April 9, 1979 Table Of Contents
Footloose
AT CROAKER COLLEGE, GOOD STUDENTS REACH THE TOP BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS
By Lowell Cohn
Olympic Village
Lake Placid is proud of its $49 million Olympic Village, later to become a prison, but many countries insist it's a jail already, and have elected not to be penned in
By William Oscar Johnson
THE BIG PUSH ON THE OREGON TRAIL
After stumbling much of the season, the Portland Trail Blazers have found their stride. With their walking wounded back and rookies Mychal Thompson and Ron Brewer chipping in, they could be a force in the playoffs
By John Papanek
A BREATH OF FRESH AIR AFTER A HEAVY HAYES
As Ohio State starts spring football practice this week, two things are new: the head coach and his open-door policy
Baseball 1979
By Ron Fimrite
By Ron Fimrite
By Larry Keith
Boston's Jim Rice, whose 46 home runs and 139 RBIs led the majors last year, is another of the new millionaires, but it is best not to question him about it
By Ron Fimrite
By William Nack
By Jim Kaplan
TV
WHO KNOWS HOOPS? THE SHADOW KNOWS
By William Oscar Johnson
Golf
Jack Renner wears a Ben Hogan-style cap and is the baby of the pro tour. He also has the Hogan-sized notion that he could be the best golfer in the world someday
Cross-Country
The recently christened hill at the world championship didn't slow John Treacy
By Kenny Moore
Hockey
Now that the pro hockey leagues are definitely going to merge, NHL teams are drooling over all the young stars of the soon-to-be-defunct Birmingham Bulls
By E.M. Swift
For The Record
A roundup of the week March 26-April 1
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Edited by Gay Flood
Departments
Edited by Jerry Kirshenbaum