July 25, 1983 Table Of Contents
British Open
Playing perfectly under pressure, Tom Watson shook himself loose from an army of challengers to win his fifth British Open
By Dan Jenkins
USFL Championship
The Panthers Are No. 1, Thanks To No. 1
Anthony Carter made the big play as Michigan won the first USFL title
By Ralph Wiley
Billy Cannon
Criminal activities of Billy Cannon showed him to be a counterfeit hero
By Douglas S. Looney
Hamsho-Benitez
Hamsho Put On Some Kind Of Show
The unanimous decisions: Mustafa Hamsho was the easy winner and Wilfred Benitez is no middleweight
By Pat Putnam
By Franz Lidz
Kathy Whitworth
Wrong Image But The Right Touch
Kathy Whitworth may not be an LPGA cutie, but she could soon become the biggest tournament winner in golf history
Baseball
A Fourth of July no-hitter made Dave Righetti a Yankee Doodle Dandy
By Jim Kaplan
Swimming
The new Olympic pool in L.A. opened to cheers, gripes and a world record
Cycling
The Coors Classic was marked by breaks and a big final breakaway
TV/Radio
ABC's USFL coverage did well financially but not journalistically
By William Taaffe
On The Scene
TRADITION FAILED THE IROQUOIS IN A LACROSSE SKIRMISH WITH THE CHAMPS
By Franz Lidz
For The Record
A roundup of the week July 11-17
Compiled by Lisa Twyman
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Departments
Edited by Jerry Kirshenbaum