November 6, 1989 Table Of Contents
Perspective
By Clive Gammon
On The Scene
SHE'LL TEACH YOU THE SWEET SCIENCE
First Person
THE PERILS OF RUNNING IN THE BASEMENT
Update
HOCKEY'S BAD BOY FACES THE MUSIC
By Steve Rushin
Spotlight
World Series
As Part II of the World Series began, the Bay Area was recovering from the quake. Then the A's rocked the Giants twice to complete their sweep
By Steve Wulf
A's ace Dave Stewart was the Series MVP, but in Oakland he's much more than that
New coach Roger Neilson has the Rangers off and flying
John Elway
As the biggest sports star in Denver, John Elway has always been subject to intense scrutiny. But this year is different
By Rick Reilly
The rich got richer at the Nabisco, and Tom Kite got richest of all
NBA Preview
No one shuts down Michael Jordan, but the champion Detroit Pistons have developed an intricate defensive system, called the Jordan Rules, that comes close to containing him
The Atlanta Hawks' Jon Koncak was a center of little renown—averaging 6.2 points and 6.1 rebounds, career—until he signed a six-year contract worth $13 million. Now other lesser NBA players should find gold at the end of the rainbow
Thirty-five years ago the 24-second clock was created, the invention of Danny Biasone, a bowling alley proprietor and owner of the Syracuse Nationals. The clock may have saved pro basketball, whose fans had grown frustrated by the stalling tactics of the day
Larry Bird, Eastern Europeans and Minneapolis are all making comebacks, and, come the spring, the Pistons and the Lakers will be back, playing for the championship
The Pistons' John Salley, a 6'11" man of wit, sophistication and discipline, has a house that fits him, literally and symbolically. It's big—62 rooms—and was home to the Archbishop of Detroit, exactly the place for a guy of Salley's catholic tastes
Nowadays his name is often forgotten when the greatest basketball centers are listed, but no pivotman was more dominant or did more to revolutionize the game than George Mikan, who led the Minneapolis Lakers to half a dozen pro crowns
By Ron Fimrite
Football's Week
By Peter King
Focus
Stirling Moss was in form at the Mille Miglia
For The Record
A Roundup of the Week Oct. 23-29
Compiled by Stefanie Scheer
Point After
Take a look at today's pro athletes and you'll find out
By Rick Reilly
Departments
Edited by Gay Flood
Edited by Craig Neff