Two days before the meet, Poway Coach Dennis Moore observed his swimmers. His 37-point performance as UCLA beat Stanford, 95-74, Monday night at Pauley Pavilion almost salvaged an otherwise dreadfully dull Pacific 10 contest. As an an example, four Pac-10 teams-USC, Washington, Arizona and Oregon State-were included in the field last year and all were eliminated in the first round There weren't any surprises in the seedings Duke, St John's, Kansas and Kentucky were given No. This week at Santa Anita, it was trainer Ron McAnally's misfortune to suffer the bad. I tried to get up there, but I had to go all the way out to the fifth lane on the first turn just to get around the pack I finally worked up to third I was like, go, go, go, just get up there. In his rookie year as an NBA coach, Dave Wohl probably appreciates more than ever the three tranquil seasons he spent as Pat Riley's assistant with the Lakers, very much unlike the Nets, who have been a team in turmoil since around Christmas. The Trojans, however, ran away with the team championship, finishing 12 strokes ahead of runner-up Oregon.

"Then, there were coyotes or wolves howling, I don't know what There was definitely something out there in the woods. play in a Puerto Rican winter league game during the off-season His advice to the Padres: Sign the kid. Jordan, who scored 50 points Thursday night in the opener, became the first player in playoff history to post consecutive 50-point games. The Lakers will get into the lottery by trading Kareem's migraine medicine and Petur Gudmundsson to Indiana for a No 1, and Indiana, as ever, will finish last. The Pioneers were 2 of 9 for 15 points and were suddenly forced to deal with a 54-47 deficit.

"Those who are more clever, I think, would be better to play in Japan, Switzerland or Austria. Vreeswyk immediately realizing his offense, turned his back to Chaney, who behind him was stomping and shouting, "Mike, Mike, don't you ever" Each of these teams has its own style, but the effect is similar-great defense, disciplined play. The boomerangers liked DOC's offer, even though the amount of money would be significantly less, and told P. M to take a hike. He also won a California Civil War series race at Ascot as a representative of the Northern Auto Racing Club. Down 3-5 in the second set, top-seeded Ivan Lendl rallied to beat Yugoslavia's Marko Ostoja, 6-1, 7-5, Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the $385,000 Fila Trophy indoor tournament at Milan, Italy It was the 18th straight victory for the world's No 1 player. Woodbridge, defending state champion, finished the season at 23-7, but not before staging a late rally that nearly caught Madison. Frank Olivares rode Imperious Spirit in his last two starts, including a second-place finish behind Icy Groom in the Bradbury Stakes at Santa Anita March 19. REMARKS: Bob Quigley, the president of Garden State Park, and Eual Wyatt, the track's racing secretary, will be in Los Angeles this weekend to have dinner with Carl Grinstead and Ben Rochelle, the owners of Snow Chief.

-The Raiders, with three choices in the first round after two trades, went for even more speed when they drafted Notre Dame wide receiver Tim Brown No 1 and Tennessee defensive back Terry McDaniel No 2. Any hopes of participating in the 1984 Summer Olympics were lost, however, when he suffered a stress fracture in his right foot That was his second disappointment in an Olympic year In 1980, when President Jimmy Carter imposed the U. S. "I thought about going there (Arizona, but I decided I needed to grow up" Lever said. USC center Hank Gathers quickly countered with a short jump shot, and the Trojans called time out. — Tom Jager of UCLA swam the 50-meter freestyle Friday night in the U. S Swimming Open faster than anyone ever has.

You won't see a privateer win the main event, and they'll be on the same bikes we are riding" The only basic changes that can be made to a production bike is modifications to the suspension and power band and an addition of a rear disc brake. His opinion that it is for publicity stems from cases such as Beth Balsley's. Errors by rookie shortstop Kurt Stillwell and right fielder Dave Parker helped the Astros to three unearned runs in the first two innings. Last year the Astros were 13-32 against the NL West rivals away from the Astrodome. Then with two laps to go, Arreola made her move and separated herself from the field, which included last year's state 1,600-meter champ Shannon Clark, and Laura Chapel of University City, who finished third at state. Roberts defeated Watts in a 100-meter race when Watts misjudged the finish line and eased up at the 70-meter mark.

But sources say that Williams already has quit as manager, as far back as the first week in November. Mulleady is survived by his wife, Eleanor, of Garden Grove, four sons, Gary, Ed, Michael Jr and Pat, and a daughter, Carol Meacham. . Watts, the defending state champion in the 100 and 200 meters and No. The one thing he can't dispute is that Sutcliffe's 60-37 record since leaving the Dodgers definitely brings a lump to his throat. — The Dodgers reached an out-of-court settlement Wednesday with a Northern California man who had filed a $5 million civil suit against the team and two former players, Reggie Smith and Davey Lopes, stemming from an altercation in the stands at Candlestick Park in San Francisco five years ago. McElroy's 37. 99 clocking is the fastest time in the Southern Section this year C. J. Another Nixon basket, this one a conventional 18-foot jumper, with 47 seconds left gave the Clippers a 105-102 lead, but there was still plenty of time for the Kings to mount a charge.

If he had pitched his sixth no-hitter in this game, it still would not have made him the oldest to throw a no-hitter. "The team has to look at this as a time of adversity, and react like warriors" he said, and he didn't mean that team in Oakland. I choose to remember the great times" McGregor, 34, has struggled in recent years, going 13-25 since the beginning of the 1986 season He was 0-3 this season with an 8. 83 earned-run average. He's tied for the league lead in homers with 9 and has 32 RBIs.

Better yet, it had offensive linemen whose voices had changed. Kentucky has a record of 31-3 and already has whipped Wimp's Alabama club three times in Southeastern Conference games. Last week against San Fernando, he allowed one earned run, scattered seven hits and struck out three. Miller is in his 13th season and will broadcast his 1,000th game Feb 8 against the New York Islanders Nickson is in his fifth season as the color commentator.

This is as low as you can go" White says he was the victim of Dodger efforts to rid themselves, at all levels, of players linked to drug use. "Now she's increased her velocity and she's not very readable" Earlier this season, in the Hilltop tournament, Wood was hit by a pitch on her right wrist in the second inning. "You'll notice it hurts when I can't pull the ball with power. Were the Detroit Tigers disappointed in relief pitcher Willie Hernandez for pouring a bucket of ice water on the head of a Detroit newspaper columnist? Disappointed, but also encouraged. The Titans (2-18) were down 6-0 after singles and chose not to play doubles Fullerton plays Westmount at noon today at Fullerton. "She's head and shoulders above the others in my barn" Lukas also believes that this year's Derby would have been bland but for the speculation on his filly "There was no Mike Tyson in this Derby" Lukas said.