
July 17, 1978 Table Of Contents
Wimbledon
Lightning struck for the third time as Bjorn Borg stunned Jimmy Connors to win the All-England Championship
The Celtics smoothly changed hands, but the new owner and old GM have yet to shake on it
By Ron Reid
U.S.-U.S.S.R.
NOT QUITE AS HIGH, BUT A BIT MIGHTIER
Soviet high jumper Vladimir Yashchenko beat Franklin Jacobs, but the U.S. team scored a rare triumph over the U.S.S.R.
By Joe Marshall
Money
Money: The monster threatening sports
Are all those O.J.s and Dr. Js overpaid? Are the team owners headed for the poorhouse or the countinghouse? Is the faithful fan being ripped off? Should all our pro games be renamed Moneyball? The first of a three-part report on the turmoil in America's favorite pastimes probes the charges and countercharges in the debate over whether big bucks are spoiling sports
By Ray Kennedy
By Ray Kennedy
By Ray Kennedy
By Ray Kennedy
By Ray Kennedy
By Ray Kennedy
By Ray Kennedy
By Ray Kennedy
By Ray Kennedy
By Ray Kennedy
Baseball's Week
By Kent Hannon
For The Record
A roundup of the week July 3-July 9
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Departments
Edited by Robert H. Boyle