last two seasons, but it turns out that—at least statistically—the players Charlotte acquired have more than made up for those who...

Former Pacers star Roger Brown left behind a legacy as the ultimate ABA player

Michelle KrasnooSHERMAN OAKS. CALIF.

142Miles per hour of a Mark Philippoussis serve at the Franklin Templeton Tennis Classic in Scottsdale, Ariz., the fastest in ATP history.

Nellie Fox, who was elected to the Hall of Fame last week along with former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda and Negro leagues star Willie Wells, is best remembered for two things:...

With scores of NCAA sites in cyberplay, here are three with an overview of the field and one with a No. 1 perspective.

With the NASCAR season getting into gear, pit crews are honing their motor skills. Here's a look at who does what and how they do it.

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Thrown together, these big girls don't cry but show their heavy mettle

Green Bay Packers defensive back Tyrone Williams, who is serving six months at Lancaster County Jail in Lincoln, Neb., for shooting at an occupied car in 1994, is being released for 20 hours each...

Adam AdubatoFive-year-old son of Orlando Magic coach Richie, offering his dad advice on adding new plays to the team's offense: "put in the ones the Bulls use, because they always seem to work."

With Indiana bidding farewell to its all-comers high school basketball tournament, boys from small towns like Batesville took a last shot at a dream

A field (of 64) guide to the new Breed of penetrators who will control the NCAA tournament

A LEXICON OF BACKCOURT TERMINOLOGY

Neophyte Linda Runyon, a Wall Street star, faces long odds in her Olympic quest

MARCH 17, 1980

Saturday 3/15

Daniella Deutscher, who plays Julie Connor, the only girl on the Deering High boys' basketball team in NBC's teen sitcom Hang Time (Saturday, 10:30 a.m.), understands the difference between a...

To the delight of grateful Vols fans, Peyton Manning will spend another year prepping for the NFL

Jesper Parnevik, the PGA Tour's hot Swedish import, will try anything to improve his body, mind or game

Though their incessant losing might win them a potential savior in Tim Duncan, the Celtics say their defeats have been honestly earned

LIKE HER FATHER, THE DISTINGUISHED WRITER JOHN EDGAR WIDEMAN, STANFDRD POINT GUARD JAMILA WIDEMAN HAS HAD TD CONFRONT A DARK FAMILY LEGACY WHILE ATTRACTING THE LIMELIGHT WITH HER SURPASSING GIFT

Although only 12 players make the team, everyone who tries out should be commended on his hard work and effort.BRIAN COOMBE, COATESVILLE HIGH '96 STATE COLLEGE, PA.

Indiana thought Mark Jackson was too slow to run the team—until it tried to win without him

FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 3-9

Imagine NBA players, coaches and executives stuck in an airport for an hour without cellular phones. That, of course, would never happen, but if it did, with whom would they most like to kill that...

Magic swingman Nick Anderson is making a run at infamy: He could become the first starter in NBA history to finish the season with a higher percentage from three-point range than from the foul...

Scouts will be paying particularly close attention to this month's NCAA tournament, looking for a rising star or two to shore up what's widely considered the weakest draft class in years, with a...

Bulls center Luc Longley is the NBA's most famous—make that infamous—bodysurfer. He separated his left shoulder on Nov. 24 while catching a wave in the Pacific Ocean, causing him to miss 18 games....

Sandy Lyle, once No. 1 in the world, is stuck in a slump as his exemption runs out

The Shark Hosts Clinton

Did Clinton Break 80?

339,622The difference, in dollars, between the career earnings of Bobby Wadkins ($2,589,239 in 606 starts) and David Duval ($2,249,617 in 73), the top two nonwinners on the Tour's alltime money list.

ANOTHER TAKE ON THE HEADLINES

I've heard people say that the golf season doesn't really start until the Tour hits Florida. Sorry, I disagree. Tiger Woods started the season with a bang at the Mercedes Championships. But while...

Steve Elkington won the tournament, but the talk of the Tour was Doral's new sandy dandy