I really think if we had done two or three things differently, we would have won. United States Auto Club officials even went to the extremes of banning a car, Andy Granatelli's turbine, in 1967, not because of what it did, but because of its potential. "I got at least 40,000 hate letters, or at least that's when we quit counting. 22 marathon road game against the Strikers and two subsequent starts at the Forum, all three of which went into overtime, he has never been more comfortable or confident in his two years in the league. "ESPN has a cancellation clause if the races don't take place that weekend" Tompkins said. "I wasn't aware of it, otherwise I wouldn't have played" Lord said of the rule. "But what the hell" For weeks now he's been crumpling little balls of paper, winding up and delivering his slider.

And why not? They're from the same Brooklyn neighborhood, Brownsville "We both went to P. S 396" Bowe said the other day. But that was because athletes were using something that resembled Opie Taylor's fishing pole With fiberglass, the record hit 18 feet by 1970 I never understood why anybody wanted to be a pole vaulter If you were fast, you became a runner If you were strong, you became a thrower If you could jump, you became a hurdler or high jumper. He even joked about caddying, a job he'd had as a teen-ager in North Carolina But Lampley, 39, is doing a little better than that. "I've been in the cable business long enough to realize that. The loss ended a surprisingly strong run for tiny Monmouth, which was playing in its first Division I postseason tournament since going big time in the 1983-84 season.

Are any of us ready for 12 more months of Refrigerator TV commercials, Sweetness testimonials and assorted Jim McMahon atrocities? Haven't these guys become just a little unBearable? But what's this got to do with football? Plenty Take the quarterback Please. Lois also had the Royals down three games to one in the Series"DUNEDIN, Fla. "It feels nice" Manning said, but no matter what happens in this tournament, I'll always remember what happened in '86" Others will remember much more clearly what Manning did Saturday at Kemper Arena before a crowd of 16,392, no small number of which were fans of the Kansas team that hails from Lawrence, Kan, a mere 38 miles away. The NFL's appeal in the Raiders case, a case that could cost the league millions of dollars (as much as $70 million, not to mention more embarrassment. "If the money was important I would have signed with the Mets" he said.

Harrick went hard after the Arizona State job four years ago, when the Sun Devils hired Bob Weinhauer, and there's speculation that he may be looking around again. "My parents told me that recruiters are salesmen and they're good at what they do. Paul Prinz (2-0) pitched seven shutout innings to get the win. When it came time for college, he was willing to give up basketball, but not the other two. The Spartans' next game will be against Canyon, in their Century League opener Friday, which means they will go into league play with all of seven games' worth of experience. NFLPA legal counsel Dick Berthelsen contends the NFL system of free agency is illegal "Marshall is one case out of 500" Berthelsen said. "If the full extent of these obligations had been known last fall, our corporation would not have stepped in as managing general partner" Bell, the former managing general partner who lost $9 million over 10 years, said that he had informed the new group of the club's financial situation to the best of his ability.

So, if it ain't broke, don't fix it" Whereupon Gumbel punched Ziegler in the nose, and broke it At least that's what Gumbel should have done It would have been terrific for the ratings. "The closest was Ron Romanick, who did a good job his rookie year (1984) but didn't stay a fifth starter very long. Fritz Shurmur, the Rams' defensive coordinator, calls him the "ultimate achiever" and "a coach on the field" The Rams' other three linebackers were drafted out of major college football programs on the first or second rounds. Many of Gull's Saturday trophies were coming out of the lake's darkest and coldest corner, the east-side cove. Miller said the players are running for cover on the testing issue and bowing to intimidation by the commissioner, the clubs and the public in response to the suspensions.

Boston's Tim Lollar (1-0) allowed his former teammates only two hits and one run in six innings, but issued seven walks. "You always question yourself after the race about strategy" said Gillig, who won Saturday's 75. 5-mile Willows Road Race against most of the same riders. "We're going to attempt to sign him" Bullets' owner Abe Pollin said. They are 5-14 overall, buried in last place of the California Collegiate Athletic Assn with a conference record of 1-6 They are 2-11 in their last 13 games They have won once since Christmas. "I figured they'd probably been doing it for a while" Having found the perfect guinea pigs, Greene called Commissioner Peter Ueberroth's office and got permission to give free dental exams and study the effects of smokeless tobacco on longtime users in the process. The ball was tipped by Hicks, Ellard grabbed the ball and jogged into the end zone. Brink, however, claims the team turned its season around in last week's 6-5 loss to Bell-Jeff.

