November 3, 1986 Table Of Contents
On The Scene
A POOLSIDE VISIT WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE U.S. WOMEN'S WATER POLO TEAM
By Franz Lidz
Booktalk
TALES OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL IN THE SOUTH: IT ALL GOES BACK TO THE BEAR
By Robert F. Jones
Movietalk
'THE COLOR OF MONEY' TURNS OUT TO BE A PALE SEQUEL TO 'THE HUSTLER'
By Bruce Newman
The World Series
The Mets, one strike from defeat, staged a couple of remarkable comebacks to deny the Red Sox their first World Series in 68 years
By Ron Fimrite
Living And Dying With The Woe Sox
By William Taaffe
Penn State made believers out of 'Bama and gave two minor bowls major hopes for New Year's Day
By Douglas S. Looney
Pro Basketball '87
THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING COURT
In an era when the big man is ever more dominant—when seven-foot forwards and six-seven guards are not uncommon—some astute students of NBA basketball believe that the players have outgrown the game
Twenty-three years ago, Wilt Chamberlain and Nate Thurmond teamed up as the NBA's first sky scraping tandem. Last season, Houston's Ralph Sampson and Akeem Olajuwon loomed over the league—and now, everyone seems to have a pair of big men
After an off-season of dealing and shuffling, who holds the winning hands for the long season ahead?
After nine seasons in Seattle, Jack Sikma is back home in the Midwest, hoping he'll be the money player who at last helps Milwaukee cash in on a championship
By Bruce Newman
Notes from a reporter who spent the off-season swinging on the NBA grapevine
Whether he's shining at the L.A. Forum or screaming terms of endearment to his Lakers on the road, Jack Nicholson is the uneasiest rider on the NBA sidelines
By Rick Reilly
College Football
By Douglas S. Looney
By Franz Lidz
Pro Football
The Burns and Kramer show is a hit
A new coach and an old QB have the Minnesota Vikings on the move
By Bob Kravitz
By Jill Lieber
Yesterday
WHEN THE YANKEES BEAT THE GIANTS IN THE 1923 SERIES, A NEW ERA BEGAN
By Noel Hynd
Spotlight
POLO PLAYER TOMMY HITCHCOCK LED A LIFE OF ACTION FROM BEGINNING TO END
For The Record
A roundup of the week Oct. 20-27
Compiled by Amy Lennard
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Edited by Gay Flood
Departments
Edited by Robert Sullivan