"I was so anxious to play" said Roberto Alomar, "but maybe God wanted me to start my career here in San Diego" Young Mr. In addition, the deals affected franchises in San Diego, San Francisco, Chicago and Philadelphia, to name a few This is what happened: On Dec. It was his first appearance this season after arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder nine weeks ago. The two things a player of that caliber are born with are power and speed He has both of them. "Fitch has made Lewis aware that he will play more minutes if he plays better defense Fitch's style exploits Lewis's offensive moves. In the nightcap Incaviglia doubled twice in the seven-run inning that enabled Jose Guzman to end a five-game losing streak and win for the first time since the opening game.
Who does more for his team than Marcus Allen? -Baseball park. "And our option makes him lethal when he gets the ball on the pitch" Rodgers took pitchouts 23 and 43 yards down the right sideline for first-half scores and bolted one yard off right tackle for the game-winning touchdown midway through the final quarter. Just another lazy afternoon in the Metrodome. MINNEAPOLIS — The laws of nature took a beating at the Metrodome this weekend One night, the roof nearly collapses The next day, Reggie Jackson starts in right field. Higgins had a kind of herky-jerky movement on his pitches" While Salkeld throws smoke, Bodeau prefers to shuffle his pitches. "Who is going to catch it? It puts runners at first and third.
The game had barely passed the midway point and Davis already had scored four times, moving around the bases in just about every way possible. But being looked down upon is nothing to the players, who are 5-9 and 5-7, respectively. TEMPE, Ariz — He keeps to himself, mostly He has taken to wearing glasses, but nobody much notices. On the eve of the greatest event of her life, Mary Lou was sitting, cross-legged, at a gymnastics camp seminar in Louisville, signing autographs When she tried to get up, her left leg wouldn't cooperate It was locked at the knee The doctors were not completely discouraging. Now, Jackson is a 23-year-old forward at Cypress with no National Collegiate Athletic Assn eligibility left. I don't think I was ever really given the opportunity to show what I could do" That's right-Jeff Kemp, in a magazine article last summer. Pounding the sports beat. Facing some of Southern California's best guards-Washington State's Keith Morrison, Loyola Marymount's Keith Smith and UCLA's Pooh Richardson and Montel Hatcher-Middleton more than held his own His confidence soared.
But as early as last summer, the team began sending signals it didn't want him to return in 1988. There have been no trashing of clubhouses, no pointing of fingers. Chapman clinched the first game in the sixth inning on Ron Wolkoy's two-run homer, which put the Panthers ahead, 8-3 Winning pitcher Rob Glisson (4-3) pitched a complete game. Now, veteran manager Chuck Tanner-who was 57-104 at Pittsburgh last season-has been brought in to pick up the pieces. The Valley area will benefit from at least 10 of the foundation's grants: In December, the Community Youth Gang Services received $349,990 to open six sports clubs for gang members and potential gang members.
The Toronto Blue Jays have entered into a working agreement with the owners of the Ventura County Gulls, a Class A California League minor league baseball team that will play its home games next season at Ventura College. . Hatim could win almost $690,000 in just two minutes or so today, the 'Big Cap having become a $1 million race for the first time. "Watch the barbed wire on the ground there, Helen" one rider called behind him as he guided his horse around the obstacle. They wanted to show us what it would take for us to play varsity basketball"Apparently, the osmosis is complete.
The trouble with being a Super Bowl star is people start taking cheap shots at you. Applying Heinsohn's Theory to Fatigueativity to baseball, a manager would instruct his pitcher to groove the ball to elderly Mike Schmidt, let Schmidt have three or four homers early in the game, which would sap the strength from his arms and legs for the late innings. CINCINNATI — Quarterback Boomer Esiason turned an off-day for Dallas into a showcase for Cincinnati's quick-strike offense as the Bengals stunned the Cowboys, 50-24, Sunday. With that swing-and that first name-it's hard not to bring up Jackson when one is talking to Montgomery "It's starting to become a thing" Montgomery said.
There couldn't be a horse with a better name to win a race in his honor" The burial was on Thursday, and Ackel was asked if any thought had been given to not running Great Communicator in the Capistrano "None at all" he said. "I guess I could understand that" He decided to work out on his own the next summer and returned to El Camino to try to make the team for the 1985-86 season. He suffered his two defeats when he wasn't able to be treated with his drug of choice. "At least" he says, "my practice sessions are still good" 8:15 a. m-Palmer moves to the putting green The army is starting to fall into formation. Coach Gene Murphy was pointing to recruits like El Dorado High School's Barry Curtis, a 6-foot 4-inch, 205-pound defensive tackle, and El Toro's Steve Cuttrell, a 6-5, 208-pound offensive lineman, and explaining that the Titans just can't recruit "ready-made football players" Murphy's formula for success with high school players has been to recruit potential-which usually translates to tall and lean-and hope the years (and hours in the weight room) make a difference. "Of course, I wouldn't trade it for a baseball season" Lord, who was 2-0 as a pitcher, unwittingly did "I was pretty disappointed" he said.
