In his seven years at SI, senior writer Rick Reilly has traveled from his home in Denver to places as far-flung as Scotland. China, Tokyo and what was once East Berlin—all in the line of duty....

If you counted the Oakland Athletics out, count again. They're flying high once more

The Lakers ended their manic-depressive season by barely making the playoffs

Arazi is such a solid favorite to win the Kentucky Derby that the fiercest battle may be for second—and $1,000,000

After feasting for years on generous helpings of television dough, sports leagues are going to have to learn how to get by on smaller portions

Deion Sanders may now be a full-time hitter for the baseball Braves—not for the football Falcons

Mel Kiper Jr. embodies the dream of every NFL draftnik: He has turned the rabid fan's off-season obsession into a lucrative, full-time job

Take 'em

Where Are They Now?We were looking through some old copies of SI, and in the 1986-87 College Basketball issue (Nov. 19, '86), we came across your "future star" projections. SI clearly knows how to...

The Indianapolis colts have the first two picks in the upcoming NFL draft—the first time a team has had that luxury in 34 years—and they say they're not going to trade either of them. "You win...

A Blessing for the Padres

Opportunity Knocked...and He Knocked BackPadres outfielder Kevin Ward, 30, who spent 8½ years in the minors before making it up for 44 games with San Diego last season, was very nearly sent down...

A New Wrinkle

Bulls' Fodder

Karl Malone is gassed up for another run in the NBA playoffs and hoping his Utah Jazz doesn't stall early again

Minding the StoreDid Virginia, under Dick Schultz, break NCAA rules?

[Thumb Up] To the Boston Red Sox, for their sponsorship of the A. Bartlett Giamatti Little League Center in Bristol, Conn. The center will be devoted to youngsters who are physically and mentally...

Mike Macfarlane, Kansas City Royals catcher, after K.C. beat the Oakland A's 3-1 on only one hit: "That was a maximization of a minimization of hits."

In simpler times America's cup races were held every several years. They now appear to be held every several weeks. America's Cup sailing has become reminiscent of Davis Cup tennis, in which the...

White Sox shortstop Luis Aparicio came in spikes high for our April 30, 1962, cover story on baseball's most colorful players. One of them was Oriole outfielder Jackie Brandt, who, after hitting a...

InductedHale Irwin, Chi Chi Rodriguez, Lighthorse Harry Cooper and Richard Tufts, into the PGA World Golf Hall of Fame. Irwin, 46, has won 19 tournaments, including the U.S. Open three limes;...

Dan ConwayCHETEK, WIS.Conway, 53, a high school teacher, set the world 50-and-over age-group record for the indoor mile at the Sunkist Invitational in Los Angeles with a time of 4:41.31. He broke...

Seeing is believing, and it says here that Arazi will have to show he can do it on Derby Day