In Like A Lamb, Out Like a Lion

Early March was wake-up time for baseball. Later came the Knightowls. Indiana's Keith Smart hit a 12-foot jumper with four seconds left to give coach Bob Knight and his Hoosiers the NCAA basketball title, 74-73 over Syracuse. Meanwhile, WBC heavyweight champion Mike Tyson decisioned WBA pretender Bonecrusher Smith, and Iowa State broke Iowa's nine-year hold on the NCAA wrestling crown. Four world records fell at the first world indoor track championships, in Indianapolis. Oddsmakers in Nevada listed the Minnesota Twins as a 125-to-1 shot to win the World Series.

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ANTHONY NESTE

During spring training there was plenty of time to spell relief in the Pirates' bullpen.

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JON SOOHOO/BERNSTEIN & ASSOC.

Magic Johnson had his sights dead on the MVP award and another NBA title for L.A.

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MANNY MILLAN

After Keith Smart (23) carved up Syracuse with 12 of Indiana's final 15 points...

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JERRY WACHTER

...Hoosier Steve Alford celebrated the NCAA championship by claiming a net profit.