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ATLANTA BRAVES--Don't laugh, but the Braves are an improving ballclub. In Bob Horner and Dale Murphy they have two of baseball's finest young hitters. Chris Chambliss (.290) is as solid as ever, and Gary Matthews (.304, 27, 90) is one of baseball's most underrated outfielders. The trick is finding people to play in-between, and a pitcher to help Phil Niekro. Fifth...
...dead boxers included some of America's finest nonprofessionals. Lemuel Steeples, 23, from St. Louis, was considered by many to be the leading amateur welterweight in the U.S. "We looked for him to win a gold medal at the Olympics," said Ed Silverglade, chairman of the A.A.U. international selection committee. Andre McCoy, 20, of New Bedford, Mass., was touted among the nation's top three light heavyweights. Also killed was the team's coach, Thomas ("Sarge") Johnson, 58, who trained the U.S. boxing squad that won five gold medals at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal...
...good taste. In 1974 the Bordeaux region was rocked by the news that the respected firm of Cruse et Fils Freres had sold cheap Midi reds under more expensive Bordeaux labels. In 1979 Burgundy Shipper Bernard-Noël Grivelet was accused of peddling an inferior blend under the finest names of the Cote d'Or. Now comes a 1980 scandal that may dwarf them both...
Once again, the finest college basketball teams have dwindled down to the Final Four. Once again, a few tenacious underdogs are asserting their claim to the top spot. But this year, the most engaging Cinderella team is none other than U.C.L.A. After Wooden retired as coach in 1975, the Bruins became merely mortal. But this year they are plainly back in contention. No longer the mighty lords of college ball, they are pretenders, nonetheless, a jerry-built squad that entered the championships with a so-so regular-season record of 17 wins and 9 losses. U.C.L.A. finished a humiliating fourth...
...matter how corny it sounds, swimming is a terrific sport which creates good clean heroes for a world that needs them," Hall says, "The Olympics and the sporting events contested there every four years showcase some of the finest people I've met. We need the Mike Burtons and the Eric Heidens...