
CONTENTS
18
HOME SWEET HOMER
Joe Carter's home run gave Toronto a second straight World Series title and touched off a mob scene
BY STEVE RUSHIN
28
THE COMPLETE PLAYER
Paul Molitor had everything but the recognition that he found with a World Series triumph in Toronto
BY TOM VERDUCCI
32
A FIGHT OVER TURF
Three recent injuries on AstroTurf fields have underscored pro football players' calls for a return to grass
BY PETER KING
40
QUICK AS A CAT
Few if any goaltenders in the NHL have risen so far so fast as Toronto Maple Leaf star Felix Potvin
BY LEIGH MONTVILLE
48
ALL STOKED UP
Led by J.J. Stokes, its outstanding wide receiver, UCLA has turned a slow start into a run for the roses
BY AUSTIN MURPHY
53
BORN TO BLOCK
Regarded as college football's best center, Jim Pyne of Virgina Tech is the latest in a lineage of linemen
BY SALLY JENKINS
76
THE BREAKING POINT
A rising toll of racetrack breakdowns has shaken the public's confidence in the thoroughbred industry
BY WILLIAM NACK
DEPARTMENTS
4
FACES IN THE CROWD
8
LETTERS
13
SCORECARD
60
SPORTS PEOPLE
66
PRO FOOTBALL
72
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
92
POINT AFTER
COVER PHOTOGRAPH BY JOHN IACONO
PHOTO
RICH CLARKSON
When Irish Guys Are Flying
No, that's not Rudy or even the Rocket but rather the Notre Dame leprechaun, who got quite a lift out of the Irish's 31-13 romp over USC.