November 02, 1998 | Volume 89, Issue 18

January 14, 1963

If the players and owners of the NBA want to destroy their league with a lockout, I say let them. America will be the better for it.—MIKE BERQUIST, Pittsburgh

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Cedric Houston, Clarendon, Ark.FootballCedric, a sophomore running back at Clarendon High, rushed for 405 yards on 12 carries and scored seven touchdowns in a 54-20 victory over Des Arc High. In...

DON'T MISSSaturday 10/31Prince Naseem Hamed vs. Wayne McCullough•HBO, 9:45 PMI was dreamin' when I wrote this, forgive me if it goes astray.... Uh, where were we? Oh, right—Hamed (right), the...

A modest proposal to end the lockout and get the NBA back in the game

•That Reds fans bid a fond, final farewell to Marge Schott and the Saint Bernard she rode in on.

8Police-escorted stretch limousines used to transport the guest of honor and his entourage during last week's Don King Day in Newark.

Monster MashOnce in his life, every guy should drive a 10,000-pound, 1,500-horsepower truck over a few innocent automobiles. The crush rush is normally reserved for pro gearheads, but for $499,...

A record 125 wins is one thing, but the number George Steinbrenner is eyeing after his Yankees' dream season is really big: one billion, as in dollars. The Boss is rumored to be ready to unload...

Attends players' meetings in Vegas, says, "My mind is open to next year. But that doesn't mean I shouldn't get involved. It doesn't matter if I play or not." Stay tuned....

The Earth Liberation Front claimed to have set fires that burned down three buildings and caused $12 million in damage in Vail, Colo., to protest new ski slopes that might imperil a lynx habitat.

J.R. HOUSEQuarterback for Nitro (W.Va.) High, on what his breaking Tim Couch's national career record for passing yardage could mean to his town: "A place like Nitro isn't going to get a lot of...

Home plate and old seats at J. Peterman's ain't cheap

Every NFL team has its own site, but the standard fare at these on-line tailgates-stats, injury reports, feel-good features—is as predictable as a winning quarterback taking a knee late in the...

The last time Linfield had a losing season, Ike lived in the White House

Bea Thomas, 86, is in her 63rd year as a coach

The author played an alumni tournament with his father, and it went...really well

The Glory of Their TimesBy Lawrence S. RitterHigh Bridge Audio, $29.95 for cassette volume ($39.95 for CD)

Ashrita Furman has hopped, juggled and yodeled to 57 Guinness marks

At a gathering in Las Vegas, locked-out NBA players put up a strong show of solidarity, but cracks in their association's foundation were beginning to show

PRO FOOTBALL

1. Counterfeit BucsThe most damning offensive stat this season: In 38 first-half possessions, preseason darling Tampa Bay has produced only three field goals. Starting with a game against the...

The Falcons focused on the Jets' pet play, giving New York other options

Packers-49ers at Lambeau doesn't take on the epic proportions it did when the schedule came out and we thought we might be looking at a couple of unbeatens, but the game is big for this time of...

Skipping school hasn't hurt Bears fullback Robert Chancey

They LiveThe once 0-2 Wolverines return from the dead

BYU. The Cougars' guide devotes two pages to praising the 16-team WAC as the nation's largest and most far-flung conference. BYU is one of eight teams bailing out of the conference at the end of...

•Texas (5-2) at Nebraska (7-1)

Division II star Brian Shay becomes the college game's top alltime rusher

Feat to the FireSparked by a Web-surfing Pole, expansion Chicago won MLS Cup '98