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April 2, 1979 Table Of Contents
As I See It
THIS WRITER HAS A PLAN TO CUT THE RIDICULOUS NBA SEASON DOWN TO SIZE
By Frank Deford
NCAA Basketball
While Earvin Johnson directed a balanced offense, and the defense deterred Larry Bird, Michigan State won the NCAAs
By Larry Keith
HARD TIMES FOR GUY AND THE GUYS
After flying high for three seasons, Guy Lafleur and the Canadiens were rudely brought back to aqua firma by Bryan Trottier and the Islanders as New York whipped Montreal in a showdown between the NHL's best teams
By Mark Mulvoy
THIS STONES LEFT NONE UNTURNED
Now a former amateur, Dwight Stones tells the world just how he made a comfortable living from high jumping
By Ron Reid
Sawgrass
Wadkins became the first golfer to take two tournaments in this bewildering year on the pro tour as he handled the many horrors of Sawgrass to win the TPC by five convincing strokes
By Dan Jenkins
Swimming
UCLA's Brian Goodell proved in the NCAA meet that he is again the top American male swimmer, and California's foreign legion won its first title
Tennis
Chris Evert and Tracy Austin got the lionesses' share of the spotlight at the Avon finals in the Garden. All Martina Navratilova did was play better and earn more
Women's Basketball
Old Dominion threw a pressing defense at Louisiana Tech to win the AIAW title
Horse Racing
Derby favorite Spectacular Bid bade Florida adieu after a smash Flamingo
Boxing
Challenger Ossie Ocasio and ex-champ Ken Norton were down, up and down again as Earnie Shavers and Larry Holmes set the stage for a return engagement
By Pat Putnam
The Ensenada
The Ensenada race—also known as the Enchilada—brings out the buccaneer and bon viveur in most everybody who sails and swills his way down the coast to Mexico
Yesterday
TIME AND AGAIN, THE FATES THREW A CURVE AT 'LOSING PITCHER' MULCAHY
By Steve Wulf
For The Record
A roundup of the week March 19-25
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Departments
Edited by John Papanek
