August 22, 1988 Table Of Contents
Sideline
KEEPING AN EAGLE EYE ON OUR FEATHERED FRIENDS
By Stu Stuller
Spotlight
DETERMINED, BUT IN NO GREAT HURRY
By Sarah Boxer
Gretzky
A nation wept as its hero, NHL star Wayne Gretzky, was traded from Edmonton to Los Angeles
By E.M. Swift
By Steve Wulf
Jeff Sluman avoided the snares of a punishing golf course to win the PGA
By Jaime Diaz
Cardinals
The Phoenix Cardinals made their debut in the desert, but the romance between fans and team is as prickly as the cactus
By Douglas S. Looney
Swimming
An innovative backstroker, David Berkoff, led the way at the U.S. Olympic Trials
By Craig Neff
Frank Viola
Minnesota's sweetest sounds are heard when Frank Viola, baseball's most prolific winner, takes the mound
John Cooper
New Ohio State football coach John Cooper will have to do more than win games
Baseball
The U.S. Olympians lost four of seven games to Cuba, but they may turn out darn well
By Hank Hersch
Inside
Saratoga
For 125 years, the crowds have flocked to Saratoga in August, drawn by the spring waters, the social whirl and, of course, the loveliest racetrack of them all
By William Nack
On The Scene
Coaches in New York City are learning how to lighten up
For The Record
A Roundup of the Week Aug. 8-14
Compiled by Demmie Stathoplos
Departments
Edited by Austin Murphy