March 3, 1997 Table Of Contents

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Golf Plus

A STROKE OF GENIUS JIM FURYK AND A SWING THAT ONLY A FATHER COULD LOVE HAVE THROWN THE TOUR FOR A LOOP

By Gary Van Sickle

NEWS AND NOTES

BACKSPIN ANOTHER TAKE ON THE HEADLINES

By Gary B. Smith

BABY TALK

By Brandel Chamblee

FREE AT LAST GREG NORMAN'S MASTERS DISASTER COULD TURN OUT TO BE A BLESSING

By Jaime Diaz

Faces In The Crowd

FACES IN THE CROWD

NBA Extra

A HOME AT LAST LINING UP AT A NEW POSITION FOR LOWLY NEW JERSEY, ONCE-TROUBLED KENDALL GILL HAS A NEW LEASE ON LIFE

By Marty Burns

BEST PICK SETTER?

By David Fleming

TURNOVER

By Kelvin C. Bias

HOOP SCOOP

By Marty Burns

Television

SI VIEW THE WEEK IN TV SPORTS

By Grant Wahl

Pro Basketball

HIGH ANXIETY FACING A LONG STRETCH WITHOUT SHAQUILLE O'NEAL, THE LAKERS TRY TO KEEP THEIR CHINS UP

By Phil Taylor

Horse Racing

BULLY PULPIT AN UNSEASONED COLT SWEPT TO VICTORY IN THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH TO EMERGE AS A CLEAR DERBY FAVORITE

By William F. Reed

College Basketball

GOPHER BALL A YEAR AFTER A SNUB FROM THE NCAA SELECTION COMMITTEE, MINNESOTA IS IN LINE FOR A NO. 1 SEED

By Alexander Wolff

WINNER TAKES ALL? UCLA SMOTHERED DUKE IN A MATCHUP THAT HAS NEVER FAILED TO FORETELL THE EVENTUAL NATIONAL CHAMPION

By Kelli Anderson

Hockey

UNDER CONTROL THESE DAYS, THE COYOTES' STAR POWER FORWARD, KEITH TKACHUK, DOES HIS HELL-RAISING ON THE ICE

By Austin Murphy

Boxing

ONE MORE SHOT STILL UNABLE TO FIND CONTENTMENT IN LIFE OUTSIDE THE RING, SUGAR RAY LEONARD IS BACK FOR A FIFTH FLING WITH HIS FIRST LOVE

By William Nack

College Sports [bonus Piece]

INSIDE THE MOAT BEHIND THE FORBIDDING FACADE OF NCAA HEADQUARTERS, THE VERY PEOPLE WHO ENFORCE THE ORGANIZATION'S RIGID RULES ALSO QUESTION ITS GODLIKE POWERS AND ULTIMATE MISSION

By Steve Rushin

Inside The NBA

MAVERICKS' MOVE BOLSTERS NEW JERSEY CAN JACKSON JUICE THE PACERS? WHY MIAMI SHOULDN'T BE IN MOURNING

By Jackie MacMullan

Inside College Basketball

TRAGEDY AND TRIUMPH AT BOWLING GREEN PRINCETON: SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW STANFORD'S FOLKL POINT

By Kelli Anderson; Seth Davis

THE YOUNG AND THE FECKLESS ANOTHER NBA COACH FINDS OUT--TOO LATE--WHO'S REALLY RUNNING THE SHOW

By Jack McCallum

Departments

LETTERS

BASEBALL'S SIREN SONG...A SHRINE TO TIGER... WANTED: NFL QUARTERBACKS...CALUMET'S REVERED TROPHIES...WORLD TUG OF WAR...MINOR LEAGUE HOCKEY IS THE PHAD IN PHILLY

By Ian Thomsen; Rick Reilly EDITED BY Richard O'Brien AND Kostya Kennedy

PHILADELPHIA, PA., FEBRUARY 20, 1997 PHANTOMS ON ICE: MINOR LEAGUE HOCKEY FANS ARE HAVING SOME PHUN IN PHILLY

By Michael Bamberger