December 11, 1989 Table Of Contents
Spotlight
DICK TRICKLE IS NASCAR'S NEWEST GOOD OL' BOY
By Sam Moses
Update
ANNE SANDER, NÉE QUAST: STILL WINNING AT 52
First Person
BIG TALK, ANTIQUE REELS AND A SEA ADVENTURE
The Boston Celtics
Boston longs for the old powerhouse, but sad to say, Larry Bird & Co. are simply not the same
Auburn-Alabama
Auburn seized its first opportunity to host bitter rival Alabama
By Hank Hersch
Kentucky
Probation-plagued Kentucky is getting a much-needed lift from its new coach, transplanted Yankee Rick Pitino
Baseball '90
With the collapse of collusion and with clubs prospering as never before, baseball salaries are now out of sight
Mark Langston hauled in the game's top salary—for the moment—when Gene Autry corralled him for the Angels
By Franz Lidz
Christian Okoye
Christian Okoye of the Chiefs may be the NFL's gentlest player. He is certainly its most dangerous runner
By Peter King
Men's Tennis
As the players prepare to take control of the men's tennis tour, stunning new riches could jeopardize their plans
Eric Lindros
Big tough and hugely gifted, 16-year-old Eric Lindros is already being touted as the NHL's next superstar
Basketball
Soccer
Santa Clara tied Virginia in the gelid NCAAs
By Clive Gammon
Football's Week
By Peter King
AL DAVIS CHEWS HIS NAILS OVER THE RAIDERS' MALAISE AND HIS OWN MORTALITY
For The Record
A Roundup of the Week Nov. 27-Dec. 3
Compiled by Sally Guard
Departments
Edited by Gay Flood
Edited by Craig Neff
Don Majkowski and the Packers pulled off yet another great escape, this time against the Bucs
Nadia Comaneci, Olympic heroine, reached the U.S. after escaping from Romania
By William Oscar Johnson