Masters champion Sandy Lyle, the first player to win three PGA tournaments in 1988, has committed to the Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational, the richest regularly scheduled event on the year. LSU 84, Vanderbilt 67-Ricky Blanton scored 16 points and the 14th-ranked Tigers routed the Commodores in a SEC game at Baton Rogue, La. Parker's victory helped Notre Dame maintain a narrow lead midway through the meet. The rest of the Bulls had only two points in the final period, not nearly enough against the Pistons, who made up for poor shooting (37. 8) with a tenacious defense.

OCC right-hander Sam August, a freshman from Fountain Valley High School, pitched a complete game five-hitter and allowed only two earned runs to improve his record to 8-0 The loss ended the Rustlers' seven-game winning streak Golden West is 7-6 in conference and 13-10 overall August pitched well overall, but was shaky in spots. "It was a day in which you go out there against a team that's struggling and lose. It's difficult to handle at the moment" McEnroe has been given permission by the Men's International Professional Tennis Council to take 60 days off the tour, but McEnroe reportedly told Yannick Noah he wanted to wait until the baby was born (May) before resuming play In the meantime, he has a lot to think about. The game was canceled because only 150 advance tickets were sold. For the first time in 17 games, the Dodgers also made it through a contest without making an error. "All the good ones tilt their hats to the right" Blalock said.

Paul Hirshmann in San Diego Tuesday and Wednesday, and Hirshmann concurred with the earlier diagnosis of a severe sprain that required immobilization. It doesn't matter where he fights" As Nelson, 27, has knocked out 17 of his 23 opponents (losing only once, it indeed doesn't matter who scores his fights, or where they score them. That's one Oaks that got away, but there's another in the offing today, when Lukas will saddle Family Style, last year's 2-year-old filly champion, and Twilight Ridge, the third-place finisher in the voting, in the $150,000 Santa Anita Oaks. But it may mark the first season that Berger does not win 20 games at Chapman or make the playoffs with the Panthers. Digress was eighth after a quarter-mile and seventh after a half-mile as Havanaffair set the early pace He took the lead entering the stretch. They won't play it expertly, to be sure, but if they can put the ball through the hoop occasionally, they'll have fun.

Yoest, who scored a game-high 25 points in the Wyoming game as a sophomore, and Armstrong and Simmons remember how tired and winded they were at the 7,145-foot level in Laramie, Wyo. But I can testify that Irwindale is still there, the pit is still there, the tons and tons of city money apparently are still there-in a vault, not in the pit-and the Raiders' valiant frontier staff is very much on duty. Eager to show that his first year wasn't a fluke, Colter nearly ran himself out of the league during the offseason. He finished second in the 300-meter intermediates behind Eddie McElroy of Loyola in a personal best of 38. 06. And one would think that San Gabriel Coach Bill Young would find some satisfaction after his Matadors had given the undefeated Indians (7-0, 1-0) a scare in the final inning. "Seeing they've rejected our proposal, we will be on the start line in San Diego on Sept.

"He's a no-nonsense kind of guy" Coryell said of the Pittsburgh Steelers coach. And every time he thinks about it, he will always shoot a 71 and that 7-iron from the bunker is going to land above the pin and roll down that little slope toward the hole every time. The result caused a chain reaction in the ratings: Winning Colors, the filly who won the Santa Anita Derby, moved to the top for the first time, Forty Niner dropped out of first place, Risen Star finally made the list and Stalwars dropped out of sight. Ramona's other three starters are point guard Gina Tamburrino, a good outside shooter who had 14 points Wednesday; guard Tina Brooklyn, and 6-1 forward Kendra Brunje "I think the kids are ready to go" Bess said. Devlin, who described a round of "wonderful" 7-irons and "beautiful" pars, held a one-shot lead over Jan Stephenson and was two shots in front of Marta Figueras-Dotti, who played earlier in the day when the wind was blowing a lot harder. When Palmer, now a 58-year-old grandfather, showed up the other morning at the Wood Ranch Golf Club in Simi Valley to play in a pro-am event prior to this weekend's GTE Classic, his army was on hand, 100 strong. Catcher Doug Kline capped the comeback with his second double of the day, knocking in Tom Baine and Mike Fay.

"I was having a pretty good season" Lord said he apologized to his baseball teammates and has been doing everything within the rules to help Glendale (10-7, 8-3 in Pacific League play, which is tied for first place in the league with Pasadena. After hitting . 330 and making the all-conference team, the shortstop moved on to Arizona when the Pacific-10 school offered him a scholarship and the big time. Henderson scored, and when Fisk's throw to the plate got past Thigpen, Mattingly scored. A Suzuki race is also scheduled for Sunday at Carlsbad Raceway. But I wouldn't trade one of those guys for Vince" Newsome also has developed a growing reputation as a fierce tackler, a trait he nurtured in high school and perfected at the University of Washington, where he often watched Seattle Seahawk All-Pro safety Kenny Easley perform forearm-to-chest surgery on runners. If he's in the first group and runs a creditable race, we'll probably go to Kentucky" Whittingham and Shoemaker figure to be at Churchill Downs the day before the Derby, anyway, since Hidden Light, the undefeated 3-year-old filly, will be one of the favorites in the Kentucky Oaks. At entry time Friday, the appearance of Bugarian, a California-bred gelding who is winless in his last eight races, was the only surprise for Sunday's $500,000 Santa Anita Derby.