"If there ever was a season I thought I'd be with a team, it was this season with Chicago I had my finest year with the Bears and I was released". It was not as if the ankle bruise that kept McNeil from playing completely wrecked the New York rushing game. Valenzuela, one of the leading jockeys at Santa Anita this season, didn't show up to ride March 2 without notifying his agent or the stewards, and hasn't ridden since The stewards ordered Valenzuela to meet with them Thursday. When Jack Van Berg, Alysheba's trainer, called the Santa Anita racing department a few days after Strub had nixed a San Bernardino purse hike, he was surprised to learn of the decision. Mark Eaton went to auto mechanics' school right out of high school because he didn't think he was a good enough basketball player to make a living at it. Although swimmers come and go, Eisler, an Iowa-bred graduate of the Air Force Academy, remains to guide firmly. SAN DIEGO — The man who has built the strongest high school swimming program in San Diego County stood with his arms crossed as he observed his team Like a gallery of ducks, the Mt Carmel High swimmers reflected off the coach's sunglasses The coach reflected, too. "I wasn't going to leave him out there, (although) he would've gotten out of there, eventually" Jefferson said.
The other announcers will be Tom Kelly and Lewis. A question that often comes our way is, "How does one break into sports broadcasting" If you happen to be Carl Lewis, it's as easy as picking up a telephone and saying yes If you happen to be Larry Rawson, it takes a little luck Both are track and field commentators. Larry Glueck, a former assistant coach at Harvard, was named head football coach at Fordham University. . If I can't be, I'll get a job, wear a tie and take the earrings off" If Tito Horford fails to cut it scholastically at the University of Miami, it won't be because he has a language problem. Eric Dickerson, having been held to 21 yards in 101 carries, insists that his contract be renegotiated so that he gets paid by the inch. All seriousness aside, as Steve Allen used to say, we probably should remember that the Raiders and Rams have played 32 football games against professional teams and have won 23 of them Not bad. The 24 players we will select will be the 24 that we think are best" Dempsey's salary is believed to be in the $200,000 range. When she did that, we knew we were going to win" And, indeed, Weil threw a four-hitter and struck out 13 as she outdueled Burroughs ace Christy Alves and led Hart to a 7-3 victory that clinched the Foothill League championship at Olive Park in Burbank.
For the third straight night, the Gulls' margin of victory was in double figures, and Ducey was at the center of the attack in all three games. One could account for it with all sorts of theories: The ACC had two other worthy candidates in Johnny Dawkins and Brad Daugherty, while the Big East united around Berry; Bias' teams were only moderately successful. Anybody want some tickets, cheap? The games in South Bend were already sold out before the announcement, but Mike Bobinsky, ticket manager, anticipates a lot of behind-the-scenes trading "I honestly don't anticipate many no-shows" Bobinsky said "Indiana is just a basketball-crazy state The people who are just d. I didn't play too well, but nothing happened" Zeno's desire to play helped him overcome the fear of re-injuring his leg. "Whenever you're dealing with young people, you have very definite highs and very definite lows" he said. If you look at another team, whether it be a good team, a moderately successful team or a poor team, many times you'll see them playing well but maybe not winning. Consider the lineup La Russa plans to throw at right-handed pitching most of the time this year (with 1987 batting averages, home runs and RBIs: -Carney Lansford . 289, 19, 76) -Jose Canseco . 257, 31, 113) -Dave Parker . 253, 26, 97) -Mark McGwire . 289, 49, 118) -Terry Steinbach . 284, 16, 56) -Don Baylor . 245, 16, 63) -Dave Henderson . 235, 8, 26) -Tony Phillips . 240, 10, 46) -Walt Weiss . 462, 0, 1) OK, maybe some managers won't even bother to get out of the shower.
"But I got the curve up, and it was a base hit" Robinson stomped the ground as he watched the soft liner land safely on the artificial turf well in front of charging left fielder Kal Daniels. But something happened to the Chancellors after those first two games. Her Scottish terrier is named Shortscots Flying Venus McVie, which, of course, means that going into today's final round of the Nabisco Dinah Shore golf tournament, Alcott's lead is just about as long as her dog's name. All have starting times, but it remains to be seen who has the patience. Santa Clara scored a run in the 10th inning for a 10-9 nonconference victory over top-ranked Fresno State at Santa Clara, breaking the Bulldog's 32-game winning streak. Manager Tom Lasorda, asked if he had gone back to platooning Brock with Enos Cabell, shot back: "Did Brock play last (Thursday) night" Answer: He did, even though a left-hander, Guy Hoffman, started for the Cubs. "There just isn't enough time to get anything right" Waltrip's first qualifying try last Monday was 199. 194 m. p. h, an embarrassing speed for the champion.
