February 17, 1986 Table Of Contents
Booktalk
A WINNING LINEUP OF BASEBALL BOOKS IS HOT STUFF FOR THE HOT STOVE FAN
By Jeremiah Tax
Sockey
Hockey's designated hit men are making a travesty of the game. It's high time to get rid of all the goons
By E.M. Swift
Half-Inching His Way To The Top
Only hours after Sergei Bubka vaulted to a world-best 19'5", Billy Olson regained the mark with a dramatic leap of 19'5½"
By Kenny Moore
For three rounds against Billy Costello, 33-year-old Alexis Arguello looked ready for re-retirement. Then he exploded
By Pat Putnam
Figure Skating
Books Or Blades, There's No Doubting Thomas
Stanford student Debi Thomas took a break from her late-hour studies to win the U.S. figure skating title
By E.M. Swift
Special Report
Marfan Syndrome: A Silent Killer
A hidden congenital disorder claimed the life of volleyball star Flo Hyman and has sidelined three college basketball players
Danny Manning
In The Fast Lane On The Kansas Plain
So talented is Jayhawk super soph Danny Manning that one close observer has called him "a whole new concept"
Softball
They played for all the mozzarella
The AL gave the NL the works in the Pizza Hut All-Star Softball Game
By Franz Lidz
Skiing
The U.S. soared during the first freestyle championships in France
By Bruce Newman
College Basketball
The whole city's in a fever over the surprising 23-1 Bradley Braves
By Jaime Diaz
For The Record
A roundup of the week Feb. 3-9
Compiled by James E. Reynolds
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Edited by Gay Flood
Departments
Edited by Craig Neff and Robert Sullivan
