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CONTENTS
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THE FIGHT
In perhaps the biggest upset in boxing history, Buster Douglas came off the canvas to KO Mike Tyson
BY RICHARD HOFFER
Buster Douglas had to overcome a lot of adversity, including a doubting dad, en route to the title
BY STEVE WULF
30
SHE WAS TRUCKIN'
California schoolgirl Lisa Leslie scored 101 points in the first half, and then the opposition went home
BY SHELLEY SMITH
32
THE POT'S ABOIL
What's cookin' in the hot Big Ten basketball race? So far, Purdue's Boilermakers have had the most fire
BY CURRY KIRKPATRICK
56
WE'RE NOTRE DAME—YOU'RE NOT
The Irish took advantage of their clout in college football to cut a huge network TV deal just for themselves
BY WILLIAM F. REED
64
MIND ON THE MAT
Arizona State's Dan St. John, who is the best wrestler in college, excels at the physics of getting physical
BY BRUCE NEWMAN
74
FAREWELL, MY LOVELY
The good ol' all-purpose sneaker is obsolete in a world of hyped-up, high-tech, high-priced athletic shoes
BY E.M. SWIFT
DEPARTMENTS
4
LETTERS
7
SCORECARD
68
BOBSLED
70
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
72
TRACK & FIELD
88
FOR THE RECORD
90
POINT AFTER
COVER PHOTOGRAPH BY SAKAI/KYODO/REUTER
PHOTO
WALTER IOOSS JR.
DOMINATIN' DOMINIQUE: No one flew higher during the NBA's All-Star Weekend than the Hawks' Dominique Wilkins, who won the slam-dunk contest the day before his Eastern Conference team whipped the West 130-113.