SAN DIEGO — The centers were the center of attention in Saturday's San Diego Section girls' basketball 1-A finals at the Sports Arena. And Murphy thinks that the fact that it isn't is a reflection on him. Stolz came in wondering about rebuilding the Aztec defense and establishing a quarterback to succeed Todd Santos. Candelaria watched the transformation just long enough to know he didn't like it. McEnroe took it down to the street gang and the pool hall level He played the game with a snarl and a sneer. But it wasn't our best game" Someone asked Bilas if Duke's place in history would be tarnished by not winning the big one. About 18,000 of the more than 21,444 seats available in Smith Center had been sold before Sunday.
Virginia's last shot at victory came when Tom Sheehey scored on a baseline drive with 5:14 remaining and added two free throws at the 4:54 mark to bring the Cavaliers within 57-55. In exchange, the Angels became the only major league team to currently employ a member of a minority-Rojas, 49 and Cuban-born-as their manager It wasn't planned this way. Was this really the guy everyone said had one of boxing's best knockout records? You bet it was Stay tuned, Lonnie. Even if you know it, you need to be refreshed" Already, Padre runners have been given a refreshed approach in 1986. Islander center Brent Sutter won a faceoff from Marcel Dionne and fed Bossy for the tiebreaking goal "That kind of play is hard to cover" Bossy said "I had three to four feet to start off with "We came out ready for the third period We started out slowly.
in scoring and was named the conference's Player of the Year for the second straight season. Brown also grabbed eight rebounds and had five assists in handing the Dons their third loss 14 games this season. The 49ers came to Tacoma, saw the sun was shining, looked out at the harbor and figured it must be home. "When the Olympics were in L. A, I followed that from the moment I got off the course until it ended at midnight. He also had 124 strikeouts, which is more than Petry has delivered since 1984.
The eight-team mini-round will be split in half, however, and the winners of both halves will advance to one of four Southern California regionals * A regional playoff is set for May 20-22. "I was trying out everybody as a pitcher" said Chula Vista Coach Dick Barcus of his club's sluggish start. Macon tried to drive, but King would force him away from his favored left. LONDON — Former champion Barry McGuigan, swept on by a tide of emotional support, made a successful comeback Wednesday, stopping Nicky Perez in the fourth round of a non-title super-featherweight fight.
"Randy Austin is going to be a better college player than a high school player" Welch, the Canyon coach, said. The admission by a former coach that the United States and Romania conspired to fix women's gymnastics scores at last year's World Championships in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, has brought some action from the United States Gymnastics Federation. In the semifinals, Kearsley defeated Lance Kronberg of Santa Barbara, 6-1, 6-2, and Kim ousted Peter Killian, also of Santa Barbara, 6-4, 6-1. How about this year's game against the Chargers? "That was one of the worst we've played" he said. His Cyclones beat Miami of Ohio in the first round on point guard Jeff Hornacek's whirling jump shot at the buzzer, 81-79.
That was one of the few positive things you could say about the Clippers Friday. One, Jeff Duva, who runs the National College Recruiting Assn. And in the last five games, Chula Vista has averaged just one error. Baptist on Friday at Valley College to finish its Alpha League championship season strongly.
But one more blowup like the last one and the 6-foot 5-inch, 220-pound Bowe may be a professional boxer long before anyone had expected. They are in first place in the National League West, two games ahead of Houston. At the ballpark, the players all cooperated, posing for the pictures enthusiastically-all but Walker Cooper, the club's stubborn catcher, whose nickname was Muley. All seven of his competitors decided to default rather than meet Alvarez.
But for him, the more important comparison would be with this top UCLA team and his first collegiate team "You'd know which was better right away" he says "Today's kids are leaner, smaller and better defined. Doug Linton (2-4, making his first start this season for UCI, went the distance He gave up 11 hits On Tuesday, UCI travels to San Diego for two games. After Ryne Sandberg, their best player, hit a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded in the ninth inning Tuesday at Chicago to beat St Louis, 3-2, things are looking considerably better. Their keyholes will be unattended for a while as the Brits turn their attention to their favorite ugly American.
"The kids were so unanimous in who they wanted, and the coaching staff was so unanimous in who they wanted. You just can't find the competition to play in the preseason to get the guys ready for what they see once we get into the regular season" Pickler is not panicking, though The conference schedule is 24 games. Without confidence, how do you throw the 1-1 curve ball for a strike or cut your fast ball two inches off the plate for a double play grounder on 2-2? All baseball is an interwoven web that, once ripped, is hell to repair. "I was from the city, and the coach was a young guy (then 34" Hawkins said "I didn't like a young guy like that telling me what to do. You can't help it" If losing is a disease, the Clippers (7-13) should be sent to the intensive care unit at once. The program incorporates basketball with academics and career guidance. "I've got a good lineup out there without Parker and Steinbach" A's Manager Tony LaRussa said.