October 7, 1991 Table Of Contents
Yesterday
When catcher Mickey Owen did so in 1941, he made baseball history
First Person
A Jaw-Inspiring Swim, for Sure
With sharks in mind, the author ventured across the Santa Barbara Channel
By Ashby Harper
Perspective
The Long Knockers Driving Range, in Philadelphia, is one urbanite's field of dreams
Games
It's the Real Thing, Virtually
The next wave in amusement is a something called "virtual reality," and it has already arrived in Chicago
By Franz Lidz
New Orleans Saints
In other words, everybody in New Orleans is talking about the 5-0 Saints
By Ed Hinton
Ryder Cup
The U.S. won the Ryder Cup, but not before many of the world's best golfers came a cropper
Florida State-Michigan
Florida State tightened its grip on the No. 1 ranking with a fast and ferocious 51-31 rout of previously unbeaten Michigan
It is even lonelier at the bottom than at the top, as the hapless Cleveland Indians can attest
By Steve Rushin
NHL 1991-92
In its expansion strategy, as in too many other matters, the NHL has shown a passion for fool's gold
In an era of parity, the New York Rangers—no dynasty they—will actually win the Stanley Cup
Jeremy Roenick, Chicago's fiery young center, is a throwback
By E.M. Swift
College Report
Inside
By Peter King
By Peter King
By Tim Kurkjian
Pat Dye
AUBURN COACH PAT DYE IS CREATING A LEGEND THAT MAY ONE DAY ECLIPSE EVEN THAT OF ALABAMA'S BEAR BRYANT
By Tom Junod
By Tom Junod
Spotlight
Putting the Kart Before the Course
Champion go-karter Rich Hearn scraped together tuition for a French driving school, where he majored in chasing a Grand Prix ride
For The Record
For Connors and Seles, a purse of some worth...Philly's favored son an odd one...teachin' TJ
Edited by Michael Jaffe
Point After
If the professionalized U.S. Olympic basketball team loses, this writer wants to be there
Departments
Edited by Richard Demak