December 20, 1982 Table Of Contents

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Virginia

When Push Came To Shove

In a memorable first meeting, Ralph Sampson and Virginia beat Pat Ewing and Georgetown

By Curry Kirkpatrick

Atlanta Falcons

Flying On The Ground: That's The Falcons

Atlanta shut out the New Orleans Saints with an attack that all but bans the bomb and an uncommonly staunch defense

By Ron Fimrite

Freeman McNeil

The Loneliness Of The League's Leading Runner

The NFL's top rusher, Freeman McNeil of the New York Jets, draws crowds on the field but eschews them when he's off duty

By Paul Zimmerman

Vintage Cars

Rare Vintage Whine

When old racing cars in new battles go wheel to wheel at full cry, Britons get a corking show

By Bob Ottum

College Basketball

The Sun Devils take the foremost

Arizona State has an all-star staff

By Jack McCallum

THE WEEK (Dec. 6-12)

By Herm Weiskopf

Boxing

Fast work-in fact, too fast

Michael Dokes snatched Mike Weaver's heavyweight title in 63 seconds

By Ralph Wiley

Soccer

The Hoosiers hung in there

In eight overtimes, Indiana finally beat Duke for the NCAA championship

By Dan Levin

Conquistador Cielo

The Star That Fell To Earth

Like a meteor, Conquistador Cielo, here gamboling at stud, flared brilliantly. Then, in a race he shouldn't have run, he imperiled his syndicate's $36.4 million gamble

By William Nack

Perspective

UNCLE HARRY NEVER LOST A FIGHT BUT HE NEVER REALLY FOUGHT ONE, EITHER

By Franz Lidz

For The Record

A roundup of the week Dec. 6-12

Compiled by Armen Keteyian

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 Robert W. Creamer

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