"When I was in college (Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, La) we'd go down to watch Pete Maravich with the New Orleans Jazz. Baptist 11, Village Christian 7-Bob Welsh and Greg Spar hit home runs for Village Christian, while Scott Davison and Gary Guy (2 for 3) hit homers for L. A Baptist. They just happen to be short" That can be a challenge to a coach. The Rockets then went out and defeated the Knicks, 134-117, at Houston Purvis Short scored 33 points, tying his season high The 134 points is a team high for the Rockets this season The game met with Olajuwon's approval "That's what I was talking about before" he said "We came out and played tonight as a team. In 1956, Hill led Downey to the major-division co-championship with Anaheim. (Answer in column 3) From Michael Wilbon of the Washington Post: "If anybody else had taken Ohio State's Eric Kumerow in the first round as Miami did, or a kicker named Chip Lohmiller with the team's first pick as Washington did, the self-proclaimed talent experts would have cried, 'Dumb, stupid, ridiculous' But because Don Shula and Bobby Beathard-two of the sharpest men in the business-were instrumental in making the picks, many people assume they are on to something"Jeff Beathard, the 333rd player picked in the National Football League draft, doesn't figure to ever play for the Rams, but as the last player chosen, the running back from Southern Oregon State will be honored during Irrelevant Week in Newport Beach June 19-26.
Horse owner and breeder Burt Bacharach did a nightclub show with Anthony Newley at a hotel near Gulfstream Park during the week of the Florida Derby. Amid the pounding of the injury wave that has hit much of the Angels pitching staff, the steady progress of relievers Doug Corbett and rookie T. R Bryden has been shoved into the background. The Lakers started the night with Maurice Lucas out with a bruised elbow, James Worthy trying a comeback from his bruised groin but lasting only 13 minutes, and Mitch Kupchak re-spraining his left knee. The Lakers muddled past another beast from the bottom of the division Monday night and ended a phase, the one in which the coach smiles and says, "Hey, whatever, it's all right" The new phase will be No More Mr Nice Guy. Even Sutton himself has referred to his methods as "methodical, boring-not spectacular" Here is a man only a handful of games from baseball immortality, and still you need a search party to find evidence of his doings Sutton folklore? Forget it One season with 20 or more victories No overpowering fastball No no-hitters No led-the-league-in-strikeouts Or wins Or complete games Or winning percentage. Late Wednesday, however, Valenzuela called and said he wouldn't be able to appear because he had business in New Mexico.
But late Friday night, Stevenson looked 25 instead of 35 when he impressively decisioned East German Ulli Kaden Previously, Stevenson and Kaden were 2-2 against each other. "We're competitive when we're inside the ring, but when we're not practicing or competing, we still have good times as friends" There's a friendly relationship between Ciarelli and Fred Marquez, Edison's head track and field coach. The Red Sox beat the New York Highlanders (later the Yankees, 7-6, on Opening Day, and went on to win the 1912 World Series, but the Fenway faithful have since suffered through three-quarters of a century of disappointment Boston's last World Series championship was in 1918. But that was when Nunn was only ranked second by the IBF behind Michael Olajide. Why he couldn't decide between Delahoussaye and another 2-time Derby winner, Jacinto Vasquez, who rode Risen Star to victory in the Lexington, has been a puzzle all over the Churchill Downs backstretch.
I hurt my Achilles' tendon in Europe and wound up having to take seven weeks off"SAN DIEGO — There are moments when John Walker begins to sound as if he's some yuppie in shiny tights and $100 waffle-sole shoes murmuring about "runner's high" It's real and it's religious, Walker says Runner's high is like prayer. The new symmetrical ballparks no longer have any Green Monsters, inviting left- or right-field targets like the 315-footer in Boston. Is the home run, like the Great Plains bison, an obsolete American species, an artifact? Is it endangered, destined to exist only in cave drawings? In 1921, after the Black Sox scandal, the home run, as delivered by Babe Ruth, saved baseball It, and he, also revolutionized the game The purists never forgave either of them. The best place to look for him, obviously, is in the draft, but the Rams won't have a chance to grab either of the top-rated two-Jim Everett of Purdue and Chuck Long of Iowa-unless they trade for a first-round pick higher than their own, which is 23rd in the order. Hogan was a little guy, but he murdered it nine miles" Add Boswell: Of 5-8 Mark McCumber, another long hitter, he wrote: "Once, head to head, McCumber outdrove titanic Jim Dent so badly that Dent conceded defeat 'That man can flat hit the golf ball. "So I went there and I called six races into a tape recorder. That is hardly news to anyone familiar with Aguirre's often stormy career in the National Basketball Assn. Hanlon appeared to be screened by the collision in front of the net.
"But I've been here almost five years, and I'm still getting paid I have to perform. The first four goals, by the Oilers, naturally, were on power plays, and Messier scored two of them and assisted on the other two Messier scored 13 points in the five games. The inaugural will be held March 27 at Industry Hills, the 36-hole golfing complex created by Bryant There will be a noon shotgun start on the Eisenhower course. "It was obvious we'd won the game" Flores said, "and I was walking along the sideline and I looked up and here he is with tears mounting in his eyes because he's finally become a champion" If not yet a star. . I was a little disappointed that I didn't go sooner, but I'm with a good organization. The mistakes you make are in print before you change out of your uniform, your screw-ups are on film at 11 It's a long season and a short career You get bored, battered, scared, frazzled, disgusted.
