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Golf Plus
SWEAT EQUITY GOING THE DISTANCE TO FIND A BONA FIDE WINNER, THE PLAYERS PUT IN A 36-HOLE FINAL DAY AT THE HONDA CLASSIC
By Gary Van Sickle
LISTEN, SISTER THE SORENSTAMS MAY HAVE REASON TO SMILE, BUT THEY AREN'T TALKING--AT LEAST NOT TO EACH OTHER
By Walter Bingham
NEWS AND NOTES
By Austin Murphy
BACKSPIN ANOTHER TAKE ON THE HEADLINES
By Gary B. Smith
PITCHING GOLF
By Larry Dierker
Baseball
RISING SUN MEETS DESERT SUN THE SWALLOWS THAT RETURN TO ARIZONA IN FEBRUARY ARE JAPANESE...AND WEAR CLEATS
By LEO W. BANKS
CATCH OF THE DAY BACKSTOPS SUCH AS CHARLIE O'BRIEN MAY NOT HIT MUCH, BUT THEIR ABILITY TO HANDLE A STAFF KEEPS THEM IN DEMAND
By Tom Verducci
STRIKEOUTS BY THE BOATLOAD COOLHEADED MARIANO RIVERA IS READY TO BRING THE HEAT AS THE NEW CLOSER FOR THE YANKEES
By Michael Bamberger
Catching Up With...
SPRINTER DELANO MERIWETHER FEBRUARY 22, 1971
By Merrell Noden
NBA Extra
GAINING A FOOTHOLD HARDWORKING MARIO ELIE HAS BECOME THE ROCKETS' UNSUNG HERO--AND ACE SHOE SALESMAN
By Tim Kurkjian
BEST AND WORST TOGS?
By TIM KURKIJAN
THE '98 CROP SHOOT
By Marty Burns
HOOP SCOOP
By Marty Burns
On The Scene
SLIP-SLIDING AWAY TOBOGGANS ARE ALL THE RAGE IN CAMDEN, MAINE
By Michael Cannell
Faces In The Crowd
FACES IN THE CROWD
College Basketball
HE CHOSE THE SLOW LANE OVER A 40-YEAR COACHING CAREER BILL KNAPTON WAS A BIG SUCCESS AT LITTLE BELOIT
By Rick Lipsey
BIG SHOTS UNDERDOGS SHOWED PLENTY OF FIGHT, BUT THE TOP SEEDS PREVAILED TO REACH THE SWEET 16 OF THE NCAAS
By Alexander Wolff
DEAN OF COACHES AN APPRECIATION
By Alexander Wolff
Television
SI VIEW THE WEEK IN TV SPORTS
By John Walters
Pro Football
LOOKING FORWARD WITH FOUR TRYING SEASONS BEHIND HIM, RUNNING BACK GARRISON HEARST THINKS HE HAS FINALLY FOUND A HOME IN THE 49ERS' BACKFIELD
By Austin Murphy
Boxing
FRESH PRINCE THE BOXER FORMERLY KNOWN AS NASEEM HAMED IS A COCKY KNOCKOUT ARTIST WHO HAS SLUGGED HIS WAY TO A PAIR OF FEATHERWEIGHT BELTS
By Franz Lidz
Pro Basketball
RIDER ON A STORM ISAIAH RIDER, THE BLAZERS' TEMPESTUOUS GUARD, IS KICKING UP DUST IN PORTLAND AS HE DID IN MINNESOTA, DELIGHTING AND FRUSTRATING THOSE WHO KNOW HIM
By Phil Taylor
Hockey [bonus Piece]
THE WORST JOB IN SPORTS WHILE SOME NHL ENFORCERS LIKE TO BRAWL, MANY MEMBERS OF THE FRATERNITY OF FIGHTERS FIND IT DANGEROUS AND DEMEANING, AN UGLY WAY TO EARN A HANDSOME LIVING
By Michael Farber
Inside The NFL
INSIDE THE NFL SOME PRIZED FREE AGENTS AWAITING LUCRATIVE OFFERS AL'S WELL AGAIN IN OAKLAND HOLMGREN'S COSTLY DECISION
By Peter King
Inside The NBA
IRS CASES HAVE REFEREES SWEATING WHY OTIS THORPE IS IN THE DOGHOUSE IN DETROIT KJ MAY PLAY NEXT SEASON
By Jackie MacMullan
PUT UP OR SHUT UP WITH A LIBEL SUIT, THE FLYERS HOPE TO MAKE TALK RADIO PUT ITS MONEY WHERE ITS MOUTH IS
By Steve Lopez
Departments
LETTERS
TOO MUCH FOCUS ON COACHES...HOWE'S COMEBACK...MORE ATHLETE LOOK-ALIKES...ONE MAN'S HOOPSPEAK...OF WRESTLERS AND RESCUERS...MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER PREVIEW
By SCORECARD STAFF WRITER Kostya Kennedy EDITED BY Jack McCallum AND Richard O'Brien
