May 17, 1993 Table Of Contents
Environment
California vintner Sam Sebastiani has built a lush preserve for migratory birds
By James Buckley Jr.
Sailing
A high-tech trimaran broke the 140-year-old San Francisco-to-Boston speed record
By Amy Nutt
NBA Playoffs
For winners as well as losers, center proved to be a pivotal position
New York Knick guard John Starks is explosive, at times too explosive
Stanley Cup Playoffs
A waning Wayne Gretzky has found new life in the postseason
By E.M. Swift
Baseball And TV
For Sale: The National Pastime
Baseball worked out a risky new TV deal with ABC and NBC that puts the game in the business of selling advertising
By William Oscar Johnson
New York Mets
The troubled Mets took their licks from the Marlins and the media
By Tom Verducci
Baseball And The Media
A media invasion has heightened tensions in once congenial clubhouses
By Tom Verducci
Beebe And Lett
When Don Beebe first met Leon Lett, the result was the most memorable moment of Super Bowl XXVII; three months later they meet anew—with mixed emotions
Sports People
By Pat Putnam
Inside
By Tim Kurkjian
Buster Douglas
Former heavyweight champion Buster Douglas, the man who smoked Tyson, is tasting the good life—in a very big way
Golf
Jim Bryan is the game's preeminent course designer—and that's no small accomplishment
Perspective
The shameless mule is making inroads among the equine upper crust in dressage and (sob) jumping
By Susan Davis
Point After
Today's ballplayers strike out sartorially when they hide their socks under long pants
By Ron Fimrite
Departments
By Mark Mulvoy
Edited by Jerry Kirshenbaum