January 14, 1985 | Volume 62, Issue 2

PRO BASKETBALL—Houston took the top spot in the Midwest Division with a 2-1 week. Akeem Olajuwon sank a 10-footer with three seconds remaining to give the Rockets a 113-111 win over Denver and a...

BUCKY REHAINUPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J.Rehain, 41, wrestling coach at Pascack Hills High, has won 14 district team titles in 18 seasons. He has a streak of 104 dual-meet victories and was chosen as a...

SI'S SPORTSMEN AND SPORTSWOMENSir:I've been reading SI for four years now, and my favorite issue has become the Sportsman of the Year edition. It's a fantastic and fitting climax to every sporting...

Celtics' reunion—from left, top: K.C. Jones, Mai Graham, Rick Weitzman, Gene Conley, Paul Silas, Hank Finkel, Jim Loscutoff, Kevin Stacom, Ron Watts, Bailey Howell, Pete Maravich, Satch Sanders,...

A long-running serial: Jon Koncak of SMU vs. Joe Kleine of Arkansas

Last week's reunion of Boston Celtic oldtimers (page 40) also made for a reunion of one of SI's legendary teams—that of senior writer Frank Deford and former executive editor Jerry Tax, who...

MAYNARD TROYER'S SPECTACULAR 1971 CRASH BECAME A TELEVISION THRILLER

"This is Johnny Most high above courtside at the Boston Garden...."

Fired-up East Germans hogged the awards at a big meet in Arkansas

An airport assault on golf's long-driving mark never quite got airborne

Karl (Mailman) Malone has put his stamp on new power Louisiana Tech

A STORM, A LULL—AND NOW PHASE 3

•Brook Steppe. Detroit Piston guard, after a game in the Silverdome: "It was the coldest gym I ever played in. A couple of rebounds came down with frost on them."•Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, during a TV...