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April 3, 1989 Table Of Contents

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On The Scene

LEAPIN' LIZARDS! (AND FROGS)

By Nicholas Dawidoff

NCAA Regionals

UP, UP AND AWAY!

Before Duke flew into the Final Four by upending Georgetown in a battle of freshmen centers, Illinois had climbed past Syracuse, Michigan had glided by surprising Virginia and Seton Hall had risen above UNLV

By Hank Hersch

ILLINOIS ISN'T COY

By Alexander Wolff

A FILL-IN FLIES HIGH

By William F. Reed

THE HALL IS ROCKIN'

By Curry Kirkpatrick

Pete Rose

Rose's Grim Vigil

As gambling charges—and the media—engulfed him, Pete Rose awaited his fate

By Craig Neff

Pete Rozelle

HE QUIT, FOR PETE'S SAKE

With the job he has held for 29 years exacting a heavier and heavier toll, NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle said 'no màs'

By Paul Zimmerman

Perils of Putting

Duffers, take heart. A new study by the PGA Tour reveals that when it comes to putting, the pros aren't so hot either

By Jaime Diaz

Boxing

THIS TIME NUNN CHOSE NOT TO RUN

IBF middleweight champ Michael Nunn scored a quick KO over Sumbu Kalambay

By Pat Putnam

Horse Racing

A MYSTERY COLT REVEALED

Houston hushed the skeptics by romping in the Bay Shore

By Demmie Stathoplos

Swimming

THE GOLDEN GIRL MAKES A SPLASH

Olympic star Janet Evans hit the water with a will at the short course nationals

By J.E. Vader

Hockey

MEDICINE MAN FOR VANCOUVER

Trevor Linden, a rookie from Medicine Hat, is just the tonic the Canucks required

By Austin Murphy

Wooden

THE COACH AND HIS CHAMPION

John Wooden had 53 loving years with his wife, Nell. Now she's gone and he struggles alone

By Alexander Wolff

For The Record

A Roundup of the Week March 20-26

Compiled by Sally Guard

FACES IN THE CROWD

Point After

THINK YOU'VE GOT IT BAD?

Just try going through life as a Steinbrenner soundalike

By John Steinbreder

Departments

Letters

Edited by Gay Flood

SCORECARD

Edited by Austin Murphy