
CONTENTS
OUT! 20
That's what the Blue Jays were after the Tigers tagged them three times to win the AL East championship
by Peter Gammons
BENITO FINITO AT 34 GAMES 26
San Diego Padre rookie catcher Benito Santiago's record hitting streak ended, but not before a beaut of a bunt
by Franz Lidz
THE 'CANES WERE VERY ABLE 28
Trailing Florida State by 16 points. Miami stormed back to win a state—and, maybe, a national—title 26-25
by Rick Telander
THE NFL STRIKE 38
As scab ball started, neither side in football's labor dispute found much to raise its spirits
by Paul Zimmerman and Jill Lieber
IT'S BOTTOM-LINE TIME 50
The television networks are cutting costs in sports programming, and the quality has begun to deteriorate
by William Taaffe
LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON 74
UCLA linebacker Ken Norton Jr. is as hard a hitter as was his father, the former heavyweight champion
by Ralph Wiley
NHL PREVIEW: OFF AND HACKIN' 88
There's more to Philadelphia's Broad Street Bullies than meets the eye—including a whole bunch of tradition
by E.M. Swift
With the Great One again doing great things, Edmonton should make it four out of the last five Stanley Cups
by Austin Murphy
Winnipeg defenseman Jim Kyte is such a scrapper that not even a hearing impairment can bring him down
by Bruce Newman
DEPARTMENTS
Letters 6
Scorecard 15
College Football 82
For The Record 120
Point After 122
Cover photograph by John Biever; Inset by Tony Tomsic
PHOTO
STEVEN GOLDSTEIN
THE WHITE STUFF: Because the commissioner says he gets no kick from champagne, after the Cards clinched the NL East title, Ozzie Smith doused Vince Coleman with a more wholesome beverage.