CONTENTS
10 On Came the Heroes
Innsbruck's human-sized Winter Olympics produced larger-than-life performances
by William Oscar Johnson
16 Grim, but Bearing It
Just as it appeared an era had ended, UCLA won twice to lead the Pac-8
by Barry McDermott
18 A Chain Reaction?
The NBA undid its players' bonds with an innovative deal other leagues might copy
by Douglas S. Looney
22 The Pleasure Is Florida's
Exiled supersire What a Pleasure is sowing discontent in Blue Grass Country
by Gerald Strine
28 Clawing up Canyon Walls
The businessmen were outward bound on a vexatious journey of self-discovery
by Sam Moses
62 Everybody's in the Act
Champion Golden State glitters with a new pro concept: total togetherness
by Frank Deford
The Departments
7 Scorecard
44 College Basketball
49 Track & Field
53 Hockey
54 Conservation
75 For the Record
76 19th Hole
Credits on page 75
Cover photograph by Helmut Gritscher
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Next Week
In Innsbruck the Winter Olympics come to a close with a flurry of slalom races and flourishes on the figure-skating rink. Again, William Oscar Johnson and a team of photographers will report.
In Philadelphia there's a hockey player who looks like an angel but plays like the devil, says Ray Kennedy in a penetrating look at Bobby Clarke, captain of the Stanley Cup champions.