
CONTENTS
54
'SORRY ABOUT THAT, GREG'
Jim Gallagher Jr. won the Tour Championship in golf's biggest payday after Greg Norman collapsed
BY JAIME DIAZ
60
VIOLENT VICTORY
After a rare win over Michigan, Wisconsin students stormed the field, causing scores of injuries
BY RICK TELANDER
68
PULLING OUT OF REACH
With a victory over Colorado, Nebraska has started to run away from the rest of the Big Eight
BY SALLY JENKINS
72
GETTING A FRESH CHARGE
Slumping San Diego got precisely the boost it needed when it defeated the surging Raiders 30-23
BY PAUL ZIMMERMAN
NBA Preview 1993-94
76
TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE
As new stars replace old ones, the faces may change, but the excitement they generate is timeless
BY BRUCE NEWMAN
88
HOW HIGH?
Market forces and creative negotiators have conspired to drive players' salaries to dizzying heights
BY ANDREW E. SERWER
100
CLANG!
Reverberations were felt throughout the league when Chris Dudley signed a hotly disputed contract
BY PHIL TAYLOR
112
:24 QUESTIONS
Before our preview package winds down, we take a shot at some burning queries about the new season
BY PHIL TAYLOR
124
DEMOLITION MAN
Spur forward Dennis Rodman is a fierce competitor and a strangely tormented soul
BY RICK TELANDER
DEPARTMENTS
8
FACES IN THE CROWD
12
LETTERS
51
SCORECARD
106
SPORTS PEOPLE
118
PRO BASKETBALL
136
PRO FOOTBALL
143
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
146
POINT AFTER
COVER PHOTOGRAPH BY BURK UZZLE
PHOTO
JOHN W. MCDONOUGH
Dennis the Menace: A yellow 'do and nine tattoos only enhance Dennis Rodman's reputation as the NBA's most controversial and unconventional character (page 124).