Booktalk
RINGING OUT THE OLD YEAR—AND REVELING IN ITS READING
Still Alive
Ohio State spotted Michigan an early lead, then rallied with four field goals to win. The next day in a heated meeting of Big Ten athletic directors, the Buckeyes got the Rose Bowl nod
By Ray Kennedy
PADDLING OUT OF THE COUNTRY CLUB
The game of platform tennis has come down from its amateur perch in an attempt to attract the masses and sponsors with plenty of money
Genius
WHAT THE RAIDERS HAVE IS GENIUS
Big Boss Al Davis is one, they say, and Davis says Coach John Madden is. So all the players need be is good
By Dan Jenkins
College Basketball
THE GAME IS A FRAME OF MIND AND EYE
SOMEWHERE OUT WEST IS THE WACKY WAC
Sprawling over mountains, deserts and on to the far horizons, the conference enjoys its share of the game's oddball characters
By Kent Hannon
College Football
Between the appearance of the Argentine Firecracker and a last-minute defeat of Yale, who would not excuse Harvard's lapse of Ivy decorum?
By Larry Keith
Pro Football
Edmonton's ace took the MOP, but Montreal won the famed Grey Cup
By Joe Marshall
Hockey
On a surprising young Buffalo team that leads the NHL in points and pride, the no-names are contributing as much as the glamour group
By Mark Mulvoy
World's Best
BILL SCHAADT IS A SIGN PAINTER, BUT HIS TRUE ART IS DISPLAYED ON THE RIVERS OF THE WEST, WHERE HE WIELDS A FLY ROD LIKE NO MAN ALIVE
For The Record
A roundup of the week Nov. 18-24
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
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Edited by Andrew Crichton
