May 06, 1991 | Edited by Steve Wulf
[Thumb Up]To Bryan Wrzesinski and Joe Irmen, for settling their lawsuit over a Nolan Ryan rookie card (SCORECARD, March 18). They have agreed to donate to charity the money they receive from an...
Steve Lyons, after rejoining the Boston Red Sox, who had traded him to the Chicago White Sox in 1986: "I've found that every five years a man has to change his Sox."
A Massachusetts newspaper, The Fitchburg-Leominster Sentinel & Enterprise, ran this correction last fall: "Due to a typing error, Gov. [Michael] Dukakis was incorrectly identified in the third...
The Kentucky Derby, which will be run at Churchill Downs for the 117th time this Saturday, has had its share of surprises. SI's William F. Reed considers these the 10 biggest Upsets for the Roses.
The fisherman on our April 30, 1956, cover was Lavant Egan of Maple, Wis. In that issue, Jim Murray profiled a more prominent water sportsman: sailor Humphrey Bogart. Explaining why she didn't...
May 06, 1991 | Austin Murphy
The most sought-after interview during the Smythe Division finals was not one with the Los Angeles Kings' Wayne Gretzky or Luc Robitaille, or with the Edmonton Oilers' Mark Messier or Esa...
May 06, 1991 | Steve Rushin
May 06, 1991 | William F. Reed
May 06, 1991 | Curry Kirkpatrick
When SI needed a painting to portray the despair and self-imposed isolation of Willard Hershberger, a Cincinnati Reds catcher from 1938 to '40 whose tragic life is explored by senior writer...
Rarely has a budding golfer caused as much excitement as defending NCAA and U.S. Amateur champ Phil Mickelson
A few days before the two-time defending champion Pistons began their first-round playoff series against the Hawks, Detroit forward Dennis Rodman selected the postseason message he wanted to have...
May 06, 1991 | Tim Kurkjian
It's a Dog's LifeThe world champion Reds weren't exactly overwhelmed with endorsement offers during the off-season. But team owner Marge Schott's dog, Schottzie, now graces the front of Meaty Bone...
Dave Patton obeyed his mother and won 10 wrist-wrestling titles; now, here comes Ray
May 06, 1991 | William Nack
May 06, 1991 | Kent Black
The crew coach at Orange Coast College reports directly to the school's president, since he is the school's president
May 06, 1991
Duke's CrownThe questions you posed in your April 1 issue—Can Duke? Can Kansas?—were answered when both teams played superbly in the Final Four (Yes!, April 8).STEVE WILSONLeague City, Texas
May 06, 1991 | William Nack
May 06, 1991
Varryl FranklinOKLAHOMA CITYFranklin, 40, coached the Millwood High boys' basketball team to the state 3A crown. The Falcons' 58-45 defeat of Okmulgee High was their 10th title—eight under...
StarringAs a sure-footed field goal kicker in the upcoming film Necessary Roughness, SI swimsuit model Kathy Ireland. In the movie, which features cameos by, among others, Evander Holyfield,...
Even the son who idolized him found Bill Musselman's obsession with winning difficult to take