December 19, 1988 | Volume 69, Issue 27

Led by Wayne Gretzky, the Kings are playing like royalty

The legendary feats of Glenn Davis and Doc Blanchard were wonderfully recalled by Ron Fimrite (, Nov. 21). The mention of Davis's 64 steals in 65 career attempts in baseball brought back a vivid...

PRO BASKETBALL—The Clippers, who had lost 21 of 24 games against the Lakers since the teams became crosstown rivals in 1984, couldn't change that tendency in their first meeting of this season, a...

ANDREA RUBIOCHERRY HILL, N.J.Andrea, a senior striker at Cherry Hill East High, set a South Jersey regional girls' soccer career scoring record of 155 goals. She had 65 goals this year and became...

Someone took something away from Pernell (Pete) Whitaker. Last March 12 in Paris, the judges said he lost a split decision to WBC lightweight champion José Luis Ramírez. Whitaker had broken his...

Many Kentuckians feel betrayed by their beloved Wildcats

THE TARKANIAN DECISION

•Scott Hastings, Miami Heat forward, on why he is frequently mentioned in the same breath with Larry Bird: "They say, 'Scott Hastings, he's no Larry Bird.' "

The surging 49ers vaulted over the Saints and into the playoffs

Senior writer Steve Wulf was unquestionably the right man to do the profile of our 1988 Sportsman of the Year, Orel Hershiser, which begins on page 60. Not only is Wulf a baseball aficionado, to...

Can this be the same Vinny Testaverde who won the 1986 Heisman Trophy while at the University of Miami and signed a six-year, $8.2 million contract after being selected first in the NFL draft by...

When UNLV faced Arizona in a battle of the West's best, the two coaches had another score to settle

Buoyed by a new TV contract that will bring in $500 million over 12 years, the Yankees have again turned into big spenders. They've recently signed three free agents, all to three-year deals....

Embarrassed by their sixth-place finish in the American League West in 1988, the Rangers fortified their roster by trading for .300 hitters Franco (above left) and Palmeiro (above right) and by...

In a year of uncommon excellence, we were enriched by the deeds of these splendid performers, any of whom might have been Sportsman or Sportswoman of the Year in a Hershiser-less field

AGAINST THE ODDS

CHRIS JACKSONLSU's 6'1" freshman point guard averaged 41.3 points in three games. He had 48 in a 111-109 loss to Louisiana Tech and 53, including Jive three-pointers, in a 111-101 triumph against...