And while Sutter may be financially rich, this is not a pitching-rich team, especially after what has become known in Atlanta as the April Fools' Day Massacre, when Cox and Tanner issued pink slips en masse to Pascual Perez, Len Barker, Rick Camp and Terry Forster. "It was important that I force the Dodgers to adjust to me rather than the other way around" Dravecky said he credited Sax with adjusting to an inside fastball, hardly noticed his fist pumping tour, bore down on the next hitter and quickly "locked in" to catcher Bob Melvin, who starts ahead of Bob Brenly when close friend Dravecky is pitching. And in the bottom of the inning, it was good that Melanie got the K (strikeout of Missy Coombes with one out and Valerie Van Kirk on second) when she did" Parrent's strikeout of Coombes came after Val Douglas failed to advance Van Kirk by grounding back to Parrent. Tonight's game will match a veteran UTEP team, which split two games with SDSU this season, against a young Aztec team that received clutch performances from two freshmen, Lowery and guard Tracy Dildy, in the final seven seconds of Thursday's game.

Now, does a network go out and pay millions for the rights to present a product on the air as entertainment and then have the announcer go on the air and kick the hell out of it? I have no choice but to present the game in its best light as entertainment. Jordan made 9 of 14 shots in the second quarter and scored 20 points in the period as Chicago moved out to a 53-48 halftime lead. People also flocked to see team handball in the '84 Games and that has hardly turned out to be our new national pastime. His real feet will be, so to speak, feet-ured in the Hall of Fame long after the on-court accomplishments have been forgotten, and the numbers he will be remembered for are 21 Triple-A. . By Darby Dan Farm's Epsom Derby-winning Roberto out of the Graustark mare Kelly's Day, he is bred to go the distance and has the classic one-kick style that trainer John Veitch has excelled at handling. It comes down to this: -Their defense gives the Bears the better chance to win -But their defense gives the Patriots a chance Saturday: The special teams. . Ram Notes Ram Coach John Robinson told cornerback LeRoy Irvin this week that Irvin would not be welcome at training camp this summer without a 100% commitment to the team.

Second at 140 was Bill Kratzert of Fort Wayne, Ind, who shot a 72 after sharing the lead Thursday with Green at 68 Another stroke back was Nakajima, who shot a 71. "We're getting more publicity from this than the sign would have given us "But I think this shows the Angels' jealousy of the Dodgers. "If a player fails it the first time, we call him in and talk with him. Abdul-Jabbar flew back to Los Angeles Thursday night and did not return for the game According to police Sgt. After setting the Southern Section record for career home runs two weeks ago when he belted his 26th, Sharts set three school records Wednesday in the Pioneers' 16-2 drubbing of host Newbury Park in a Marmonte League game.

Randy Anderson led Stetson (8-14) with 16 points, and Charles Stevenson had 12. "I don't know if I'd have made it, but I'd have tried" Here's Bear linebacker Mike Singletary's description of Fryar: "He's fast, he's hard to cover and he's got a good hand" In the Dumbest Question of the Day contest, the winner was a reporter who asked New England Coach Raymond Berry: "Do you have any secret plays for the game you can tell us about" Times staff writer Mike Downey contributed to this story. . In addition, Manager Joe Alvarez drilled him twice a day at second base to correct problems with his footwork. He had done as asked, mainly play caretaker for two weeks as Gene Mauch recovered from a recently diagnosed case of chronic bronchitis.

Then, after the scheduled afternoon game, there were the two of them, working on turning the double play It was more Gilliam's idea than Alvarez's. "If you play really well on this tour, you can make a living at it" Russell said "There is money to be made each week with Golden State. Everyone figured the guy who called Mugabi, the Beast, must be the same joker who calls bald-headed guys "Curly" or professional grouches "Smiley" or fat guys "Tiny" A guy who might call Hagler, "Happy" They figured this guy wasn't going to a fight, he was going to an execution His ferocious nickname was just a typo It was really John "Least" Mugabi Marvin wouldn't even know he had showed up, they snickered. For the second game in a row at Winnipeg, the Oilers spotted the tough Jets a 3-0 lead Saturday night, the Oilers caught up, then lost. He played part time as a freshman, and after he failed to get a starting spot in the fall of '86, left the school "I went there expecting to play" he said "And for the first time in my life, I wasn't a starter. When he was 14, Solis moved to Panama City and started going to races with his father "I always loved horses" he said "I got real excited, it impressed me a lot.