Although Canyons won the conference last season on its way to the state final, Valley beat the Cougars in three of five games "Valley is the team to beat" Halcovich said. Jerry Simon, who averages nearly 38 points a game, is the tallest member of the Barristers at 6-5 One of the team's guards is David Lopez, who is 4-11. After pitching five hitless innings, Roth felt pain in his shoulder in the top of the sixth. With Herb Williams scoring 24 points and grabbing 11 rebounds, the Pacers whipped Cleveland, 105-99, Saturday night at Indianapolis to move a little closer to the playoffs. He made a whale of a catch out of the next one and Carey says "Nice work" but Ike says he could have caught the ball with his back turned only he slipped when he started after it and besides that, the air currents fooled him "I thought you done well to catch the ball" says Carey "I ought to been settin' under it" says Ike 'What did you hit last year' Carey ast him "I had malaria most of the season" says Ike "I wound up with . 356" -From "Alibi Ike" by Ring Lardner.
Ferdinand is trained by Charlie Whittingham, who has won more than 400 stakes in a remarkable 49-year career, but the Santa Anita Derby has been his albatross. "It's the economics of the area" Agoura Coach Bill Harms said "Look at the area, it's very rich. "Nissan had an engine in its 3-liter V-6 and wanted to develop it for racing So, we designed our car around the engine. Purdue's Cathey Tyree, with victory in the long jump and javelin, won the women's heptathlon with a meet-record 5,458 points. . "We're just going to have to play hard every day like he's not coming back If he comes back, it's a bonus". I would love to have Michael chasing me for the championship.
"I still don't think I'll visit there as far as taking a vacation" Scott said of Boston. "You can't be treated during the season and then come back the same season. while the Toros are playing out the string in last place, Dominguez Hills Coach Andy Lopez lived up to his reputation as a gentleman, allowing the game to be stopped until conditions were better. The coach said somebody came up to him after that and said there were people who thought he was crazy.
Beathard, son of Washington Redskins General Manager Bobby Beathard and nephew of former USC and NFL quarterback Pete Beathard, will receive the Lowsman-as opposed to Heisman-Trophy. Noel, whose first attempt at 15-1 was marred when his pole snapped in mid-vault, won the event as he had cleared 14-6 without a miss while Henson missed the height twice. There are races for toddlers, preteens, swinging singles, fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, senior citizens-you name it. DeMaio added another key hit in the seventh, singling home Don Giannone to tie the score with one out J. P. Did anyone notice how the Aztecs went about winning the Western Athletic Conference Western Division championship? They won their last 15 WAC games, including four straight over the weekend from Hawaii. And how did Lucas play? He shot jumpers, he drove to the basket, he rebounded and he put some serious hurt on several Spurs, who were certainly beat up enough coming into the game Lucas finished with 16 points in 27 minutes.
For opening day Monday, the outfield fences were freshly painted, the grandstand floors were polished like diamonds and all the trees and shrubs on the grounds were trimmed with surgical precision Real grass, real bleachers, real scenery So what if the fans are plastic? Just kidding, fans -Announcers Vinnie and Chickie are classics Don't take them for granted Listen to them and appreciate them now They'll only be around for another 20, 30 years -Basketball center. They were 1-2 when they wobbled into Foxboro, having just endured their two worst defeats since moving to Los Angeles, 36-20 at Kansas City and 34-10 to the 49ers in the Coliseum Jim Plunkett had just been lost to an injury Marc Wilson sprained his right ankle that day. The Bruins went into the final period with a 4-2 lead, but Kevin Dineen and Ray Ferraro each scored their second goals of the game to get Hartford even with more than 12 minutes left in regulation. Edmonton 5, St. I don't think anybody should be angry Indiana was fourth-seeded (in the East. The people who are just die-hard Notre Dame can always find a Purdue fan to sell to" Purdue, of course, is located in West Lafayette, Ind, and will play Fairleigh Dickinson at South Bend in the first round today In Chapel Hill, though, it is a different matter.
Remember, this was a game between two of the three teams that tied for last place, a game between the eighth- and ninth-seeded teams to determine which would be sacrificed to Arizona's win column today This game could hardly have been called an upset either way But it goes down, officially, as an upset. There is interest in the team" Thompson, Fresno's general manager, agreed: "Obviously, we need east coast teams desperately to have a 10-team league. Samart, after outboxing Pintor in the first three rounds with a stinging jab and combinations, stepped up the pressure. The 1986 schedule includes 46 official events-three more than last year-plus seven others that have approved but unofficial status.
"For example, the creek they crossed was muddy, and the horses couldn't see the bottom. Strange suddenly remembered a banquet he attended last May, when the Masters choke was still fresh on everyone's mind. Veteran tennis officials said they could not remember two finalists ever doing so "Stefan played very well" Wilander said. SAN DIEGO — El Capitan High School, thanks to a pair of big victories last week, has moved into The Times' Top 10 basketball rankings for the first time this season. Kim DeKraker scored 12 points, grabbed nine rebounds and had six assists to lead The Master's College women's basketball team to a 60-51 non-conference victory over visiting Occidental on Saturday night.
And now that Utah has a win, Motta figures they'll be a lot tougher to beat next time. Royal had sent the game into extra innings when Joe Summers singled in J. P Hardy with two outs in the bottom of seventh. UCLA's record fell to 11-10 overall, 6-6 and out of the running for the Pacific 10 lead Arizona State rose to 12-11 overall, 6-7 in the conference. Symbolically at least, that chair has been busy through the Walt Hazzard era, the Larry Farmer era, the Larry Brown era, the Gary Cunningham era, and the Gene Bartow era. Houston 104, New York 95-Ralph Sampson scored 26 points and Akeem Olajuwon had 24, but it was three substitutes who brought the Rockets from behind in the last quarter to enable them to improve their home record to 21-1. William McGonagle, football, class of 1945-as well as the hall's founder, Virginia Reed Coffey, and longtime athletic trainer Dawson Cornish.