RACING'S WAYThe death of Lorenzo Bandini (page 32) was an extremely painful reminder of auto racing's hazards and also testimony to the intense affection that people have for its heroes. Last...

•Rick Reichardt, Angel outfielder, asked what he wanted to be after his playing days: "Baseball commissioner."

Before the new Bahamas 500 powerboat race, drivers agreed the idea was terrible. Most of them—who exploded, sank, swamped or burned up—were right. Winner Lewis (opposite) said he was pushed by fear

Billy Haughton's speedy colt is not really a rogue, he just likes to do a lot of little things wrong. But he picked the richest harness race to do everything exactly right, and beat the best in...

Coach Bobby Scott knew his Hopkins Blue Jays were usually slicker than Navy but would never win because they were too small. So he did what any smart recruiter would do, and now look who's the best

The Preakness can be Proud Clarion's second leg on the Triple Crown, vindication for Derby loser Damascus or a comeback triumph for In Reality. Whitney Tower reports.

Mario Andretti is the tiny tiger who seized the pole for the Indianapolis 500 at a sensational speed, outrunning an eerily silent turbine-powered car that had Indy men in a fine old contentious uproar

Sunshaded Tommie Smith of San Jose State is too tall to start well, but once he uncoils his big frame he relaxes into a smooth, giant stride that brings him home faster than any before him

The duties of a SPORTS ILLUSTRATED writer are often challenging, but there are times when back-to-back deadline assignments call for performance above and beyond. Last week one of those occasions...

A movie actress was surprised when the Dodger general manager told her what a baseball star is paid, and sometimes the player is surprised, too. Fame may be a spur, but cash can be an even bigger...

Bavasi tells of his adventures with Maury Wills and Leo Durocher, two of the most volatile personalities he has dealt with.

It probably was not the un-kindest cut of all, maybe only the fifth or sixth unkindest cut, but former Indonesian President Sukarno has been stripped of his title, Great Fisherman. He has also...

Northeastern boldly challenged, but Harvard maintained a tradition

It's a cinch that Proud Clarion will not be 30 to 1 in Saturday's Preakness. One look at the field indicates there is nary a sleeper

They were disheartened, confused, badly beaten last season. But with a new manager, some surprising new pitching stars and a "25-man team" attitude, the Reds are turning their speed and muscle...

The talk was of deposing Avery Brundage when the IOC met, but at the end it was the controversial American who reigned over royalty

Muggers beware. This white belt, possibly one of the worst ever to set bare foot to a rice-straw mat, won't throw you, but her sankyu will

AMERICAN LEAGUE

That's a tightly pitched ball game up there on the scoreboard (right), but it's just routine this season, and especially in the American League. The credit for it—or the blame—must go to the...

BOATING—ODELL LEWIS of Fond du Lac, Wis. raced his 32-foot Maritime Mona Lou III to victory in the first annual Bahamas 500 with a time of 12:36:20 (page 20).

Dennis Gideon, 19, a left-handed pitcher for Chaffey (Calif.) College, who has been sidelined for most of the 1967 season with a broken thumb, struck out 22 baiters in pitching a 6-0 no-hitter...

4—Eric Schweikardt20—map by William Bernstein21—Lynn Pelham-Rapho Guillumette22, 23—Eric Schweikardt, Lynn Pelham24—Eric Schweikardt26, 27—Roosevelt Raceway28—Stuart Smith30, 31—Tony Triolo32,...

A NATURALSirs:Thank you for indicating the winner of the Kentucky Derby; too bad we were not smart enough to bet it. No. 7 won the Derby and you showed on your May 8 cover two baseball players,...

Even before it opened, it was apparent that Canada's rousing 100th birthday party, the fabulous Expo 67, would have something good for almost everyone. But what, specifically, would it offer the...

As a fisherman, Will Shakespeare may have lacked the lusty fervor of Hemingway and the discernment of Izaak Walton, but he was in many ways a more compleat angler than either.