May 31, 1993 Table Of Contents
Perspective
Why do sports events need car-crushing Godzillas and Sèance Nights to attract fans?
By Lisa Twyman Bessone
Horse Racing
Secretariat Dancer, a broken-down son of Secretariat, was saved from the slaughterhouse to run again
First Person
Though not one for high-flying adventure, the author enjoyed his time aloft in a ParaPlane
By John Grossmann
Triathlon
Mark Allen, the world's top triathlete, snoozes almost as hard as he competes
By John Walters
Detroit Tigers
With a cast of genteel giants, the Detroit Tigers have muscled their way to the top of the American League East
By Tom Verducci
NBA Playoffs
In the Knick-Bull showdown, old pals and rivals Patrick Ewing and Michael Jordan collide head-on
Can the superstarless Sonics outshine Charles Barkley's Suns?
By Phil Taylor
Carlton Fisk
As his Hall of Fame career winds down, Carlton Fisk has little use for the White Sox, who have little use for him
Stanley Cup Playoffs
Toronto's hard-bitten Doug Gilmour has sunk his fangs into the Kings on offense as well as defense
By Jon Scher
Sports People
By Pat Putnam
By John Walters
Steve Young
Steve Young is thriving in San Francisco, but will he ever measure up to Joe Montana in the eyes of 49er fans?
By Peter King
Inside
By Tim Kurkjian
By Steve Hirdt, Elias Sports Bureau
Track And Field
A kindred duel in the women's 800 highlighted a memorable New York Games
The Joneses
Despite an often prickly relationship, different styles and professional rivalry, Robert Trent Jones and his sons thrive in the business of golf-course design
Reporter-At-Large
Westerners in Tokyo will find Japan's Hall of Fame a fascinating counterpart to the one in the U.S.
Fishing
Struck by Big Fish Fever, the author sets out to catch the Columbia River's mighty sturgeon
Golf
Jim Crow rules kept Teddy (Sweet Swinger) Rhodes from showing the world his great talent
By Jim Gullo
Badminton
In 50 years of traveling the world, Hugh Forgie kept his eye on the birdie
By Franz Lidz
Steeplechasing
Blythe Miller, the best steeplechase rider in the U.S., is an amateur who regularly beats the pros
By Amy Nutt
Point After
Last week, for the seventh time in 19 years, basketball coach Larry Brown quit in a snit
Departments
By Mark Mulvoy
Edited by Jerry Kirshenbaum