November 27, 1989 Table Of Contents
First Person
A LESSON ON THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW
East Germany
Behind their newly breached wall, East Germany's wondrous athletes relish their greatest prize, freedom
By William Oscar Johnson
The U.S. squeaked past Trinidad & Tobago to reach the World Cup at long last
By Clive Gammon
Five worthy contenders have turned the scramble for this season's Heisman Trophy into one of the closest ever
Mario Lemieux & Co. are letting their coach twist slowly in the wind
Korbut & Retton
Olympic champion gymnasts Olga Korbut and Mary Lou Retton showed they still have a lot of their old magic during a crowd-pleasing, eight-city tour
Conway High
The town of Conway, S.C., has been torn apart by a racial dispute involving two high school quarterbacks
By Hank Hersch
Reggie White
The Eagles' dominating defensive end, Reggie White, a Baptist minister, reaps as much mayhem as he sows
Zina Garrison
Zina Garrison, whose visions are eerily accurate, has a premonition that she may soon sit atop the tennis world
By Kenny Moore
Shawn Kemp
Seattle's Shawn Kemp, just an NBA babe, is a potential marquee man
Football's Week
By Peter King
Sweetheart
Life may seem an idyll for Steve Garvey and his new wife, Candace (left), but baseball's Mr. Clean is the butt of jokes about his sex life, and he says he is broke
By Rick Reilly
For The Record
A Roundup of the Week Nov. 13-19
Compiled by Stefanie Scheer
Point After
It wasn't just you, Coach, it was the whole system
Departments
Edited by Craig Neff