March 08, 1993 | Volume 78, Issue 9

In the Bucks

•Shaquille O'Neal (below), Orlando Magic rookie star, on

Emerging from the shadow cast by intrastate rival Duke, North Carolina has vaulted to the top of the polls with coach Dean Smith's best team since the Jordan years

Bryan CookMONTCLAIR, N.J.Bryan, a junior goalie on the Montclair Kimberley Academy hockey team, stopped 66 shots on goal during a 3-2 upset of Don Bosco Prep of Ramsey. He made 24 saves in each of...

That was indeed Tracy Austin prancing around on a tennis court last week, looking 16 again even though her teeth were no longer in braces, her racket didn't need a press and her hair was tucked...

Arkansas track coach John McDonnell also runs beef cattle on a 1,500-acre spread beside Grand Lake o' the Cherokees in Oklahoma, about 80 miles from Fayetteville through the Ozarks. He is adamant...

Eric Wynalda was dining out last September in Saarbrücken, Germany, when the maître d' rushed to his window table and herded him and his friend to the back of the restaurant. A phalanx of waiters...

It took Cam Neely nearly two years to overcome a devastating leg injury. Last Thursday, when he finally returned to the Boston Bruin lineup, it took him less than five minutes to make his presence...

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MENRice senior Brent Scott, a 6'10" center, had 49 points and 22 rebounds in a loss to Fordham and a victory over SMU. He made 19 of 29 field goal attempts and 11 of 15 free throws in the two games.

From personal experience, the author asserts that he who cusses least coaches best

The Super BowlI had to write to compliment your entire staff on the Feb. 8 issue. It had the most outstanding photographic coverage of a Super Bowl—or any other single athletic event—that I have...