January 8, 1979 Table Of Contents
College Bowls
Alabama beat Penn State 14-7 in the Sugar Bowl to lay claim to the national title
By Douglas S. Looney
By Joe Jares
By Pat Putnam
Pro Playoffs
Wearing a new bullet-proof vest to protect his broken ribs, Dan Pastorini threw three TD passes as Houston upset New England 31-14
By Joe Marshall
The Steelers deep-sixed the Broncos by throwing to the "wrong" wide receiver, John Stallworth, who caught a record 10 passes
By Dan Jenkins
Gaining sweet revenge after four straight playoff losses to the Minnesota Vikings, the Rams swept to a 34-10 rout of their tormentors
By John Papanek
Atlanta KO'd Roger Staubach but was KO'd in return by Staubach's replacement, Danny White, who rallied bumbling Dallas to a 27-20 win
By Ron Reid
Bush Tracks
Starting at age eight, a jockey can get a leg up on a career and make himself a few bucks at the Cajun country bush tracks
College Basketball
The Devils wound up doubly blue
The Holiday Festival figured to be a blast for Duke. Instead the No. 1 team was bashed twice as Rutgers got to revel
By Kent Hannon
By Herman Weiskopf
Tennis
The Juniors sure ain't child's play
As usual, hardly any holds were barred in the bizarre Orange Bowl tournament
Skiing
Mr. Wonderful one year, a washout the next, 1976 Olympic medalist Billy Koch showed he may be in the groove again as the new cross-country season opened
Pro Basketball
No one gets tagged with more technicals than the Nets' Kevin Loughery, whose wild sideline antics are beginning to obscure his considerable talents as a coach
By Melissa Ludtke Lincoln
Colas
He had challenged fate and the ocean many times before as perhaps the greatest of the single-handed sailors, but the latest voyage of Alain Colas may have been his last
By William Oscar Johnson
For The Record
A roundup of the week Dec. 25-31
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Edited by Gay Flood
Departments
Edited by Robert H. Boyle