The Rebels were up by 12 seven minutes later, and Fullerton made just one run. Santana had advanced to the final with a 7-3 victory over Poway at Sweetwater High School in the morning Mt. I told him he shouldn't do that, especially those kind of things to a friend" Jonathan learned to control his temper on the court but didn't lose his ability to fight back in a match "You still want to have a little bit of that to be able to be a good competitor" Dick Leach said Said Jonathan: "I wasn't too good when I was younger I'd get upset I was just a jerk" That stopped a few years ago. Westphal's wife, Cindy, was there, catching up on some letter-writing And his daughter, who was studying. City Central The race is for second place, and league champion Lincoln (9-0) will have a lot to say about the second playoff spot The Hornets play host to second-place St Augustine (6-3) at 3 Wednesday afternoon.
I was starting to feel a little stiff"We will never know, of course, whether the St. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers own that pick, but will entertain trade offers up until draft time. "I never had the chance to coach under someone like a Pat Harrison This satisfies my desire to be a better coach. If he could start doing other things on the court that he's capable of, he could become like the Michael Jordans and Larry Birds" SDSU's biggest concern is the condition of 6-8 center Steffond Johnson, who was limited to 11 minutes against Eastern Washington with muscle spasms in his lower back.
If you're scared, go home" Guerrero, who is hitting . 346 with 2 homers, was not scared Only surprised "I wasn't looking for a home run" he said "The pitches I see now are just so big "I am pleased with how we are playing, but it's early Check back in a month. They were so outstanding in an 11-0 victory Sunday over the Reds at Cincinnati, they managed to easily quiet a crowd that became unruly during Saturday night's game. "I don't think he's a very good quarterback" Ryan, on Eagle running back Michael Haddix: "He looks like a reject guard from the USFL, he's so damn fat" Peter May of the Hartford Courant asked agent Ron Grinker if Derek Smith wants to stay with the Clippers "Would you" asked Grinker "Derek wants to play for a winner. I sort of took the theory, 'I'm here to have fun and relax' That's what I'm doing now, having a good time and relaxing And things are going great" Especially for a Nuschler. .
It was as unstoppable as a glacier and as pitiless as the noon-day sun in the Sahara, a bunch of guys bearded like apostles who hit you like trucks with the brakes burned out. J, and the Devils took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. After losing two tough games in Edmonton, Coach Dan Maloney of the Winnipeg Jets predicted that when his team returned home it would put an end to the Oilers' domination of the playoffs. Louis after being drafted higher than any other kicker in the 1980s. He ran 4:27 in the mile to beat Jason Salber (4:33) Tadese also won the two-mile in 9:50 to beat Salber (9:53. Whatever salary he makes, he earns by winning 26. 2-mile runs And by winning Sunday's L. A. The Michigan tailback, who rushed for 156 yards to pace Michigan to its Fiesta Bowl victory over Nebraska, said his performance was inspired by a pregame talk with his older brother. "SCATS produced a couple of Olympic Team members and pulled in some Elites from across the United States and we've been trying to catch them ever since" Mailly, from Stanton, became owner and head coach of KIPS in January, 1983, with the idea of rebuilding the once-strong Elite program.
If I'd pitched a bad game they could have said that's why they dumped me" Texas 7, Milwaukee 5-Bobby Witt is only 21, but he is already striking fear in the hearts of batters. Sensing imminent defeat, Burroughs' Allan Celestine committed a flagrant foul on Canyon's Butch Mettinger, sending the latter to the line. Mission Viejo: John Burns (5-10, 180, TB; Sean Foster (5-9, 210, DG; David Huettl (6-3, 230, DT; Jeff Pease (6-3, 228, LB, and Mike Spinello (6-0, 195, DE Newport Harbor: Dave Tullar (6-1, 210, DT Ocean View: Matt Bertran (6-0, 205, LB. By the time he was done, no one was wondering who Halas' linear descendant was. He aimed several more well-placed shots at the condition of the greens, which he roundly criticized "It's a joke out there" Zoeller said. In Texas, the Yankees lost three games to the Rangers and Manager Billy Martin was involved in an altercation in a topless club.
"I shot 63 and I got beat by two" Pooley, who won the 1985 Vardon Trophy for the low-stroke average on the tour, matched the course record with a 10-under-par 61, the lowest score on the pro circuit since the 1984 Walt Disney World Open. After Nehemiah left track and field to play professional football, the same critics said Foster would not equal all of Nehemiah's world records. Bies shot a 69 to tie Mowry for the low round of the second day Butch Baird and Orville Moody were at 143. Kansas Coach Larry Brown put the brakes on his team midway through the second half. "It's already a successful trip" Sunvold wasn't the only Spur who played a strong game as San Antonio won its second straight road game after 11 straight losses. Just two athletes, to be sure, but they are China's entire representation in U. S collegiate sports. "It's something we've had to deal with all along" Fullerton signed 21 preps Wednesday to go along with six junior college transfers who have already enrolled.
The 6-3 junior scored 9 points and help hold high-scoring guard Gary Grant, who averages 21. 5 a game, to only 7 points "It was a courageous game for Jeff" Smith said. "It wasn't that bad" said Coach Pat Riley, who evidently saw something in defeat this time that he didn't see in Portland last Tuesday, when he mocked the team's effort. in Fallbrook, Calif: "I would agree with that to some extent The media puts a lot of undue pressure on kids that age. "To expect him to be a complete player at that point would've been a big mistake" Eaton and Swen Nater were two big men with little experience who went on to UCLA and then the pros after being coached by Johnson at Cypress. That ranks him eighth among active players in the American League Rickey Henderson leads with 573.