November 30, 1987 Table Of Contents
Design
By John Harvey
Books
COUNTRY WIT WITH SOME URBAN BITE
Oklahoma
On a super Saturday, Oklahoma showed it was No. 1 by bashing Nebraska, Harvard hosed Yale for the Ivy title, and USC upset UCLA in the Pac-10
For the third time in 31 years The Game was for The Title, and Harvard beat Yale for the Ivy League championship
By Jill Lieber
USC-UCLA
The Trojans rocked UCLA to share the Pac-10 title and get a pass to Pasadena
By Ralph Wiley
Breeders' Cup
Bill Shoemaker guided Ferdinand to a rousing win in the Breeders' Cup
By William Nack
NFL Season
The late, unlamented strike has made this NFL campaign a forgettable one
By Rick Reilly
North Carolina
North Carolina upset tragedy, turmoil and No. 1 Syracuse in the Tip-Off Classic
Scottie Pippen
The Bulls' Scottie Pippen has leaped from obscurity to become a top NBA rookie
By Bruce Newman
Paul Stewart
After six seasons as a designated hockey tough, Paul Stewart is the last guy you would expect to see as an NHL referee
By Morin Bishop
College Football
By Hank Hersch
Boxing
In winning a lightweight title, Julio Cesar Chavez hurt his opponent—and himself
By Pat Putnam
Tennis
Steffi Graf crowned '87 with a fat win in the Slims
By Jaime Diaz
Ben Johnson
With his prodigious world record in the 100-meter dash, Ben Johnson finally broke free of his nemesis, Carl Lewis, and established himself as the fastest human of all time
By Kenny Moore
Spotlight
Yehuda Kovacs of Israel is Notre Dame's star fencer
On The Scene
Pooches and people are pairing up for furry fun runs
By Sara Solberg
For The Record
A Roundup of the Week Nov. 16-22
Compiled by Morin Bishop
Point After
Two very different colleges succumbed to similar pressures
Departments
Edited by Gay Flood
Edited by Steve Wulf