It's only fitting that news bureau chief Doug Goodman's career at SI began on the softball diamonds in Central Park. For 20 years softball has been the one constant in his life.

Conventional Wisdom

The Bulls couldn't do it. The Tar Heels couldn't do it. The Seminoles couldn't do it. But the Borough of Manhattan Community College chess team—counterclockwise from upper left, that's Azerbaijan...

The father of 14-year-old German tennis phenom Marlene Weingartner has hired Jim Pierce, who was banned by the WTA for disruptive behavior and whose daughter, Mary Pierce, says he abused her, to...

Pete CarrilPrinceton basketball coach, on why he wouldn't move freshman Steve Goodrich from center to forward: "He has the shooting range. What he doesn't have is the making range."

The Bears and the Packers were minor irritants for the 49ers and the Cowboys, who rolled toward a super NFC showdown

Vaulter Michael Holloway tries to improve his form by using a watered-down training method.

The conference winner, San Diego or Pittsburgh, best celebrate this week

Spurred by strong showings by Cal and Stanford, the Pac-10 is enjoying a resurgence

Bill McCartney quit as Colorado's coach for a greater quest: healing his family

More mature yet still flashy, Alberto Tomba has become nothing short of unbeatable

Battling fractious players and illness, Golden State coach Don Nelson has seen his dream season ruined

Next time you decide to send out an issue of Dallas Cowboys Weekly, skip me.JOHN BIANCO,AUSTIN, TEXAS

With the return of homegrown stars, winter baseball is hot in Puerto Rico again

Colgate's freshman center, Adonal Foyle, is a big package airmailed from Canouan, a tiny island in the Caribbean

David HinsonJAMESTOWN, N.Y.David, a senior tailback at Jamestown High, rushed for 198 yards on 32 carries to lead the Red Raiders to a 26-20 win over North Rockland High and the Class A state...

Kings in the Making

A guide to the unwritten rules of sport that most of us have learned the hard way