The title of George E. Curry's book, Jake Gaither: America's Most Famous Black Coach (Dodd, Mead & Company, $7.95), is nothing if not ironic. Given black football's longtime obscurity, there...

POLITICAL PRISONER

•Pete Rose, on the way his salary has gone up: "With the money I'm making. I should be playing two positions."

As 70,229 roared bravos, Seattle Slew turned in a show-stopping wire-to-wire performance in the $181,800 Belmont Stakes to become the only undefeated Triple Crown winner in the history of the...

It was at 3:30 a.m. last Saturday, an hour when even most of frenetic New York takes a rest, that Seattle Slew started knocking about in Stall 2, Barn 54 at Belmont Park. He had spent a routine...

Their starting pitchers are mediocre at best, but the Twins have given their rivals the worst of it with strong hitting and a corps of stingy relievers

Even though berths on the U.S. World Cup team hung in the balance at the AAU championships, the atmosphere was so relaxing that grand things just seemed to happen, including gratifying comebacks...

Two sailmakers with new boats and one wavemaker with a winning oldie begin trials off Newport to determine the defender of the America's Cup, the nation's oldest sports prize

In 1974, watching the sleek Twelves cut through the waters off Newport, one had the impression that, like toy boats, they propelled themselves. With the boom only 10 inches off the deck, the giant...

Writers exaggerate, Bolt says. They never saw him hurl his sticks in anger, though at times heat may have made his grips slick. But the legend grows, and Story No. 5,138 surely will be told at...

How and where a horse will run is less of a problem for bettors than for photographers. As any of the seven SPORTS ILLUSTRATED photographers assigned to Seattle Slew's attempt at the Triple Crown...

Another old and storied pro—Arnold Palmer—whose era has come and gone since 1958, did not receive a special invitation to this, his silver jubilee Open

The more games that he wins, the unhappier John Denny gets. Before long he may be sad about winning 20

AL EAST

GREG LUZINSKI: Four doubles and three home runs were among the Bull's 14 hits in 33 at bats (.424). And he drove in 12 runs, three as the Phillies defeated the Astros 9-8 and seven more as they...

An amateur named Jerry Ford made a hole in one, but a pro named Al Geiberger made history at Memphis. His scorecard for the second round showed 11 birdies, one eagle, seven straight holes in...

The newest sensation abroad is Eddie Cheever—a 19-year-old from America

With 61* homers in '61, Roger Maris beat the Babe, but got belted for doing it. Now a beer distributor, Maris finds his bitter memories are getting sweeter

BASEBALL—The Chicago White Sox made HAROLD BAINES, an 18-year-old outfielder-first baseman from Saint Michaels, Md., the first player selected in the major league draft, held in New York.

BETH BROWNOMAHABeth, a senior at Northwest High School, won her second consecutive all-round title, as well as the floor exercise and the uneven-bars event, in the Nebraska girls' gymnastics...

4—Jerry Cooke11—drawing by SQW16, 17—Tony Triolo18, 19—Manny Millan (2), Jerry Cooke (center)20, 21—Heinz Kluetmeier24, 25—Rich Clarkson, George Long26—George Long36, 37—John G. Zimmerman, Ray...

BEISBOLSir:Thanks to Ron Fimrite for his very human story (In Cuba, It's Viva El Grand Old Game, June 6). I anticipate, however, the usual rash of letters that will castigate SI for delving into a...

Some folks in Carolina say that Jesse Morgan Eldridge had a million-dollar arm and a 10¢ head. And as proof they offer the fact that, after Eldridge left the red-clay diamond at the brickyard near...