Tom Gorman

•Bob Devaney, Nebraska coach, on the effect of TV commercials on football: "During the Rose Bowl game I thought the White Knight scored the last three touchdowns."

Her name was not Matilda, but Evonne Goolagong, a lass from the Aussie Outback, had them singing her praises as she and her countryman, John Newcombe, won the most esteemed titles in tennis

BOMBS BURSTING IN AIR

Ilie Nastase carried a burden to Boston for the Commercial Union Masters tournament: his wife, his mother-in-law, his fiery temperament and top seeding. He left with a heavier bundle—of money