Tamara McKinney ended her run of hard luck—and a U.S. losing streak—with a soaring win at the Alpine world championships

The Knicks' swarming defense is bad news for rivals of the Atlantic Division leaders

Fog trimmed the 24 Hours to 20 hours, as Porsche outdueled Jaguar

Olympic bust Said Aouita of Morocco found redemption in New York's Millrose Games

NCAA PROPOSITIONSConcerning the passage by the NCAA of Proposition 42 (A New Proposition, Jan. 23), I agree with John Chaney that "even a deficient student should have the opportunity to get an...

After 39 years, the women's golf tour is still struggling to find an image that will sell

Hank Gathers helped Loyola Marymount win 181-150

PRESIDENT WHITE

•Charles Barkley, Philadelphia 76er forward, who voted for George Bush for President: "My family got all over me because they said Bush is only for the rich people. Then I reminded them, 'Hey, I'm...

SNEAKING UP

RAY DUDLEYAir Force's 6-foot guard had 31 points in an 86-79 win over Hawaii and 35 in an 87-69 defeat of San Diego State. Dudley, with an average of 27.4 a game at week's end, was fourth...

Arizona State upset No. 1 Oklahoma State in a rousing preview of the NCAA meet

They call the game six-on-six, and every winter it takes the Hawkeye state by storm

It's a blustery afternoon on the beaverkill River in New York's Catskill Mountains. The worm and night crawler vending machine in front of Bob Darbee's Sport Shop is busted. Small black clouds...

If your taste in prose runs to the purple, then Peter Hathaway Capstick is your man. Not since the heyday of such magazines as True, Argosy and Saga has an adventure writer so closely approached...

PRO BASKETBALL—At week's end the Clippers stood two defeats from equaling the NBA record for consecutive losses in a season (20), established by the 1972-73 Sixers. L.A. fell four times, including...

BOB MEIGHANNEW YORK CITY

For today's stars, it ain't over till they sell some soap