March 10, 1986 Table Of Contents
Letter From The Publsher
Booktalk
HERE'S A GOOD TAKEOUT IF YOU CAN'T TAKE IN ANY SPRING TRAINING CAMPS
By Jeremiah Tax
Shopwalk
BOB KNIGHT'S BASKETBALL VIDEO IS FINE ON THE BASICS BUT LITTLE ELSE
By Morin Bishop
Florida Derby
Snow Chief, partly owned by a former vaudevillian, won the Florida Derby to become the favorite for the Roses
Banned from the PGA Tour, Seve Ballesteros last week lent major presence to the fledgling TPA
The Padres
A Fresh Breeze Cools The Desert Air
Under Dick Williams, the Padres had become a sullen team. Now he's out and Steve Boros promises them a new beginning
By Jaime Diaz
Ivy League
Color Of The Year In The Ivys: Brown
The Bruins put an end to 17 years of dominance by the P teams and won their first Ivy League title ever
Special Report: Gambling
The Brain That Gave Us The Point Spread
Using Your Computer For Fun And Profit
Another View Of Gambling: It's Good For You
By Pat Putnam
The Line Is Pulled Out Of A Hat
The point-spread Gospel according to Vegas comes from some highly unexpected sources
By Douglas S. Looney
Members of Gamblers Anonymous come together to try to drive away the demons that haunt those afflicted with the pathological compulsion to bet
By Clive Gammon
Art Schlichter was once an All-America quarterback and a hot NFL prospect. Now he's a living example of the havoc that gambling can wreak
When they met after 25 years, basketball point-shaver Art Hicks was called upon to do some serious explaining to Seton Hall teammate Al Senavitis
By Sam Toperoff
TV/Radio
Dave Gavitt of the Big East has the networks eating out of his hand
By William Taaffe
College Basketball
Jacksonville won its first Sun Belt Conference tournament since 1979
Nostalgia
PRO BASKETBALL FLOUNDERED UNTIL IT BROUGHT IN FEISTY MAURICE PODOLOFF
For The Record
A roundup of the week Feb. 24-March 2
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