May 23, 1988 Table Of Contents
NBA Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the short end? Mark Eaton, Utah's 7'4" center, had him there until L.A. tied the playoffs 2-2
By Hank Hersch
Boston's icemen made it to the Stanley Cup finals for the first time in a decade, but New Jersey extended them to the utmost
Zola Budd
Beset by controversy, a drained Zola Budd left England and returned to South Africa
By Craig Neff
Mariners
Could the Seattle Mariners' hapless start this season be a case of poetic justice?
By Franz Lidz
The Chinese team swept past the rest of the world at the McDonald's meet in Florida
Mats Wilander
Mats Wilander is happy being almost the top tennis player in the world. Question is, will he take the next step?
By Franz Lidz
Torrence
Perennial late starter Gwen Torrence came to sprinting reluctantly; now she's easing her way to the Olympics
By Sarah Boxer
Lacrosse
Syracuse's Gait twins are a one-two punch in the NCAAs
Inside
Martins Ferry
Martins Ferry, Ohio, and its sister villages have produced a generation of superb athletes
By Ron Fimrite
Sideline
Baseball journals prove the pen is as mighty as the bat
For The Record
A Roundup of the Week May 9-15
Compiled by Morin Bishop
Point After
Those in charge in sports often don't control themselves
By Ron Fimrite
Departments
Edited by Gay Flood
Edited by Craig Neff