The NHL playoffs have proved again that hockey's sudden-death overtime is the finest finale in sports
May 8, 1994
NHL Playoffs
Baseball
What has realignment wrought? The American League West, where a loser can be a winner
NBA Playoffs
Tough Indiana defense curtailed Shaquille O'Neal's scoring and Orlando's wins
SI's 40th Anniversary
In this SI Classic from 1955, a Nobel Prize-winning novelist recounts the drama leading up to the day that Swaps beat Nashua in the Derby
Motor Sports
Ayrton Senna, the world's finest driver, died in a horrifying wreck at San Marino
World Cup '94
A soccer feast is being cooked up as the U.S. prepares to host its first-ever World Cup
Sports People
Sorry State
Fans are bored, TV ratings are down, equipment sales are soft, and most pros seem to be prima donnas who don't care about anything but money. What can be done to save this sinking sport?
Inside
Point After
Will the last team to leave Los Angeles please turn out the lights
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