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•A. Bartlett Giamatti, president-designate of Yale University and a fervent Red Sox fan: "All I ever wanted to be president of was the American League."

That ferocious Dallas defense forced and recovered four Denver fumbles and intercepted four passes as the Cowboys belted the Broncos in the Super Bowl

Indiana State's unbeaten, sixth-ranked Sycamores are the surprise of the college basketball season. They found their coach on the retired list and their retiring star, 6'9" Forward Larry Bird, on...

Winner takes all, both the WBA and WBC world lightweight titles, when champion Roberto Duran and champ Esteban De Jesus slug it out for the third time. Esteban has won one, so has Roberto. Pat...

It will be about the biggest thing to hit town since 1936 when 1,600 athletes and 50,000 spectators whooped it up at the Winter Olympics. Having had a taste of glory, little Garmisch went on to...

Not to mention Stenmark, Moser-Proell and tiny Heini in the world alpine championships

The old orb ain't what it used to be, but Ben Finkle once was able to quell man and beast with a steady stare

Any television network would love to have the Super Bowl on its schedule—except perhaps when the game is played, as it was last Sunday, in New Orleans' Superdome. Despite disclaimers from the...

The Spartans have gotten healthy with a local freshman running the operation

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MIKE GMINSKI: By sinking 31 of 43 field-goal attempts, scoring 75 points and grabbing 27 rebounds, the 6'11", 18-year-old sophomore led Duke to three victories and into first place in the Atlantic...

When Dick Buerkle quit teaching to sell contact lenses he also discarded come-from-behind race tactics, and after a jackrabbit start he broke the indoor mile record

The big boys didn't score a knockout over the smaller schools, but they did take a cautious step toward autonomy

This guide is an introduction to tennis as played by normal human beings. It covers matters not usually dealt with in tennis instructionals, important matters that can add hours of enjoyment on...

13—Drawing by SQW16, 17—Neil Leifer18, 19—Walter Iooss Jr.20, 21—Clockwise from top left: Peter Read Miller, Tony Triolo, Walter Iooss Jr., Neil Leifer, Walter Iooss Jr., Peter Read Miller, Heinz...

GEORGE BRICKLEYMELROSE, MASS.A junior center for the Trinity College hockey team, Brickley, 20, had a hat trick in each of the Bantams' first four games. As a freshman he led the team in scoring...

PRO BASKETBALL—As if to make sure their fans would not become unduly distracted by the Broncos, the Nuggets, the NBA's best-drawing team, have put together their longest victory streak—nine...

OH, TO BE NO. 1Sir:After "considering the evidence," as John Underwood suggests (Shake Down the Thunder, Jan. 9), I find it perfectly easy to "resist the argument" that Notre Dame is No. 1. In my...

FARLEY MOWAT'S ANGER HAS CHANGED AN AMUSING WRITER INTO A POLEMICIST