Mind Games

[Thumb Up]To American Golf Corp., for establishing a day-care center at Us course in Lake Forest, Calif. The company hopes the center will encourage more parents to play golf.

At a recent autograph show in Atlanta, Hall of Famer Warren Spahn was called upon to sign 800 autographs. Current Braves outfielder Tommy Gregg, who batted .187 last season, signed 1,400.

Matt Elliott, Michigan center and the last player picked in the recent NFL draft, on Ohio State linebacker Alonzo Spellman, the Chicago Bears' first-round selection: "Physically, he's a...

Seattle Slew was front and center on the cover of our May 16, 1977, issue on his way to winning the 103rd Kentucky Derby. We also wrote about the Philadelphia 76ers, who took a 2-0 lead in their...

It took 10 tries, but veteran jockey Pat Day finally won the big one, riding long-shot Lil E. Tee to victory in the Kentucky Derby

Thanks to Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh moved to the next level of the NHL playoffs

Games were not played and athletes stayed on the sidelines when riots tore through Los Angeles

Andre Agassi found that out the hard way during a stump that has left him fraught with self-doubt

Clyde Drexler, now no worse than the NBA's No. 2 player, is gearing up to take Portland to the top

I am borrowing this space this week to discuss some important changes at the top of SPORTS ILLUSTRATED'S masthead. John Papanek, who has been SI's managing editor for the past 18 months, has been...

The Knicks gave the aging Pistons a taste of their own bruising medicine in a sometimes ugly series

America[3] and Il Moro carry a bitter rivalry into the America's Cup final

A near-fatal car wreck taught Lenny Dykstra, Philadelphia's brash centerfielder, a lesson in life

Bearish Times for the Cubs

Prophet of DoomBefore last week's series against the Twins, A's rightfielder Jose Canseco joked with the press about the troubles he has had playing rightfield in the Metrodome. "You know what a...

The Andretti family's ardor for speed seems destined to be passed to a third generation of race car drivers

Hurricane CarterSeldom have I been as moved by the printed word as I was by William Nack's article about Rubin (Hurricane) Carter's 18-year-long imprisonment and ultimate release (True to His...

JettisonedBy NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath, 48, the arthritic knees that drove him out of football in 1978 and into the hands of an internationally renowned joint-replacement specialist...

Jim GlasserATLANTAGlasser, 43, the wrestling coach at the Lovett School, led the Lions to their 13th undefeated season and their third state championship in a row. His teams have a 211-9-3...

Eight years after sharing Olympic glory, Sarajevo and Los Angeles are beset by violence