Bill Elliott finished a safe and sane 11th in Atlanta to become the stock car champ
Some NFL announcers will like their marks, others won't
At USC, football players may come and go, but a group of well-heeled boosters are a permanent part of the Trojan team
When the 54th annual Heisman Trophy is awarded on Dec. 8 at Manhattan's Downtown Athletic Club, it will go to a deserving player. Why? Because it always does. This is not to say that the Heisman...
The Indianapolis Colts' equipment staff keeps a three-ring notebook filled with pages of details about players' uniforms. Everything from the length of inseams to the thickness of neck rolls is...
November 28, 1988 | Demmie Stathoplos
In a duel of world trotting titans, a dark horse snuck in
November 28, 1988 | Compiled by Sally Guard
PRO BASKETBALL—The league's last unbeaten team fell as the Rockets beat the Pistons 109-98. With 4:38 to play and the Rockets trailing 89-86, Houston's Akeem Olajuwon scored to start a streak of...
November 28, 1988
BRANDY DuBOISEUGENE, ORE.Brandy, a senior midfielder, scored the only goal in North Eugene High's successful defense of its District 5 girls' soccer title against South Eugene. Her 25 goals and 19...
Wayne Gretzky can't make Americans embrace hockey
Maybe it was just true grit and the record-shattering performances of quarterback Tim Rosenkranz and tight end Jon Braff that earned the Galloping Gaels of St. Mary's that thrilling,...
STUCK
•Howard David, a New Jersey Nets radio announcer, after the Nets acquired guard Mike McGee from the Sacramento Kings for second-round draft choices in 1991 and '96: "I hope Sacramento is patient,...
On a Saturday of important matchups, Southern Cat beat UCLA 31-22 to remain...
November 28, 1988
Going into Saturday's game against Oklahoma in Norman, Nebraska had beaten the Sooners only four times in the past 12 seasons. But in a howling downpour of rain, sleet and snow, the Huskers gutted...
Cornell upset previously unbeaten Penn to win a share of the Ivy League title
November 28, 1988 | Hank Hersch
A win over Syracuse gave West Virginia a perfect season and its fans a ton of pride
November 28, 1988 | Donald J. Barr
An old buckeye never fully trusts a wolverine, a Trojan always looks askance at a Bruin and a Tar Heel finds little nice to say about a Blue Devil. All that makes special contributor William F....
The struggling Celtics have lost Larry Bird to bone spurs until at least March
In an amazing turnaround, the patsies of the mid-'80s have become this season's heroes, soaring to a grand 11-1 record
In the Tip-Off Classic, No. 1 Duke, a team in harmony, triumphed easily over Kentucky, a team in chaos
San Francisco running back Roger Craig takes a terrible pounding, and he goes to great lengths to stay healthy
November 28, 1988 | Edited by Gay Flood
CHAIKIN'S EXAMPLE (CONT.)One word describes Tommy Chaikin—courageous (The Nightmare of Steroids, Oct. 24). The story he and Rick Telander presented was remarkable. As a high school baseball...
The Tar Heel women kept their streak alive
STATES' FIGHTS
THE SANDERS FILEOklahoma State's Barry Sanders ran for 293 yards and four TDs in a 49-28 win over Iowa State. Sanders's 35 TDs and 2,897 all-purpose yards are NCAA single-season records, and his...
