May 9, 1994 Table Of Contents
NHL Playoffs
The NHL playoffs have proved again that hockey's sudden-death overtime is the finest finale in sports
By E.M. Swift
Baseball
What has realignment wrought? The American League West, where a loser can be a winner
By Tom Verducci
NBA Playoffs
Tough Indiana defense curtailed Shaquille O'Neal's scoring and Orlando's wins
By John Walters
SI's 40th Anniversary
In this SI Classic from 1955, a Nobel Prize-winning novelist recounts the drama leading up to the day that Swaps beat Nashua in the Derby
Motor Sports
Ayrton Senna, the world's finest driver, died in a horrifying wreck at San Marino
By Bruce Newman
World Cup '94
A soccer feast is being cooked up as the U.S. prepares to host its first-ever World Cup
By Hank Hersch
Sports People
By Amy Nutt
By Tim Kurkjian
Sorry State
Fans are bored, TV ratings are down, equipment sales are soft, and most pros seem to be prima donnas who don't care about anything but money. What can be done to save this sinking sport?
Inside
By Tim Kurkjian
Point After
Will the last team to leave Los Angeles please turn out the lights
Departments
Edited by Jack McCallum