October 19, 1987 Table Of Contents
Books
Sideline
YOU CAN LOOK IT UP: BASEBALL IS OLDER THAN YOU THINK
Oklahoma-Texas
No. 1 Oklahoma, featuring a whole herd of talented players from the Lone Star State, tore up Texas 44-9
NL Playoffs
The Giants homered and fielded their way to a 3-2 lead over the Cardinals in the NLCS
By Steve Wulf
AL Playoffs
Minnesota's overachievers stunned Detroit, the team with the best record in baseball
Frank Tate whipped favored Michael Olajide to win the IBF middleweight crown
By Pat Putnam
Groovy
The champion sprinter Groovy is the fastest horse in the land, but he had to outrun a lot of human foolishness to prove it
By William Nack
College Football
By Hank Hersch
Special Report
By Craig Neff
A SPORTS SCOURGE: BAD AGENTS
By Craig Neff
Chasing after clients, agents are able to use every trick in the book
By Craig Neff
INACTION GOT KAREEM CREAMED
By John Papanek
How LaRue Harcourt's baseball player clients were driven to tears
With agents' help, ex-outfielder Garry Maddox made a fortune
By Jill Lieber
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN AGENT
By Douglas S. Looney
HOW TO DEAL WITH THE AGENTS
By Craig Neff
Business
The Baseball Alumni Team goes to bat for needy ex-players
By Larry Colton
For The Record
A Roundup of the Week Oct. 5-11
Compiled by Amy Lennard
Point After
The hometown fans are a most discerning lot
By Frank Deford
Departments
Edited by Gay Flood
Edited by Sarah Ballard