St. John's used an old Georgetown prescription—tough defense—to build a wide lead. Then the Redmen held on to break the Hoyas' 29-game win streak

Jim Howard, from Nolan Ryan's hometown, pitched himself to an American high jump record

Doug Flutie became the third straight Heisman Trophy winner to go to the USFL when he agreed to a $7 million contract

The next AlbrightFlemingHamill may be Tiffany Chin, who at 17 is skating out of the wings toward the U.S. women's title

Bill Brubaker generally works on stories that entail extra digging, but don't call him an investigative reporter. "The term's redundant," he says. "If a reporter doesn't dig, he isn't doing his job."

It's "Rasta vs. pasta" as Livingstone Bramble, top dog of the lightweights, eyes a rematch with Ray (Boom Boom) Mancini

So says Paola Magoni, who won Olympic gold thanks to her driven dad

Question: What do World Cup skiers do between races and between meals? Answer: They snack a whole lot. Well, it's really more like wolfing: feet up in front of the TV set, a pile of potato chips...

An unbearable adolescence made Larry Krystkowiak a tough Grizzly

Roger Jackson

CHRIS MULLIN: St. John's 6'6" senior swingman scored 49 points and had 15 rebounds, 10 assists and five steals in Red-men wins over Big East foes Syracuse (82-80 in OT) and Georgetown (66-65).

Fame, folly and redemption—an examination of the turbulent life of Micheal (Sugar) Ray Richardson

It's hardly surprising that Mike Burke was unable to resist writing about his many astonishing roles and careers, which is just what he has done in Outrageous Good Fortune (Little, Brown, $19.95)....

WILL THE FLOW FROM RUSH CREEK SWAMP THE DREADED DWP?

•Harry Neale, coach of the 12-32-7 Vancouver Canucks, shrugging off complaints that his workouts are too tough: "I know my players don't like my practices, but then, I don't like their games."

PRO BASKETBALL—When your division has the two hottest teams in the NBA—Atlantic Division pacesetter Boston and No. 2 Philadelphia—it's nice to play out of the neighborhood, as third-place...

MILTON JOHNSONMARIANNA, FLA.Johnson, 56, basketball coach at Chipola Junior College for 23 years, got his 600th win (against 278 losses) in his 30 seasons with a 77-67 victory over Chattahoochee...

BLOOD SPORTSir:I was appalled when I read the special report by Bjarne Rostaing and Robert Sullivan on blood doping by some members of the 1984 U.S. Olympic cycling team (Triumphs Tainted With...