March 16, 1992 Table Of Contents
Ryne Sandberg
That's 7, as in $7.1 million, the new annual salary of the Chicago Cubs' Ryne Sandberg. His record contract has players feeling lucky and owners feeling busted
By Tim Kurkjian
San Francisco 49ers
An aborted plan to rehire Bill Walsh wasn't the only dose of cold reality to jolt the 49ers
By Peter King
Kansas-Missouri
Kansas's win over Missouri showed that the Jayhawks are the mightiest in the mighty Big Eight
XXV Olympic Summer Games
For some swimmers the U.S. Olympic Trials ended in glory and relief: They made the team
Mark Messier
That's what Mark Messier has had on the New York Rangers, who are expecting nothing less than a banner year
Fred Couples
Fred Couples, the hottest player on the PGA Tour, has precious little to say, but his smooth stroke speaks volumes
By Rick Reilly
Inside
By Phil Taylor
Blue Angel
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski's divine spirit and working-class ethics have forged an exemplary college basketball program
Basketball
Figure Filberts for the Final Four
The University of Louisville stats crew has been officially charting that wonderful madness since 1969
For The Record
Powell leaps to the fore...Ueberroth balks at politics...Baseball loses an elder statsman
Edited by Jon Scher
Point After
It's gut-wrenching to see Bo Jackson, our greatest athlete ever, hobble on this way
By Steve Wulf
Departments
Edited by Richard Demak