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...ring, the bouts are drawing to a close. The final match has dissolved into pandemonium as two sets of burly wrestlers pound one another with knee drops, punches and head bashes. The crowd becomes a mob, chanting in unison, waving American flags, demanding more. Suddenly a gong rings. As the hot, white lights above the ring switch off, fans stream outside into blinding sunshine. Inside, the wrestlers pack up and leave for the night matches in Austin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Texas: Wrestling with Good and Evil | 10/22/1984 | See Source »

...have to do.' " Most of her colleagues no longer want to play king. Says Armani: "If the press is going to shout so much about my 18-in. skirts, I shall renounce paternity." In one sense he already has: all his skirts will be shipped to stores at knee length, leaving the exact specifications up to the purchaser. Gianfranco Ferre, who showed minis, thought the whole fuss was show biz. Said he: "I keep the same proportions on the runway as on the racks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: It's That Old Short Story Again | 10/22/1984 | See Source »

...NOTEBOOK: Senior Co-Captain Alicia Carrillo, who will be sidelined for the rest of the season as she recuperates from knee surgery, put in her first appearance at a game since being injured a week ago...Brown, a 1-0 victor over the Crimson two weeks ago, is ranked fourth in the country...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lightning Strikes Three Times As Crimson Upsets Eagles, 3-1 | 10/11/1984 | See Source »

Bork, Scalia and Posner are all aggressive conservatives who would challenge the liberal assumptions of many Supreme Court rulings. But they are not knee-jerk ideologues. Bork, for instance, has made it clear that judges should respect precedent even if they disagree with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Next in Line for the Nine | 10/8/1984 | See Source »

...seven weeks he missed at the start of the season (knee surgery) coincided with the suspension of Outfielder Willie Wilson, evidently the only member of a quartet of jailed drug offenders whose skills warranted Royal rehabilitation. He has repaid the debt with a .300 batting average and an improved disposition. First Baseman Willie Aikens was banished by the Royals even before his replacement was found: Steve Balboni, who in 122 games hit 27 homers and struck out 136 times. Another motley find was Darryl Motley, for whom the Royals had no minor league space last year in Omaha...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Wait Until This Year | 10/8/1984 | See Source »

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