November 27, 1972 Table Of Contents
No Names
NO LOSSES, NO TIES AND NO NAMES
All the glamorous people are on the offense, but it is the Dolphins' anonymous league-leading defense that stopped the Jets, clinched a playoff spot and kept Miami unbeaten
By Tex Maule
Five years ago, with Nate Thurmond and Rick Barry, the Warriors appeared to be the team of the future. Now that they are back together again, Golden State might be the team of the present
By Peter Carry
THAT'S NOT THUNDER YOU HEAR, IT'S USC
As crosstown rival UCLA found out last week, anyone taking on the No. 1 Trojans had better be prepared for stormy weather
By Dan Jenkins
College Basketball 1972-73
A TIME TO BLESS THE BEASTS AND FRESHMEN
The season greets two new classes, sophomore and freshman. In a year of radical change, they could turn the old power structure inside out
Busy Bee
BUSY AS A BEE IN THE BUSINESS OF BASKETBALL
Bill Bertka, resting for just one moment while his wife Solveig plots new moves on a United States map, is a man in almost perpetual motion. He scouts the colleges and the pros when not relaxing in four other jobs
By Joe Jares
College Football
Once a power in the Big Ten before it gave up the game in 1940, the Maroon is back, this time substituting blocks and tackles for laughs
By Herman Weiskopf
By Larry Keith
Horse Racing
The winner of the '72 Derby bouquet probably has lost the year's top honor, making his trainer prickly; he talks of bypassing the '73 race
Boxing
Last June, Roberto Duran was dazzling as he demolished Ken Buchanan. Last week his loss to Esteban DeJesus revived an old boxing riddle
By Mark Kram
Hockey
The Golden Jet is earning his gold
Freed by the courts, Bobby Hull, the WHA's $3 million keystone, is drawing crowds on and off ice
By Mark Mulvoy
For The Record
A roundup of the week Nov. 14-20
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Departments
Edited by Robert W. Creamer