January 19, 1981 Table Of Contents
Viewpoint
ROBERTO DURAN LOST THE FIGHT WHEN HE LET A SUCKER PUNCH HUMILIATE HIM
By Bob Ottum
AFC Championship
When the game was there on the line, Oakland reverted to meat-and-potatoes, grind-it-out football and killed the clock and San Diego
NFC Championship
When they'd finished their pre-game psych job and it came time to put up or shut up, the Philadelphia Eagles took to the ground and ran the Cowboys back to Dallas
By Steve Wulf
Kelly Tripucka
Kelly Tripucka grew up scuffling with his five brothers, and now Notre Dame's leading scorer is wreaking havoc among Irish opponents
By Bruce Newman
Mike Bossy
Now you see him, now you don't, but when New York Islander sniper Mike Bossy shoots the puck, better have the red light ready
By Larry Brooks
Track & Field
The field at the Eastman Invitational at East Tennessee State was world-class caliber, but the long and short of it was that the track itself didn't measure up
By Craig Neff
College Basketball
In the SC 22 will get you three
Goals shot from beyond 22 feet earn a bonus in a Southern Conference trial
Pro Basketball
Indiana has picked up the pace
Behind revitalized Coach Jack McKinney and a host of rejuvenated players, the Indiana Pacers are driving toward their first winning season and first trip to the playoffs since joining the NBA
College Hockey
After years of losing to Boston's other hockey powers, the Huskies of Northeastern are now the best of their breed in Beantown and the nation's only unbeaten team
By E.M. Swift
Golf
Johnny Miller, who used to burn up the desert, took another step in his comeback with a win at Tucson, which may be as good news for the sport as it is for him
By Dan Jenkins
Merlin Olsen
After 15 seasons of knocking 'em dead for the Rams, Merlin Olsen is off to a socko start in show biz, where unlike some erstwhile colleagues he's no drag
By Bob Ottum
For The Record
A roundup of the week Jan. 5-11
Compiled by N. Brooks Clark
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Edited by Gay Flood
Departments
Edited by Jerry Kirshenbaum