March 31, 1997 Table Of Contents

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Fitness

FEWER KINKS ON THE LINKS TRAINER RANDY MYERS WILL HELP YOUR BACK; YOUR GAME IS ANOTHER MATTER

By MATTHEW RUDY

Catching Up With...

DETROIT TIGERS PITCHER MARK FIDRYCH JUNE 6, 1977

By Ron Fimrite

NBA Extra

THE THRILL IS BACK KENNY ANDERSON HAS A NEW SET OF PRIORITIES, AND THE TRAIL BLAZERS ARE REAPING THE BENEFITS

By Tim Kurkjian

WHERE TO EXPAND?

By Tim Kurkjian

A TALENT SHOWCASE

By Marty Burns

HOOP SCOOP

By Marty Burns

Golf Plus

NEWS AND NOTES

By Dave Noland

KING FOR A DAY IN THE TRADITION OF THE TOURNAMENT HOST, PHIL MICKELSON MADE A BACK-NINE CHARGE TO VICTORY AT BAY HILL

By Gary Van Sickle

BACKSPIN ANOTHER TAKE ON THE HEADLINES

By Gary B. Smith

BADGE OF HONOR

By Tommy Tolles

STILL SLAMMIN' AT 84, THE LIFE OF THE LEGENDS, SAM SNEAD, MAKES EVERY SHOT COUNT

By Austin Murphy

Faces In The Crowd

FACES IN THE CROWD

Television

SI VIEW THE WEEK IN TV SPORTS

By John Walters

College Basketball

ON TO INDY NO ONE BUT KANSAS WAS SHOCKED BY THE TEAMS--ALL SURVIVORS OF REGULAR-SEASON TRAUMAS--THAT SEIZED SPOTS IN THE FINAL FOUR

By Alexander Wolff

Golf

NEED A FOURTH? THE PUBLIC COURSE HAS BECOME A REFUGE FOR O.J. SIMPSON, THOUGH MANY GOLFERS WISH HE WOULD TAKE HIS GAME ELSEWHERE

By Rick Reilly

Figure Skating

THEY'RE THE TOPS

With whirling athleticism, Elvis Stojko and Tara Lipinski shone at a world championships beset by sadness.

By E.M. Swift

Baseball Preview 1997

ALONE ON THE HILL IN THIS ERA OF MUSCULAR HITTERS AND MINUSCULE STRIKE ZONES, PITCHERS GET HAMMERED ALL THE TIME. A FEW, HOWEVER, NOT ONLY SURVIVE BUT ALSO THRIVE. HERE ARE THEIR SECRETS

By Tom Verducci

NATIONAL LEAGUE

ATLANTA BRAVES

By Michael Farber

FLORIDA MARLINS

By David Fleming

MONTREAL EXPOS

By Michael Farber

NEW YORK METS

By DAVE FLEMING

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

By Tom Verducci

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS

By Tim Crothers

HOUSTON ASTROS

By David Fleming

CINCINNATI REDS

By Tom Verducci

CHICAGO CUBS

By Michael Farber

PITTSBURGH PIRATES

By Tim Crothers

LOS ANGELES DODGERS

By Tom Verducci

SAN DIEGO PADRES

By Tim Crothers

COLORADO ROCKIES

By Michael Farber

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS

By Tom Verducci

AMERICAN LEAGUE

NEW YORK YANKEES

By Tom Verducci

TORONTO BLUE JAYS

By Tom Verducci

BALTIMORE ORIOLES

By Michael Farber

BOSTON RED SOX

By Tom Verducci

DETROIT TIGERS

By Tim Crothers

CLEVELAND INDIANS

By Tim Crothers

CHICAGO WHITE SOX

By Tim Crothers

MINNESOTA TWINS

By Tim Crothers

MILWAUKEE BREWERS

By Michael Farber

KANSAS CITY ROYALS

By David Fleming

SEATTLE MARINERS

By Tim Crothers

TEXAS RANGERS

By Tim Crothers

ANAHEIM ANGELS

By Tim Crothers

OAKLAND ATHLETICS

By Tom Verducci

COMMANDING PRESENCE HE MAY ONLY WIN ABOUT HALF THE TIME, BUT ROGER CLEMENS STILL INTIMIDATES HITTERS, AND HE GIVES THE BLUE JAYS INSTANT CREDIBILITY

By Gerry Callahan

Inside The NBA

WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR MILWAUKEE'S DISAPPOINTING SEASON? MOURNING, KUKOC AND NOW MASON: THE LATEST IN FOOT INJURIES

By Jackie MacMullan

TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME A DOSE OF SPRING TRAINING FEVER CHANGES THE AUTHOR'S TUNE ABOUT THE NATIONAL PASTIME

By David Fleming

Departments

LETTERS

THE KNIGHT-REED CONTROVERSY...ROY JONES'S LOSING COMBINATION...BLACK COACHES MEET WITH THE NFL...AN END TO BASEBALL ANTITRUST?...PRO WRESTLING COMES CLEAN

EDITED BY Jack McCallum AND Richard O'Brien

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA MARCH 21-22, 1997 EVEN ON HIS CUSTOM CRUTCHES, GABLE, IOWA'S NATIVE SON, DOESN'T DISAPPOINT

By John Garrity