February 28, 1983 Table Of Contents
The Sixers
With Julius Erving and Moses Malone starring, the 76ers are writing a new kind of Philadelphia story
By Bruce Newman
The King Was Right, Good Buddy
Cale Yarborough followed two Richard Petty axioms, and at the Daytona 500 blew past Buddy Baker to a car-length victory
By Sam Moses
Indoor Miles
Miles To Go Before They Sleep...
...and a promise to keep in Cleveland. Eamonn Coghlan and Steve Scott raced in San Diego, then flew all night to meet again
By Kenny Moore
Sooner Boomers
What's Wayman Tisdale, the best freshman, doing at Oklahoma? Helping Coach Billy Tubbs sell hoops in football heaven
Farewell To Football
Once spurned by the Chiefs, an SI writer takes a crack at the USFL—and learns hard truths anew
Skating
Hundreds of Holland's best raced on the rumpled ice of a Vermont lake
Golf
Rex Caldwell has a wealth of reasons for being glad that he's No. 2
Horse Racing
As the Kentucky Derby nears, no favorite has emerged from the herd
College Basketball
Louisiana Tech's women have the punch to win a third consecutive title
TV/Radio
The Big Three know best when it comes to making deals for network folk
By William Taaffe
Indoor Soccer
Earl Foreman (left) and other nonstop MISL promoters hope the three S's will finally make soccer—indoor style—a success in the U.S.
By Frank Deford
For The Record
A roundup of the week Feb. 14-20
Compiled by Franz Lidz
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Edited by Gay Flood
Departments
Edited by Jerry Kirshenbaum