March 09, 1998 | Volume 88, Issue 10

Teaching Tracy New TricksWhen Raptors coach Darrell Walker resigned on Feb. 13, 18-year-old rookie forward Tracy McGrady was firmly entrenched in Walker's doghouse because of his poor work habits....

Wondering how Minnesota will be able to afford to re-sign potential free agents Stephon Marbury and Tom Gugliotta while forking over $126 million to Kevin Garnett? Here's part of the answer: The...

March 11PORTLAND AT L.A. LAKERSThe Great Western Forum The new-look Trail Blazers, now in the hands of point guard Damon Stoudamire, meet Shaq and Co. in a key Western Conference matchup. L.A....

The Wizards' rugged forward zealously protects his turf, but he had less luck with his superloaded truck

Going to The Dance

The final week of our poll—yes, our work is done here, it's up to the real committee to take over now—mostly just scrambled our seedlings a bit. Only reeling New Mexico (loser to BYU and Utah) and...

Michigan keeps truckin' behind its 300-plus-pound center

Hairstylist to Ted Koppel? A breeze.

Your article on Sudafed opened a Pandora's box of evil medicine and created an epidemic where none previously existed.—STEPHEN P. FALVEY New Rochelle, N.Y.

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Departments

July 5, 1971

Sifting through the debris of last week's controversy is journalistic archaeology, given how quickly things move these days. You brush the dust from newspaper clippings, and you wonder, dreamily,...

•That the ABL title series draws more attention than the hyper-hyped WNBA's training camp.

56, 55, 53Giants jersey numbers worn so far in spring training by Orel Hershiser, who was issued the first, coaxed Shawn Estes into giving him the second (Hershiser's old number) and requested the...

YESOf the major conferences, only the Ivy League and the Pac-10 don't give teams a chance to redeem a lousy season. To those who say tournaments water down the regular season, tell it to...

The pacers' 124-59 spanking of the Trail Blazers last Friday produced the second-largest margin of victory in NBA history and was the first time a winning team had doubled up the loser. But...

Droppings from pigeons and seagulls have become such a problem at soccer games in Fareham, a town in the south of England, that club officials have taken to handing out umbrellas to their fans.

BUBBA THE LOVE SPONGEFour-hundred-and-10-pound Tampa-area radio talk show host, on New York Yankee David Wells, the hefty lefty who's a daily caller and occasional lunch companion: "He's fat by...

A fierce attack has led Princeton to 29 straight wins and two NCAA titles in a row

While the CBA starves, the NBA takes its best players

The triple crown season started with last week's Fountain of Youth Stakes in Florida. Sites that cover everything from history to handicapping will help you make sense of the equine world whether...

North Dakota State's Amy Ruley is a hot coach with a scorching team

Eleven Secondsby Travis Roy, with E.M. SwiftWarner Books, $20.00

Overcoming the effects of a horrific accident taught miler Paul McMullen to race for joy

These portables can help blow—or pump—hot air into your buddy's ear

Seven-footer Sam Randolph prays—but won't play—on his Sabbath

Oh, Shoot!After an eight-month salary dispute, Red Wing Sergei Fedorov—here taking dead aim at Panthers goalie John Vanbiesbrouck—played as if he'd never been away (page 98).

Mention Nebraska to a lot of folks, and the image evoked is, in the words of Derek Reynolds, a winger on the University of Nebraska-Omaha's fledgling hockey team and a native of Saskatchewan,...

Allison Feaster, Chester, S.C.BasketballFeaster, a senior forward for Harvard and three-time Ivy League woman player of the year, led the nation's women in scoring through Sunday, with 28.5 points...

Saturday 3/7BOXINGJulio Cesar Chavez vs. Miguel Angel Gonzalez¡Viva los boxeodores! When Oscar De La Hoya, who's responsible for two of the three losses these super lightweights and compatriots...

From the land of the midnight sun comes the midnight update. Beginning March 7, the Outdoor Channel will provide nightly half-hour updates on the fabled Iditarod dogsled race. Why so late? Because...

By deciding to play at home, soft-spoken Cindy Blodgett has used her deadly shot—she has a 25.4-point career average—to fire up a team and a state

There's a fine line between hero and horse's ass, and Warren Sapp walked it on Jan. 4. As the third quarter of an NFC divisional playoff game at Lambeau Field drew to a close, the Tampa Bay...

THE NHL

Dangerous Precedent

F RADEK BONKSenators1997-98 salary: $1.1 millionThe third pick in the 1994 draft, Bonk, 22, hasn't scored much (seven goals through Sunday), hasn't hit much and has often played as if in a daze.

Giving Sergei Fedorov an offer sheet was a mistake by the Hurricanes, who should have known that the Red Wings would match the $38 million deal. The bid for Fedorov, which did nothing but drive up...

Never-popular Colin Montgomerie brings his bluster to the States

If you think celebrity golf looks easy, try teeing off in front of hundreds of people—while you're already lying two.

Squire Vision: Gene Sarazen's review of the Golf Channel: "They've got a lot of fellows teaching you how to play, and you don't want to watch that."

Loopy Swing: How do you explain this year's West Coast swing? First Tiger Woods fires a Sunday 64 to lose the Mercedes. His college roommate, a kid with a disease so rare there may be only 1,000...

What do these players have in common?

PGA

Unheralded Billy Mayfair whipped the hometown hero to provide a surprise ending to the Nissan Open

Jack Nicklaus has won the right to end his streak on his own terms

Home in Australia, Karrie Webb not only made up for last year's collapse but also sent a message to her main rival