March 5, 1990 Table Of Contents
Focus
By David Sharp
Review
A NEW COACH WHO SHOULDN'T BE AROUND NEXT SEASON
By Franz Lidz
Philadelphia 76ers
Last week, with five games in seven nights out West, the 76ers weathered the most grueling aspect of life in the NBA—the extended road trip
By Hank Hersch
Hockey War
Having learned to win without Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton may yet make Calgary bite the ice
Baseball's labor negotiations, plagued from the outset by the owners' ill-conceived game plan, now threaten to delay the regular season
By Tim Kurkjian
Gary Payton
'GARY TALKS IT, GARY WALKS IT'
Oregon State's Gary Payton, a loose-jawed kid from the city, has quietly become the premier college basketball player of the season up in the woodsy precincts of Corvallis
With a new TV contract, 108-pound Michael Carbajal is earning respect in the U.S. for boxing's little guys
By Ron Fimrite
Expos And Nordiques
The province of Quebec is rich with cultural assets and Gallic charm. So why doesn't anybody want to play for the Expos or the Nordiques?
U.S. Ski Team
With nowhere to go but up, the U.S. Alpine ski team is banking on a new generation
By William Oscar Johnson
Basketball
Ben Kelso
From wretched deprivation to Coach of the Year: the rise of Ben Kelso
By William Nack
On The Scene
Need sports info? The Ziffren Center is the place to go
By Jim Harmon
Spotlight
Serious illness doesn't stop Mike (Bo) Anderson
By Tim Crothers
For The Record
A Roundup of the Week Feb. 19-25
Compiled by Stefanie Krasnow
Point After
Tony Conigliaro had glorious talent, but not a trace of luck
Departments
Edited by Peter King