June 9, 1980 Table Of Contents
Booktalk
HERE IS A GENUINE SIGNATURE-MODEL LINEUP OF 10 CLASSIC SPORTS BOOKS
The Royals
Weathering maladies to such stars as George Brett (above), Kansas City is now back in the chips
By Ron Fimrite
Somehow Nancy Lopez-Melton slipped out of the groove, and a lot of folks—but not her rivals—hope she gets back in
By John Papanek
Special Report
A SCANDAL THAT JUST GETS WORSE AND WORSE
With two indictments on 53 counts in, the New Mexico basketball probe goes on. Gambling is a pending issue
Bollettieri
But it won't be much fun. All Nick Bollettieri wants of his pupils is that they leave their parents, lead a spartan life and give him blood, sweat and tears
Maradona
From Argentina on sturdy legs comes Diego Maradona, a 19-year-old with the alltime richest sports contract
By Clive Gammon
Baseball
The most popular sound in Nashville today is Steve Balboni's bat cracking a long home run
By Steve Wulf
Lacrosse
Johns Hopkins "salvaged" its season by beating Virginia for the NCAA crown
By Joe Marshall
Tennis
The French have rained cheers on their new idol at center court, Yannick Noah
Watson
In golf Tom Watson is No. 1, but some prizes have eluded him. Next week he takes aim at the big one at Baltusrol
For The Record
A roundup of the week May 26-June 1
Compiled by Roger Jackson
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Edited by Gay Flood
Departments
Edited by Jerry Kirshenbaum