May 23, 1983 Table Of Contents
Perspective
NOTHING HAS BRIDGED THE GAP LEFT BY THE DODGERS' EXIT FROM BROOKLYN
By Jim Kaplan
First Person
LIFE AS THE OBJECT OF A ROOSTER'S DEVOTION IS NOTHING TO CROW ABOUT
By Joan Ackermann-Blount
Viewpoint
ENDURANCE TRIATHLETES HAVE THEIR RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO LIFE
By Kenny Moore
Sideline
STICKBALL IS THE NAME OF THE GAME THAT STICKS BY YOU OVER THE YEARS
By Ray Kennedy
Islanders-Oilers
Led by intimidating—and impenetrable—Billy Smith, New York took a 3-0 series lead over the Edmonton Oilers to pull within a win of a fourth straight Stanley Cup
By E.M. Swift
Sixers-Bucks
Big Mo And Little Mo Need One Mo'
Moses Malone and Maurice Cheeks led the Philadelphia 76ers to a commanding 3-1 advantage in the NBA Eastern finals
Lakers-Spurs
Kareem Was On Track Against The A Train
By Bruce Newman
The USFL
Football: A Rite Or Wrong Of Spring?
Warm weather is here and attendance and TV ratings are falling, but the USFL is hardly withering
By William Oscar Johnson
Italian Challenge
Italy is making its America's Cup debut with a 12-meter named Azzurra and an attitude best described as romantically realistic
Baseball
Track & Field
Unheralded Tom Petranoff shattered the world javelin record by 9'10"
By Kenny Moore
Softball
Tracy Compton and Debbie Doom have made UCLA almost unbeatable
By Jill Lieber
Water Polo
The U.S.S.R. again deep-sixed the opposition at the FINA World Cup
By Craig Neff
Linda Vaughn
Her Ferrari will keep on rolling, bin Linda Vaughn, the good ol' Georgia girl who busted out to become a racetrack institution, will shift gears and start driving a desk next year
By Bob Ottum
On The Scene
THE U.S. ADAPTATION OF PRO RALLYING KEEPS DRIVERS AND FANS IN THE DARK
By Sam Moses
For The Record
A roundup of the week May 9-15
Compiled by Roger Jackson
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Edited by Gay Flood
Departments
Edited by Jerry Kirshenbaum