January 22, 1979 Table Of Contents
Big Ten
Big Ten teams, which had knocked off nonleague foes at a record rate, turned on each other. No. 1 Michigan State and No. 4 Illinois were the big victims
By Larry Keith
IT WAS ALL OVER BEFORE THE END
He was behind on points after 13 rounds, and when WBC world welterweight champ Carlos Palomino swung into his celebrated fast finish, it turned out to be too little and too late to stop the foxy Wilfredo Benitez
By Pat Putnam
STARTING THE SEASON FULL OF HOPE
The tour opened in a new place at a new time, but John Mahaffey, who held off a charge by Lee Trevino, picked up where he left off
By Dan Jenkins
Islanders
THIS MAN IS AN ISLANDER UNTO HIMSELF
The fastest draw in hockey belongs to New York's Mike Bossy, who already has 35 goals
By E. M. Swift
Super Showdown
Often plagued by clunker games, the Super Bowl offers a super showdown as the favored Pittsburgh Steelers play Dallas in XIII
By Joe Marshall
Cowboys Charlie Waters and Cliff Harris can't quite forget Steeler Lynn Swann, not after what he did to them in Super Bowl X
By Robert F. Jones
TV/Radio
By William Oscar Johnson
College Basketball
Now that Sly Williams is showing up for every game, Rhody is hardly little
By Bruce Newman
By Herman Weiskopf
Track & Field
Renaldo Nehemiah keeps bettering his indoor hurdling world record, but what he really hungers for is the outdoor mark, which he figures to shatter this summer
Tennis
Young John McEnroe outlasted Arthur Ashe to win the Masters after Jimmy Connors retired with a blistered toe
Pro Basketball
Born Free and living up to his name
Lloyd Free, Philly's gift to San Diego, is the most spectacular show in town
By John Papanek
Ron Guidry
Ron Guidry, the Cajun with the shotgun left arm, mowed down American League hitters last season. Now he's back home by the bayou, trying to be just another Guidry
By Sam Moses
For The Record
A roundup of the week Jan. 8-14
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Edited by Gay Flood
Departments
Edited by Sarah Pileggi