As Wayne Gretzky strengthens his claim to being the NHL's top star, his Oilers keep winning—big

Michael Musyoki got in the spirit of the Gasparilla Festival's pirate motif by cutting down his mates with a record

The amazing U.S. skiers carved up the world Alpine championships, winning five medals, including a gold by Steve—yes, Steve—Mahre

Playing in pain, with an ever-so-conventional white ball, Jim Simons shot a record score to overcome Craig Stadler's lead

Praise the Lord and pass the ball to Terry Cummings, who is DePaul's Ralph Sampson

Dan Jenkins has been abroad in the land of late, plugging his latest book, Baja Oklahoma (Atheneum, $12.95). He dropped in at WLS-TV in Chicago for an interview with John Callaway, who said, "In...

With an outspoken Pole, Stan Terlecki, reborn Pittsburgh leads the MISL

That's Cassaleria, whose bold El Camino Real win may foreshadow roses

The Mountaineers are climbing toward their first NCAA berth since 1967

MIDWEST

CARLOS CLARK: Mississippi's 6'4" junior forward had 17 points and the winning shot at the buzzer to knock off Tennessee 55-53 in OT, and his 26 points helped the Rebels beat Alabama 79-69.

Red Auerbach and Celtic green are the most successful blend in the history of pro sports

Here, in order, are Auerbach's top personnel maneuvers ranked according to the quality of the players involved and the degree of cleverness of the deal. For example, picking John Havlicek as the...

Some nights Al Adams turns off the TV and watches salmon instead. Adams, a 52-year-old dentist, lives on the western shore of Mercer Island in Lake Washington, east of Seattle, and he just happens...

4—Tony Triolo14, 15—Steven Goldstein16—Jerry Wachter (top), Steven Goldstein17-19—Jerry Wachter20, 21—Lane Stewart (left), George Tiedemann22—Heinz Kluetmeier23—Jerry Cooke (bottom), Heinz...

PRO BASKETBALL—Detroit's Isiah Thomas may be only a rookie, but against Atlanta last week he did something no one in the NBA has ever done: He won a game with a four-point play. After the Hawks...

PETER NORBERGTUKTOYAKTUK, NORTHWEST TERRITORY

SUPER BOWL XVISir:I tried to convince myself that this year's Super Bowl would be a bomb because my favorites. Dallas and San Diego, weren't involved, but then I finally broke down and watched the...

SETTING EXAMPLES

•Ken Anderson, Cincinnati Bengal quarterback, recalling the problems with interceptions that plagued him early in the 1981 season: "I'd go to the huddle in practice, and the offensive linemen...