Sentiment would answer coach Ray Meyer of DePaul, but the reality might well be otherwise in the NCAAs

Olympic stars Pat LaFontaine and Pat Flatley are lighting up the NHL

Although Pat LaFontaine (U.S.) and Pat Flatley (Canada) were undeniably the best players on their respective teams at Sarajevo, the Islanders haven't been the only NHL team to improve itself with...

Intense, driven Rick Carey, a world record backstroker, goes all out for perfection in everything he does

A country road. A tree. Evening.

Sculptor Roy Simmons Jr. followed his dad as Syracuse lacrosse coach and last year won the national title

If you can remember as far back as last December, you may recall that a board game, Trivial Pursuit, was at the top of a lot of Christmas lists. Despite its not-so-trivial price of $30 to $40...

The electrifying Edwin Rosario made short work of Roberto Elizondo

In a mystifying slump, Tom Watson is working to master his game again

From humble beginnings walking for 18 straight hours on a high school track, Jesse Castañeda, here before Red Rock Cliff in New Mexico, has set world records and gained renown as a formidable...

When Notre Dame offensive tackle Mike Shiner went down with a knee injury during a 1982 preseason football practice, nobody thought it possible that he would return to the Irish in only four...

This cross-country skiing adventure begins in a New York health club, on a stationary bicycle, the wheel whirring, the spokes flashing, with me, the adventurer, expending my excess energy and...

2, 3—Jacqueline Duvoisin4—John Iacono9—Illustration by Sam Q. Weissman12—John Dowling (3)14, 15—Rich Clarkson (left), Heinz Kluetmeier16, 17—Richard Mackson (left), Rich Clarkson18, 19—Manny...

PRO BASKETBALL—There was nothing too jazzy about Utah's recent record entering the week: 12 defeats in its last 15 games, including five straight road losses, and a tumble into second place in the...

PAUL ARSENAULTPOINTE CLAIRE, QUEBECArsenault, 44, of Concordia University, became the fourth North American college hockey coach to win 500 games. He has guided the Stingers to 17 titles and has a...

$40 MILLION QUARTERBACKSir:Jack McCallum's article (The Man with the Golden Arm, March 12) was most instructive concerning Los Angeles Express owner J. William Oldenburg's multimillion-dollar...

Is there a secret to pitching in the major leagues? It's a matter of opinion and every major league pitcher has one. Each has an understanding of pitching that is as original as his handwriting,...

SPRINGTIME CONCERN

•Frank Kush, coach of the Baltimore Colts, on why he likes to read biographies of Churchill, Mussolini and Hitler: "What intrigues me about all those guys is how they managed people."