February 15, 1971 | Volume 34, Issue 7

USC hoped the script had changed for the better, but when the curtain fell the poor Trojans were dead and UCLA—with Soaring Sidney Wicks—was back

That's what two American teen-agers were doing in the world speed-skating championships. When it was over they had two firsts, a third and new respect from their European rivals

Tommy Shaw's second victory of 1971 is making believers out of critics who once called him just another pretty face

TERRY BRADSHAW, 22, SteelersVIRGIL CARTER, 25, BengalsGREG COOK, 24, BengalsMARTY DOMRES, 23, ChargersKARL DOUGLAS, 21, drafted by ColtsBOB GRIESE, 26, DolphinsEDD HARGETT, 23, SaintsDON HORN, 25,...

A preview of the 1972 Winter Olympics at Sapporo in northern Japan—skiing, skating, everything—is offered by William Johnson and SPORTS ILLUSTRATED photographers.

A rare turn of speed is the particular enticement of an exciting new yacht, "Envoy," which can fit a major cruise into a leisurely long winter weekend

Let's hear it for Smokey the Bear. On page 213 of the 1972 federal budget we learn that Smokey is expected to earn $172,000 for the U.S. Treasury next year in fees from private users of his name...

Practice was over at Rose Hill Gymnasium, where both miracles and movies are made. Brimming with the enthusiasm of unbridled youth, Coach Dick Phelps gathered in a circle the Ford-ham University...

EAST

Because they failed to show much as 2-year-olds, no one expected 1971's Triple Crown horses to be anything special. But now a startling number of splendid-looking colts may turn this into a year...

The major question left unanswered by the $20,000 U.S. Open Indoor Archery Tournament, which was held in Las Vegas last month, was whether the shootout had been awfully perfect or perfectly awful....

Nineteen-year-old Evonne Goolagong may have a few years to go before wearing the Wimbledon crown, but she is already heir apparent to reigning Australian tennis queen Margaret Court

When Denver set out to snare the 1976 Winter Games, it picked a site that now seems to be deficient in several elements—including snow

BASKETBALL—NBA: Happy Hairston, Jerry West and Gail Goodrich combined for 70 points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 116-93 win over Milwaukee—their first in three tries. The Lakers, paced by...

Cover—Fred Kaplan—Black Star for TIME18, 19—John G. Zimmerman21—Sheedy & Long22—Sheedy & Long23—AP29—Charles Trainor, Tony Tomsic32, 33—Neil Leifer34, 35—Ken Regan—Camera 546—UPI,...

Mike Usitalo, a freshman hockey player at Michigan Technological University at Houghton, scored three hat tricks in successive games as his team beat Michigan 7-2, Colorado College 8-2 and North...

DOMINICAN REVELATIONSSirs:Oh, by gosh, by jingo, let's all go to Santo Domingo (A New Era for an Old Island, Feb. 1)! After viewing your excellent picture coverage and particularly your cover...

BENDED KNEE AT INTERSKI

•Billy Cannon, Heisman Trophy winner and former LSU great, on old pro George Blanda: "If you could cut up his heart and distribute it among 11 rookies, you'd have the best team in the country."

I was once asked to write a travel article about Norway and, of course, I had to say no. I suppose there are people who enjoy those roofless grottoes and the midnight sun that never seems to get...

"They still talk about it in the bistros of Bordeaux almost 80 years afterward. In the country cafés where they drink the new, raw wine of the local vineyards, someone is sure to start telling...