March 25, 1974 Table Of Contents

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Canadiens

A DYNASTY IMPERILED

Magnificence is becoming a memory as the Montreal Canadiens find themselves besieged by fans and foes

By Mark Mulvoy

NCAA

DOWN AND OUT, BACK UP AND READY

David Thompson hit the floor with a crash that shook N.C. State hopes, but now the Wolfpack is back for the long-awaited rematch with UCLA, while Marquette and Kansas meet in a prelim

By Barry McDermott

Pit And Pray

PULL OVER, PULL INTO THE PITS AND PRAY

Their wings clipped and fuel cut for the California 500, Indy-type racers now know the secret to the new season: danger lurks at every stop

By Robert F. Jones

Punch

HIS FIGHT PLAN IS A PLANTER'S PUNCH

Challenger Ken Norton is seeding a mental victory garden, but the grim reaper is likely to be champion George Foreman

By Dan Levin

Hockey

Big night for chauvinists

Without a Canadian on the squad, Minnesota is the NCAA champion

By Jerry Kirshenbaum

Sporting Look

Hot pants take the chill off skating

For years figure skaters froze while other athletes worked out in warmups. Now a designer has figured out some angles to cover the spangles

By Jule Campbell

College Basketball

Foots was a shoo-in

The real name is Clarence Walker, and he dominated the NAIA, leading West Georgia to victory and earning the MVP award to boot

By Ron Reid

Golf

The name is Green, the game is ripe

They say he's too old to be called a young lion, but Hubert Green just goes right on winning and grinning

By Sarah Pileggi

Billiards

Playing like an amateur

...and proud of it, young Frank Torres will challenge the top shooters in the world, men with all kinds of wizardry up their satin sleeves

By Keith Power

By John A. Meyers

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Edited by Andrew Crichton

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