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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).