John Thomas

Joe Faust, the young Californian who has this year said that he hopes to jump 7 feet 4 or 7 feet 5, is one of several high jumpers who can kick the crossbar of a football goal post, but they all do it with a straight...

A world record hammer throw by Harold Connolly offsets a world record high jump by Valeri Brumel as the U.S. men defeat the Soviet Union for the fourth time

BASEBALL—MICHIGAN needed 15 innings to defeat scrappy little Santa Clara (Calif.) 5-4 and win the NCAA title in the championships at Omaha. But the losing team produced the tournament's outstanding player. Bob...

BASKETBALL—Uncovering the "money men" who financed the payoffs that lured players into shaving points has been one of the stumbling blocks in clearing up the basketball scandals. Last week, though, officials believed...