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Contents: The Stampede For The Roses (A monster field of 21 horses started the 107th Kentucky Derby, but in the stretch Pleasant Colony emerged from the herd), The Worth Of A Bird In Hand (The Celtics came winging back from a 3-1 deficit in the NBA Eastern Conference finals to beat the nose-diving Sixers), Winging Toward Immortality (Of all the divers in the history of his exacting sport, Greg Louganis comes closer than any other to being “perfect”), ‘What-Me Worry’ (The old heroes are gone and the team’s in sixth place, but Boston manager Ralph Houk remains a disciple of Alfred E. Neuman), The Soviets Had The Ponies (The U.S. Water Polo team, which had hoped to beat the U.S.S.R. in the ’80 Olympics, finally got its chance – and lost), The Three-Sport Man: Hail And Farewell (Lewis and Clark’s Dan Jones may be the last of a glorious species – college athlete who play football, basketball and baseball) The Departments – Scorecard, Baseball, Water Polo, Hockey, TV/Radio, For The Record, 19th Hole
Cover: “Kevin McHale Lowers the Boom on Maurice Cheeks”
Condition: Very Good