CONTENTS

38
WHITE HEAT
Austrian skiers sizzled at the Alpine championships
BY WILLIAM OSCAR JOHNSON and ANITA VERSCHOTH

44
SPOON DISHES IT OUT
Clarence Weatherspoon is Southern Miss's hoops ace
BY HANK HERSCH

50
THE WINNER WAS A ZINGER
Paul Azinger triumphed in the Pebble Beach pro-am
BY JOHN GARRITY

52
TO THE POINT
Warrior guard Tim Hardaway is an unlikely NBA star
BY BRUCE NEWMAN

56
THE OLD ONE-TWO
Porsche prevailed in the Daytona 24 hours—again
BY RICHARD O'BRIEN

60
MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN
The Padres' catcher Benito Santiago throws bullets
BY BRUCE NEWMAN

66
X
Xavier McDaniel has made his mark on the Suns
BY BRUCE NEWMAN

76
THE GRADUATE
For tennis's Mary Joe Fernandez, success could wait
BY AUSTIN MURPHY

80
THE NEXT WAVE
Florida whiz Kelly Slater is revolutionizing surfing
PHOTOGRAPHS BY WALTER IOOSS JR.

SWIMSUITS '91

90
NAUTICAL AND NICE
These suits are shipshape, whether asea or ashore
BY JULE CAMPBELL

134
FRENCH REVELATION
Club Med 1 is a magnifique and sportif way to sail
BY STEVE WULF

142
MR. STIV'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE
Or how I survived the marauding monkeys of Bali
BY STEVE RUSHIN

150
CAUGHT IN THE GLARE
Golfer Robert Gamez of Las Vegas is not all glitz
BY JOHN GARRITY

156
STILL A COWBOY AT HEART
Thoroughbred trainer Carl Nafzger is a rodeo man
BY WILLIAM F. REED

166
ODD MAN OUT
Eric Manuel still pays for Kentucky's hoops scandal
BY ALEXANDER WOLFF

190
THE DOGGED PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE
Susan Butcher is mushing toward a fifth Iditarod win
BY SONJA STEPTOE

DEPARTMENTS

9
LETTERS

31
SCORECARD

178
HOCKEY

180
PRO BASKETBALL

184
COLLEGE BASKETBALL

208
FOR THE RECORD

210
POINT AFTER

COVER PHOTOGRAPH BY WALTER IOOSS JR.

PHOTO

WALTER IOOSS JR.

In The Swim: Judit Masco (left) and Ashley Montana look like winners in these genuine racing bathing suits (Judit's, $42, Ashley's, $40) and new goggles ($14), all from TYR Sport. That's Ashley on the cover, too, in a cotton-Lycra suit by Adrienne Vittadini ($54) and a Brenda Welch hat ($92). For more fun in the sun, turn to page 90.