August 26, 1985 Table Of Contents
On The Scene
FOR PRO VOLLEYBALLERS, LIFE IN THE SUNSHINE IS CLOUDED BY ECONOMICS
The Fallen
That champs-can't-repeat hex is at work but good. The Cubs, Padres and Tigers seem out of it, and only the Royals are in contention
By Steve Wulf
John Riggins, a 13-year NFLer, now has to prove himself anew
By Jill Lieber
Bernie Kosar
There's A Love Feast On Lake Erie
Bernie Kosar, the Browns' rookie quarterback, may be the winner that all Cleveland has been yearning for
By Douglas S. Looney
Coors Classic
Greg Was A Diamond In A Flawed Setting
Tour de France hero Greg LeMond won a tour de West that was more carnival than classic
By E.M. Swift
Mike Ruth
Boston College's Mike Ruth would be a giant catch for the NFL—or the priesthood
By Rick Reilly
Baseball
Indomitable Stan Wasiak is now the winningest minor league manager ever
By Ivan Maisel
INSIDE PITCH Statistics through Aug. 18
By Henry Hecht
By Moss Klein
TV/Radio
Hung up on the close-up, football coverage loses sight of the big picture
Horses
It's hail to the Chief at long last
Chief's Crown won the Travers, his first victory in nearly four months
By William Nack
Not BASE jumpers. They love to leap off objects like the New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia
First Person
WARY AT FIRST, AN AUDUBON CAMPER LEARNS TO LIKE LIFE ON THE WILD SIDE
By Joy Duckett Cain
On Deck
TEENAGE GOLF CHAMP PEARL SINN MAY SOON MAKE THE PRO TOUR HER OYSTER
For The Record
A roundup of the week Aug. 12-18
Compiled by BAILEY BREENE
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Departments
Edited by Franz Lidz