
CONTENTS
36
NO. 1 BY ONE
In a battle of unbeatens, Miami defeated Florida State
BY AUSTIN MURPHY
42
SUTTER CLUTTER
When Blues met Blackhawks, six Sutters were involved
BY LEIGH MONTVILLE
49
A TURN FOR THE BETTER
By beating Dallas, the Giants kept alive their playoff hopes
BY PAUL ZIMMERMAN
COLLEGE BASKETBALL '91-92
52
BASHBALL
The college game is now one of strength and power
BY PHIL TAYLOR
62
DEVILISHLY DIFFERENT
The Duke center Christian Laettner is an angelic bruiser
BY CURRY KIRKPATRICK
74
FISHER'S CATCH
Michigan's Steve Fisher really reeled in the blue-chippers
BY ALEXANDER WOLFF
78
A MODEL ROLE MODEL
Lisa Leslie of USC can elevate the women's game
BY PHIL TAYLOR
86
SHAQ SNACKS
LSU's Shaquille O'Neal may eat some foes alive
BY FRANZ LIDZ
SCOUTING REPORTS
SWEET 16 94
BY CURRY KIRKPATRICK
CONFERENCES 104
BY PHIL TAYLOR
DIVISION II 110
BY WILLIAM F. REED
DIVISION III 112
BY WILLIAM F. REED
WOMEN 114
BY HANK HERSCH
JUNIOR COLLEGES 119
BY ALEXANDER WOLFF
134
PUT ME IN, COACH
Playing time is the dream of the Division I walk-on
BY AUSTIN MURPHY
DEPARTMENTS
6
LETTERS
29
SCORECARD
120
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
124
PRO FOOTBALL
128
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
150
FOR THE RECORD
152
POINT AFTER
COVER PHOTOGRAPH BY PETER READ MILLER
PHOTO
MANNY MILLAN
The Bounding Bruin: Don MacLean of UCLA outrebounded Indiana's Eric Anderson during the Bruins' 87-72 thumping of the Hoosiers last week in a Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic matchup between two teams that figure to be among the best in the country (page 94).