It was a comeback that just fell short for the Trojans, who were nine points down with a little less than eight minutes remaining and had been playing catch-up virtually the entire game. He quickly allowed an RBI fly to Garry Templeton to make it 2-1 But it was just a tease Up stepped Flannery, who sat down just as quickly In the eighth, with one out, Gwynn singled and stole second But Alomar struck out and Ready grounded out Then the ninth, and the game. Michigan State, Louisville, Indiana, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Georgetown and Villanova ran off NCAA titles. Leonard recently surprised the boxing world with his anouncement that he would come out of retirement for a fight against world middleweight champion Marvin Hagler-if the "Marvelous" one would sign his name on a contract. But a week ago Friday, Ramona defeated Lincoln, 41-23, in the San Diego Section Division III championship.

Wicked and brutal, yes, Carl Sandburg had seen that in the streets and on the faces. They didn't secure a player-development contract until last month, when the Toronto Blue Jays, just about their last hope, finally chose Ventura County over Miami, Fla, and Kinston, N C, for the home of its best Class-A team. Curt Byrum capped a five-under-par 67 with birdies on his last two holes to take a one-shot lead Saturday in the third round of the $1,388,899 Las Vegas Invitational tournament. Huntington Beach shortstop Rick Eusey had seven assists and twice fielded grounders behind second base to throw runners out. Two months after Sipus had won 2 races in 11 days with Kingpost as a 2-year-old, he was bounced by owner Mark Warner and trainer Dianne Carpenter in favor of Pincay for the $500,000 Young America Stakes at the Meadowlands Kingpost ran third.

Stewart, in his second consecutive confrontation with an unbeaten pitcher, pitched a four-hitter Sunday at Oakland to lead the Athletics to a 5-1 victory over Cleveland and Greg Swindell. Kerho, sister of Steve Kerho, a former UCLA and Mission Viejo High standout, won the 300-meter low hurdles in 46. 0, barely holding off San Clemente's Jennifer Owens, who was second in 46. 5. Under new Coach Darren Fleming, Serra will open Camino Real League play at 3:15 p. m Wednesday at home against Murphy. "I might fudge on my taxes or on my expense account, but I would never cut corners in a race" said Joe Henderson, who writes for Runner's World magazine and who now stands a decent chance of being audited by the IRS We're seeing a new breed of runner. UCI's Artie Williams remained undefeated in the 200 backstroke by turning in a time of 1:58. 27. In it would be a group of reporters huddled loosely around Dickerson on an overcast October afternoon. "Welcome to the Bad News Bees" said Reitz, who openly talks about his past use of amphetamines.

"It's been pretty stable" Ozella, in the meantime, is making a pitch for humility He would prefer everyone's hat size to remain the same. Then came the phone call, the one that would change his life, to say nothing of the complexion of the Angels. Marcel Dionne scored a power-play goal, and Dave (Tiger) Williams had a goal and one assist. At 11:30 Tuesday morning, Zungul walked out of Bell's office at the San Diego Sports Arena. "We were up by four at halftime but should have led by at least 10" Muff said. "Sean has great range up to 25 feet, and when the defense comes up to guard him, he has the quickness and size to take the ball to the basket" Coach Harve Kitani said Higgins is also an excellent passer Joining him up front are two newcomers, forward J D.

"He'll run unless something freaky occurs and he injures it again" Coach Tom Stevenson said. "I do have this advantage: I'm not just a young and up-and-coming guy who will take the next job because it looks like a better job. He had finished second in 1984, then just missed a playoff and finished third last year. . But on stadium court at Indian Wells, the two were all business"He knew and I knew it" Sampras said. I always thought the weakness in the spin was that you couldn't get your legs into it well enough as opposed to the conventional style. "I bet Sheila is telling her team the same old cliches, like 'You have to take one game at a time' " And Adams? "I'm just telling my team to take one game at a time" she said.

The Pioneers opened the postseason with a 67-56 victory over Glendale, last season's 4-A champion. It also preserved the win for Fernando Valenzuela (2-2, who pitched a masterful seven innings before tiring in the eighth, and improved the Dodgers' record to 11-4. Cleveland 8, Taft 5-Cleveland's Jimmy Doushgounian was 2 for 4 with an inside-the-park home run. MacNeil, a sophomore right-hander, then worked around two hits and a blown double play in the ninth inning to earn his fourth save. Johnson, a switch-hitter batting left-handed for pitcher Pascual Perez, then fouled off a pitch before lining a clean single to shallow left. It is team policy, Smith said, to rid themselves of a player who has had two encounters with drugs This would be Hoyt's first offense as a Padre He has had no other such incidents elsewhere Smith told Hoyt of this policy Thursday. "When I pulled him up, he had his tongue over the bit, so maybe that's what caused it".