FINE POINTS

•Dave Bliss, New Mexico's new coach, on taking the job after Indiana's Bobby Knight turned it down: "My wife [Claudia] said, 'That shouldn't disappoint you. You weren't my first choice, either.' "

Newly adaptable Edmonton outskated and outmuscled Boston for a commanding lead in the Stanley Cup finals

In the end, Larry Bird had to bring all his talents to bear for Boston to beat Atlanta

Prayers were answered when Risen Star beat the favorites to win the Preakness

Olympic hopefuls battled for spots on the U.S. basketball team, or so it was rumored

Mention dolphins, And most SI staffers will think immediately of Miami quarterback Dan Marino and his teammates. Mention dolphins to staff writer Shannon Brownlee, and she will tell you about the...

After 88 years of playing baseball in Chicago, the White Sox may be heading south to the lucrative market of Florida

Dean Tolson, a former basketball star at Arkansas, earned his degree at 36

More and more women athletes are performing as well as they did before having children—and in some cases even better

THORNY ROSEI was pleased that Cincinnati manager Pete Rose was suspended for 30 days for bumping umpire Dave Pallone (30 Days, May 9). What I was not pleased about was that National League...

Since feuding with the Yankee boss, Dave Winfield has been hotter than ever

WHAT A PHLOP!

IT'S ONLY MONEY

ABDI BILE, THE WORLD 1,500-METER CHAMP, IS THE PRIDE OF SOMALIA, A COUNTRY OF POETS AND DROUGHT

Jim Spence does a Don Regan on his ex-ABC colleagues

STACEY SPARKSBELLEVUE, WASH.Stacey, 13, set two national girls' age-group sprint records—one in the 100 meters with a time of 12.26, the other in the 200 with a 25.44—at the TAC Junior Olympics. A...

ARENA FOOTBALL—Chicago, a 35-29 winner over Detroit as Bill Stone set a league single-game record with three rushing touchdowns, remained undefeated at 4-0. The Bruisers also took sole possession...

A curse on teams with names you can't cheer for