CONTENTS

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: SUPER SATURDAY 32

Unbeaten Southern Cal topped UCLA
by Rick Telander

Nebraska beat Oklahoma at long last

Cornell upset previously undefeated Penn
by Jill Lieber

West Virginia completed a perfect season
by Hank Hersch

THE BIRD IS GROUNDED 52
The struggling Boston Celtics have lost irreplaceable Larry Bird to bone spurs until at least March
by Jack McCallum

CAN'T BUFFALO THESE BILLS 60
In an amazing turnaround, the patsies of the mid-1980s have become the 11-1 standouts of the 1988 season
by William Nack

BLUE DEVILS VS. DEVIL BLUE 64
In the Tip-Off Classic, No. 1 Duke, a team in harmony, triumphed easily over Kentucky, a team in chaos
by Alexander Wolff

THE NO-PAIN, NO-GAIN KID 84
San Francisco running back Roger Craig takes a terrible pounding, and he goes to great lengths to stay healthy
by Jill Lieber

THAT OLD SCHOOL SPIRIT 110
At USC, football players may come and go, but a group of wealthy boosters are a permanent part of the team
by Gary Smith

DEPARTMENTS

Letters 9
Scorecard 27
Soccer 90
College Football 96
Motor Sports 100
Television 105
Harness Racing 131
For The Record 132
Point After 134

Cover Photograph by Peter Read Miller

PHOTO

MANNY MILIAN

GIVE ME A 'C,' GIVE ME AN 'E'...: Larry Bird, his sore feet having reduced him to being the world's highest-paid cheerleader, came off the bench to shout, not shoot, Boston to victory over Washington (page 52).