CONTENTS

SWEPT AWAY 24
In Part II of the World Series, the Oakland Athletics rocked the San Francisco Giants to complete a sweep
by Steve Wulf

A's ace Dave Stewart was the Series MVP. but in his hometown. Oakland, he's much more than that
by Peter Gammons

BREAKING OUT 32
New coach Roger Neilson has gotten those perennial losers, the New York Rangers, off to a hot start
by Jay Green berg

'I'M ABOUT TO SUFFOCATE' 34
Denver's biggest sports star, Bronco John Elway, is getting even tougher scrutiny than usual in this season
by Rick Reilly

THE MIDAS TOUCH 42
The PGA's rich got richer at the Nabisco, and Tom Kite got richest of them all, to the tune of $625.000
by John Garrity

NBA PREVIEW

PRO BASKETBALL 1989-90 44

Can anyone stop Michael Jordan?
by Jack McCallum

Jon Koncak (who?): $13 million man
by Rick Telander

Happy 35th to the 24-second clock
by Leigh Montville

Detroit will be the champion again
by Jack McCallum

Piston John Salley has catholic tastes
by Leigh Montville

First NBA revolutionary: George Mikan
by Ron Fimrite

DEPARTMENTS

Letters 6
Scorecard 19
Inside The NFL 144
College Football Week 148
For The Record 159
Point After 160

Cover Photograph by Theo Westenberger; Photograph of Michael Jordan by Manny Millan

PHOTO

JACQUELINE DUVOISIN

A TOWERING SUM: Donnie Hammond, here teeing off at the 18th hole at Hilton Head's Harbour Town links during the super-rich Nabisco Championships, finished fifth but still got $100,000 (page 42).