August 2, 1982 Table Of Contents
Boom Boom Mancini
In Ohio's depressed Mahoning Valley, the return of WBA lightweight champ Boom Boom Mancini was a joy, as he beat Ernesto España
By Ralph Wiley
In The End It Was Alex In Wonderland
The Women's Open got curiouser and curiouser as Janet Alex, a five-year non-winner, up and stole the show from the two favorites on the final day
Heavenly Angels
Veteran stars like Reggie Jackson (left) have taken California to the top of the American League West
By Jim Kaplan
Synchronized Swimming
It's a sensation shared by Tracie Ruiz and Candy Costie, the top U.S. pair in the new Olympic sport of synchronized swimming
Dwight Braxton
Long years in the ghetto and prison have taught WBC light heavyweight champion Dwight Braxton to reject "negativity"
Baseball
Andre Thornton has been sorely tried en route to his booming eminence
Rite Of Passage
The best basketball players make the transition from the anonymity of high school to the fame and pressure of college in off-season all-star games that test more than athletic ability
By Ralph Wiley
For The Record
A roundup of the week July 19-25
Compiled by Rob Buchanan
19Th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Edited by Gay Flood
Departments
Edited by Jerry Kirshenbaum