CONTENTS

FOUR ON THE FLOOR 14

In the Southeast Regional, divine Providence made believers of heavy favorites Alabama and Georgetown
by Ralph Wiley

In the East, the Syracuse Orangemen refused to swallow another apple against Florida and North Carolina
by Jack McCallum

In the Midwest, Indiana won by a whisker, dodging Duke before surviving a Tiger attack from LSU
by Curry Kirkpatrick

In the West, top-ranked Las Vegas hit the jackpot, whipping Wyoming and roaring back against Iowa
by Alexander Wolff

A BLOODY MESS 24
The Calgary Flames took a brawling home-and-home series from their Smythe Division archrival Edmonton
by Austin Murphy

A KING EYES HIS COMEBACK 32
Sidelined for two years, the Knicks' Bernard King hopes his bad knee can survive the rigors of the NBA
by Bruce Newman

YOU'RE AN OLD SMOOTHIE 38
For nearly 40 years, Frank Zamboni's funny-looking contraption has refinished the world's ice surfaces
by Leigh Montville

ONE WILL BE MADE WHOLE 58

Marvelous Marvin Hagler needs Sugar Ray Leonard, and vice versa. Now one of them is about to be fulfilled
by Rick Reilly

After considering logic, history and the odds, the author makes his selection for the Hagler-Leonard matchup
by William Nack

DEPARTMENTS

Letters 6
Scorecard 9
Wrestling 36
Horse Racing 46
Baseball 48
Pro Football 51
Box Lacrosse 56
For The Record 84
Point After 86

Cover Photographs by Brian Lanker; Inset by John Biever

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DOGGONE GOOD: Susan Butcher successfully defended her Iditarod championship, mushing 1,138 miles from Anchorage to Nome in a record 11 days, 2 hours, 5 minutes, 13 seconds (see SCORECARD).