As of yore, the Dodgers and Giants found themselves in a real dustup, along with the Padres and the Braves

Money isn't one of them, but Jack Clark, 26, does have his problems. And to hear him talk about them, the average annual salary of $1.3 million he'll receive from the San Francisco Giants through...

Renaldo Nehemiah cleared his first hurdle in the NFL neatly, and intact

While controversy raged over referees, politics, even religion, at the World Wrestling Championships, a quiet American won the only U.S. gold

Volleyball hit the Southern California beaches in 1949, and a tough six-man game became a frantic two-man game. The airborne Karch Kiraly (above) and Christopher St. John Smith have won the Cuervo...

Mychal (Sweet Bells) Thompson of the Trail Blazers doesn't want any ringing changes for his native Bahamas, just one real basketball court

"The Steelers to me are what the Mississippi River was to Mark Twain," says Roy Blount Jr., whose profile of Franco Harris appears on page 72. It is the 17th magazine piece Blount has written...

Luke Appling, the Braves' 75-year-old minor league batting coach, sure practiced what he preaches when he hit that big homer

Toronto's excellent infielder deserves his cash, and some credit, too

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AL OLIVER: The 35-year-old Expo first baseman had three doubles among his 12 hits in 27 at bats (.444) and drove across 12 runs. That spurt put him first in the league with 83 RBIs and a .324 average.

CAVEAT EMPTOR

•Ernie Banks, former Chicago Cub star and determined positive thinker, asked by a reporter why the team is so "terrible" this season: "Did you hear that? I didn't hear anything. Put that question...

The Steelers' Franco Harris is a man of few words but a lot of yardage, and though some derogate his style, he's climbing to a record

4—Anthony Neste7—Illustration by Sam Q. Weissman12, 13—Ronald C. Modra14, 15—(left to right) Ronald C. Modra, Peter Read Miller (2), Rob Brown16—Ronald C. Modra (2), Mickey Pfleger (bottom)17—John...

BOWLING—RANDY LIGHTFOOT defeated Paul McCordic 243-216 to win the $95,000 Denver Open.

KATHY HAYESNEWBERG, ORE.Hayes, 19, a University of Oregon freshman, broke the national collegiate women's record for the 3,000-meter run twice this year, first by clocking 8:57.5 in Burnaby, B.C....

USF AND QUINTIN DAILEYSir:What a banner year for SI! Your coverage of the seasonal sports has been fantastic, most notably this baseball season, and then there have been your blockbuster special...