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September 15, 1986 Table Of Contents

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THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY AND THE AGONY OF MONTANA STATE FOOTBALL

By Brooks Clark

Oklahoma

No. 1—And Then Some

The Oklahoma Sooners crushed UCLA so completely that they seemed in a zone of their own

By Rick Reilly

Stop The Worlds, He Wants To Get Off

Greg LeMond grumbled and lost at the world pro race in Colorado

By E.M. Swift

U.S. Open

The Americanovakian Open

Top seeds Martina Navratilova and Ivan Lendl won fourCzeching final showdowns in New York

By Curry Kirkpatrick

CASHING IN ON A FACELESS MANNEQUIN

By Ivan Maisel

Kelly

A New Namath, But With Knees

Jim Kelly's spectacular NFL debut—a near upset of the Jets by the Bills—reminded some of the glory days of Joe Willie

By Paul Zimmerman

Manfred Hanover

Hot To Trot

Manfred Hanover is the Don Juan of the harness racing circuit, wooing fans at the racetrack and mares in the breeding shed

By Demmie Stathoplos

College Football

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

By Douglas S. Looney

MIAMI'S BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

By Jaime Diaz

Pro Football

PRO FOOTBALL

By Jill Lieber

Inside

BASEBALL

By Peter Gammons

Boxing

He's right on target

Mike Tyson kept on pace to become the youngest heavyweight champion

By Pat Putnam

Autographs

METS AUTOGRAPHS

Thirty is the age after which one should never be trusted, or so it was said during the era when this tale begins. But I'm not yet 30—not quite, anyway—and though it's preposterous that I should still covet a certain big league ballplayer's autograph at this point in my life, I'm to be trusted when I say I do. Join me in my metal box, and you'll understand why.

By Alexander Wolff

On The Scene

WANT TO BE A PRO WRESTLER? LEARN THE ROPES AT THE MONSTER FACTORY

By Franz Lidz

For The Record

A roundup of the week Sept. 1-7

Compiled by Amy Lennard

FACES IN THE CROWD

19th Hole: The Readers Take Over

19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER

Edited by Gay Flood

Departments

LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER

By Donald J. Barr

SCORECARD

Edited by Craig Neff