March 2, 1987 Table Of Contents
Replay
NBA Central
Detroit beat Atlanta as those teams and Milwaukee slugged it out in the NBA's rugged Central Division
Playmaker John Lucas, a three-time loser to cocaine, has returned to the NBA to rejuvenate the Bucks
By Bruce Newman
Defeating Iowa State sent Iowa's hopes soaring for a 10th straight NCAA crown
L.A. Open
In a suspenseful finish, T.C. Chen beat Ben Crenshaw to win the Los Angeles Open
By Rick Reilly
J. R. Reid
North Carolina's 6'9" J.R. Reid may be only a freshman, but he is in the upper class of college basketball
Parity
Seems Like Everyone Has a Shot This Year
The NCAA title is up for grabs because talent is more evenly distributed, thanks to TV, higher academic standards, the lure of the pros and three-point baskets
With Louisville and Kentucky suffering through painful seasons, folks are singing the blues in the Bluegrass
Bonecrusher
Bonecrusher Smith won the WBA heavyweight title as a last-minute fill-in for Tony Tubbs. Now the 33-year-old upstart sets his sights on WBC champ Mike Tyson
By Clive Gammon
Tennis
An older, wiser Boris Becker deals with new pressures
By Jaime Diaz
College Basketball
Rhinos
ZIMBABWE IS SHOOTING POACHERS WHO MENACE THE RARE BLACK RHINO
Update
Researchers are coming to the rescue of Mt. Hood climbers
By Larry Colton
For The Record
A Roundup of the Week Feb. 16-22
Compiled by Bailey Breene Gendron
Point After
A DQ in golf suggests TV replays can go too far
By Rick Reilly
Departments
Edited by Gay Flood
Edited by Craig Neff and Robert Sullivan