April 20, 1992 Table Of Contents
Environment
The National Audubon Society's annual Birdathon is not a competition for the fainthearted
Books
A new breed of bookshop, devoted entirely to sports, lures fans of every imaginable game
Fencing
Nick Bravin, the U.S. and NCAA foil champion, combines a mighty sword with a sharp tongue
By Tim Crothers
The Masters
This unslippery slope gave Fred Couples the cushion he needed to win the Masters and establish himself as golf's top player
By Rick Reilly
In confronting AIDS, Arthur Ashe is drawing on the same rare qualities that have allowed him to defeat other formidable foes
XXV Olympic Summer Games: Marathon
Steve Spence and two other U.S. marathoners played a sly waiting game to win Olympic berths
George Foreman was a swollen, sorry sight after outpointing a surprisingly tough Alex Stewart
By Pat Putnam
Kansas City Royals
The Kansas City Royals debuted with a cast of new names but came up 0-for-opening week
Tommy Vardell
Stanford fullback Tommy Vardell, a likely Top 10 NFL draft pick, sounds almost too good to be true
By Douglas S. Looney
Arazi, the French-trained Kentucky Derby favorite, flew to victory in his 3-year-old debut and proved he was ready for his date with destiny at Churchill Downs
By William Nack
Larry Johnson
Larry Johnson came off the mean streets of Dallas to become an imposing force for the Charlotte Hornets
Inside
By Tim Kurkjian
By Steve Hirdt
Captain America³
Bill Koch and his America¬¨¬®‚Äö√¢• syndicate hope that money and technology will prevail over pure helmsmanship in defending the America's Cup
Pool
Ewa Mataya, the No. 1-ranked woman in the U.S., brings a winning look to pocket billiards
By Albert Kim
For The Record
Montana gets back to business...Knight moves...Give us your tired, your poor, your polo ponies
Edited by Jon Scher
Point After
Arthur Ashe is a public figure, but the media had no right to make his illness a public matter
Departments
By John Papanek
Edited by Steve Wulf