May 25, 1987 Table Of Contents
On The Scene
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL GOES FOR THE (PRO) GOLD
By Franz Lidz
NBA Playoffs
The champion Celtics outbattled Milwaukee in a seventh-game showdown to advance to the NBA Eastern final
Jim Abbott, Michigan's fireballing sophomore ace, is so talented he can pitch and field with the same hand
By Hank Hersch
Alysheba
With a win in the Preakness, Derby champ Alysheba is in position to vie for the Triple
By William Nack
Eric Davis
Cincinnati's Eric Davis, known as E, reminds some of Mays, Aaron and Clemente
By Ralph Wiley
Randy Gregg
As the Oilers battle the Flyers for the Stanley Cup, defenseman Randy Gregg, the NHL's only M.D., has the right medicine
Joe Bugner
Joe Bugner is Down Under looking for a title shot
By William Oscar Johnson
Inside
Track & Field
Jackie Joyner-Kersee won two events in a star-crossed Pepsi
By Craig Neff
Green Bay
Court cases and losing seasons have strained the bond between the fans in Green Bay and their once-beloved football team
By Frank Deford
Sideline
The St. John's-Navy croquet match is an esteemed event
By Clive Gammon
Yesterday
The athletic Byron was poetry in motion as a swimmer
Reminiscence
In 1967, at 46, Freckles Brown rode the unridable bull
For The Record
A Roundup of the Week May 11-17
Compiled by Bailey Breene Gendron
Point After
The last thing the NBA needed was four new franchises
Departments
Edited by Gay Flood
Edited by Steve Wulf