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December 28, 1981 Table Of Contents

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Shopwalk

HERE'S A COUPLE OF CHESS EXPERTS YOU CAN KEEP IN YOUR HIP POCKET

By Andy Meisler

Booktalk

A PROVOCATIVE EXPOSURE OF WHAT LIES BEHIND THE ILLUSIONS OF SPORT

By Art Hill

New York, New York

What's New? New York, New York

For the first time ever, both the Jets and the Giants won berths in pro football's playoffs in the same season

By Paul Zimmerman

Dr. Z Picks The Pick Of The Crop

By Paul Zimmerman

From The Big House To The Big Time

The redemption of Dwight Braxton continued as he won the WBC light heavyweight title

By Pat Putnam

Toyota Tennis

She Won, But Is She No. 1?

Tracy Austin was indeed driven as she won the Toyota Championships to stake her claim to the top spot in women's tennis

By Frank Deford

Sportsman Of The Year

One Life Fulfilled

Ray Leonard was the hit of '81, beating Ayub Kalule and then Thomas Hearns (right) to win a pair of titles

By Frank Deford

RIDE 'EM! THE REAL RODEO LIVES

By E.M. Swift

Homer Jordan

The Odyssey Of Little Homer

In an epic season, Homer Jordan of Clemson led the Tigers to the top of the polls and the Orange Bowl

By John Papanek

College Basketball

They're cutting it with Ewing

Georgetown has got a new edge in 7-foot freshman Center Pat Ewing

By Curry Kirkpatrick

THE WEEK (Dec. 14-20)

By Anthony Cotton

Pro Football

A Page out of NFL history

Retired Alan Page will not miss football as much as it will miss him

By E.M. Swift

Viewpoint

A BOUQUET FOR WHAT'S-HIS-NAME, THE MAN WHO OWNS THE DODGERS SO WELL

By John Underwood

For The Record

A roundup of the week Dec. 14-20

Compiled by Alexander Wolff

19th Hole: The Readers Take Over

19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER

Edited by Gay Flood

Departments

LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER

By Philip G. Howlett

SCORECARD

Edited by Jerry Kirshenbaum

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