L.A.'S REVENGESir:In his article Red as in Dead? Not Again (May 1) Larry Keith reveals the main reason why Los Angeles will again win the National League West. The remarks of Cincinnati Manager...

GRRIt's bad enough that the U.S. Postal Service has all those crazy abbreviations, such as MA for Massachusetts and MI for Michigan, but now try to decipher this list of the 10 leading hitters in...

•John Veitch, trainer of Derby favorite Alydar, asked before the race if he would accept 6 to 5 on Alydar if he were a betting man: "I don't bet. These SOBs disappoint you enough without losing...

Reasserting his dominance over Calumet's Alydar, Affirmed held off the surging colt in the stretch to give young Steve Cauthen a triumphant return to his old Kentucky home

Once the horses had pulled up and were cantering back past the clubhouse, Larry Barrera was the first to reach him. That was while women in the box seats, close to hysteria, screamed "Stevie,...

The Sixers were folding in the playoffs again. This time the Bullets were wrecking their hopes

With a solid single, Pete Rose became baseball's 13th 3,000-hit man. Now he is off in pursuit of Musial and Aaron

Danny go-fast is Danny Ongais' nickname, and when qualifying begins for the Indianapolis 500, A.J., Al and Bobby, Wee Gordy, Lonestar J.R., Mario and Tom will be at the Speedway to challenge him...

Notre Dame's hazardous bookstore basketball tourney drew 256 teams, most of which shall remain nameless

When Special Contributor Rick Telander arrived in South Bend, Ind. to cover Notre Dame's two-week bookstore basketball tournament (page 38), he planned to keep a low profile. In fact, it was...

Shrieking and stomping, clobbering pillows and sunbeams, Mark Roth has become the best bowler in the world

Likening USC's young Bill Bordley to Koufax might seem a bit much, if he were not a lefty with a 24-1 record

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JIM RICE: The slugging Boston outfielder-designated hitter slammed three home runs, including a pair of two-run blasts that beat Baltimore 9-6, batted .483, scored seven times and batted home 14...

Philadelphia figured the way to lick Boston was by baiting the Bruins' fighting Irishman, but the Flyers got beaten to the punch in their Stanley Cup series

A ballroom was the site of the NFL draft, in which the rich got richer

"For untold centuries man has been seen, from time to time, standing at the water's edge, looking toward the horizon, yearning for adventure, beauty, and a glimpse into the mystery of unknown...

When an injury kept Dawn Musselman from competing in the 1932 Olympics, she lost her taste for swimming, but 46 years later she is setting records again

Raymond Ceulemans believes he can make every shot, which he just about did in winning his 15th world championship

Every May Jim Hurtubise wraps his scarred hands around the wheel of an outmoded racer to celebrate the days when the small could be mighty

BASKETBALL—NBA: There were three minutes remaining in the second period, and Portland had just overcome a six-point deficit to lead Seattle 49-43 in their quarterfinal playoffs. The Sonics then...

DONALD SMITHBALTIMORESmith, 19, is the first in the history of South Atlantic AAU weight-lifting and physique competition to take four firsts in a combined event, which he did in Baltimore. He is...

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