CONTENTS

16
PARTY CRASHERS
No. 1 UNLV's much-awaited visit to Arkansas was anything but a festive occasion for the No. 2 Razorbacks
BY CURRY KIRKPATRICK

20
A REAL NET GAIN
Rookie goalie Ed Belfour has helped the Chicago Blackhawks to one of the NHL's most imposing records
BY JAY GREENBERG

22
SO LONG, SUGAR
After taking a beating from Terry Norris, 11 years his junior, Ray Leonard says he's retiring for good
BY PAT PUTNAM

26
THE BEST MILE IN A WHILE
Twenty-year-old Noureddine Morceli of Algeria narrowly missed establishing a world indoor record
BY MERRELL NODEN

30
LORDS OF THE RINGS
With NBA players eligible for Olympic action in 1992, SI picks a powerhouse quintet to represent the U.S.
BY JACK McCALLUM

50
SHINING ARMOUR
Stanford-bound Colorado schoolboy Justin Armour is almost too good to be true, in class and on the field
BY AUSTIN MURPHY

60
SHADOW OF A NATION
The Crows, once proud hunters and warriors, now seek glory, but often find tragedy, in basketball
BY GARY SMITH

DEPARTMENTS

4
LETTERS

9
SCORECARD

54
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

58
PRO BASKETBALL

78
FOR THE RECORD

80
POINT AFTER

COVER PHOTOGRAPH BY THEO WESTENBERGER

PHOTO

JOHN BIEVER

Blind Man, No Bluff: Six-one Dee Brown of the Celtics won the slam-dunk contest staged during the NBA's All-Star weekend with this eyes-closed jam (page 58).