May 26, 1986 Table Of Contents
Nostalgia
A GENUINE BASEBALL CAP TIPPED OFF A SOUTHERN LAD TO NEW YORK'S GIANTS
NBA Playoffs
Akeem Olajuwon was unstoppable as Houston took a 3-1 lead over the stunned NBA champions from L.A.
THE CELTICS AWAIT IN THEIR VICTORY GARDEN
A Day Of Redemption For The Chief
A dud in the Derby, Snow Chief made amends in the Preakness
By William Nack
Wally Joyner
Wookie, sorry, rookie Wally Joyner is turning the American League into an amusement park and the Angels on to his power
By Craig Neff
Johnson
Having survived stormy times and two perplexing trades, Dennis Johnson has found his niche with the Boston Celtics
Rick Mears
In rare form despite an '84 crash that could have been devastating, Rick Mears is Indy's man to beat
By Sam Moses
Track & Field
Gabriel Tiacoh won a sizzling race in what is still Lee Evans's event
By Ralph Wiley
Hockey
A trio of veterans led Calgary's charge into its first Stanley Cup finals
By Bob Kravitz
Golf
Amateur Scott Verplank, already a PGA Tour winner, is set to turn pro
Inside
BROOKS HAS THE WHOLE LEAGUE BABBLING
By Henry Hecht
Chris And Martina
Over the years, they have been sports' foremost opponents, yet Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert Lloyd are fast friends
By Frank Deford
First Person
A SON RECALLS HOW PROUD HE WAS OF HIS FATHER'S FINAL FLING IN THE RING
For The Record
A roundup of the week May 12-18
Compiled by Roger Jackson
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Edited by Cathrine Wolf
Departments
Edited by Robert Sullivan