ROMANIAN RHAPSODY

•Tim McCormick, 6'11" center from Michigan, after being selected in the first round of the NBA draft last week by the Cleveland Cavaliers, traded immediately to the Washington Bullets and then...

Out of nine days, in which by harsh necessity exultation combined with despair, came the U.S. Olympic track team

At the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials, the top three finishers in each of 35 events were all winners, earning a shot at gold in the Los Angeles Games

Bob Brown is a man of speed, always has been. He was a champion high school sprinter in New Jersey and ran the 440 and 880 at Syracuse University. He raced cars cross-country in the Cannonball...

Young pitchers like Dwight Gooden have transformed the Mets into a force in the National League East

The U.S.S.R. won the Tungsram Cup, but the U.S.A. looks O.K. for L.A.

Howard Davis lost a close one to WBC lightweight champion Edwin Rosario

Doug DeCinces may have a bad back, but he's way up front for the Angels

The quick thinking of L.A. scout Charlie Metro probably saved the life of pitcher Tom Niedenfuer last Tuesday. "I thought we had lost him," Metro said.

I keep hearing that baseball will expand in the next few years. I say to myself, "Are these bozos for real, or what? There's not enough talent to go around for 26 teams!" Then I remember the greed...

RYNE SANDBERG: The Cubs' second baseman batted .556 with three homers, nine RBIs and nine runs. In a 12-11, 11-inning win over the Cards, he was 5 for 6 with two home runs and seven RBIs.

In February 1978, Richard Lapchick was working late one evening in his office at Virginia Wesleyan College in Norfolk, where he was professor of political science, when two men with stockings...

Alan Eagleson, union boss, friend of management, players' agent and international negotiator, has used his many conflicting roles to take control of the sport in the NHL and beyond

You might guess that the names Hairy Mary, Alaska Mary Ann and Big Bertha belong to roller derby stars. They don't. They're fly patterns, marvelous blends of fur, feathers and tinsel designed to...

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U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM QUALIFIERS

BRIDGETT BOWMANGLEN ELLYN, ILL.Bridgett, 14, won three events and established two meet records at the YMCA Swimming Nationals: the 1,650 free (16:32.86) and 200 back (2:03.99). She won the 500...

LONGHORNSSir:Thanks for "steering" your readers in the right direction when it comes to the Texas Longhorn (You Can Get Hooked on Long-horns, June 18).