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Friday, June 26, 1992
Eagles' Jerome Brown Killed in Car Accident

Jerome Brown, star defensive lineman for the Philadelphia Eagles, was killed Thursday when the sports car he was driving skidded out of control after leaving a car dealership in his Florida...

Sunday, May 24, 1992
A SPECIAL REPORT: INDY 500

BETTER YEAR: San Juan Capistrano's Roberto Guerrero, above, has caused much of the excitement leading up to today's Indy 500 race when his 232-m.p.h. time trial won him the pole position.

Friday, March 27, 1992
Mets' Cone Sued for Sexual Harassment

The New York Mets, their image already tarnished by rape allegations against three of their players, were hit hard again Thursday when three women named Met pitcher David Cone in an $8.1-million...

Friday, January 3, 1992
Pro Stock Champion Alderman Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Charges

Darrell Alderman, two-time National Hot Rod Assn. pro stock drag racing champion from Morehead, Ky., faces a possible ban from racing after his plea of guilty to federal charges of conspiracy to...

Sunday, September 15, 1991
The Best Part Is That He Is Young at Heart

Carroll Shelby knew he had only weeks to live, maybe days. Only 14% of his heart function was left.

Sunday, July 14, 1991
CYCLING TOUR DE FRANCE : Breukink Fizzles; LeMond Takes the Lead

It was not so much what lay ahead that haunted Erik Breukink in Saturday's Tour de France individual time trial as who was behind him.

Saturday, July 13, 1991
U.S. OLYMPIC FESTIVAL LOS ANGELES 1991 : BOXING : Three Fight at Home to Earn a Trip Overseas

The deepest, most competitive amateur boxing tournament in California since the 1988 Olympic trials will begin today at Loyola Marymount.

Thursday, May 30, 1991
Pickup Driver Dies After Joy Ride at Indy

A man drove a pickup truck into the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Wednesday and completed several fast laps before being killed when he crashed into a vehicle parked on the track to stop him.

Wednesday, April 10, 1991
Street Leading Up to the Big A Is Now Called Gene Autry Way

It may not rank up there with a star on Hollywood Boulevard, but Gene Autry will take it just the same.

Sunday, January 27, 1991
GOLF : For This One, Tour Pros Are Team Players

When previous Los Angeles Open winners get together at the Riviera Country Club, as Dave Stockton and Fred Couples did recently, you would expect that they'd talk about the tournament.

Friday, November 16, 1990
Sockers' Defense Missing in 5-4 Loss

Maybe the Sockers should play all of their games on the road.

Wednesday, November 14, 1990
Making Important Gains : Prep football: Michael Black is using his sentence at Camp Kilpatrick to develop as a running back--and as a responsible person.

The Camp Kilpatrick football coach likes to tell his players that sports are a microcosm of life, that teamwork begets success. . . . about the importance of structure, execution and playing by...

Wednesday, October 10, 1990
Camarillo Guard Harbour Says He Has Accepted Stanford Offer

Camarillo High senior David Harbour said Tuesday that he has orally committed to play basketball at Stanford next fall and will sign a letter of intent Nov. 14, the first day of the early signing...

Thursday, August 2, 1990
Ex-Ram Ekern Killed in Crash : Football: Former linebacker, 36, was on his way to youth camp in Nevada when his vehicle overturned.

Carl Ekern, a former Pro Bowl linebacker with the Rams, was killed early Wednesday morning in a one-vehicle accident in the Mojave Desert.

Saturday, April 7, 1990
Names in the News - April 7, 1990

Allan Leavell of Tulsa was suspended for two seasons by the Continental Basketball Assn., and teammate Dexter Shouse was suspended for one year for an altercation with officials in a playoff game.

Monday, April 2, 1990
A Beef Grows in Brooklyn : Law: The Big Blue Machine in L.A. takes a mighty swing at two bar owners in New York over use of the Dodger name.
Wednesday, March 28, 1990
LOS ALAMITOS : The Desomers Are Winning Team

Steve and Vickie Desomer have given new meaning to the term coupled interest at Los Alamitos this season.

Sunday, March 11, 1990
Shuffleboard Keeps Retirees Hitting Deck

Mabel Glenn, 86, gripped her 6-foot cue stick with grim determination and gazed, steely-eyed, at the triangular-shaped box at the far end of the court.

Tuesday, March 6, 1990
NATION : Racing Official, Family Slain

A top official of the Texas Racing Commission, his wife and their two children were found shot to death in their home hours after the commission said it might revoke the license of the only horse...

Thursday, February 22, 1990
West L.A. College Names Head Football Coach for '90 Season

Robert Hager, athletic director and football coach at West Hills College in Coalinga, has been named head football coach at West Los Angeles College, announced Jim Raack , WLAC athletic director.

Sunday, November 26, 1989
HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY : La Jolla Overcomes Setback, Wins Division II

Despite having one of its top runners drop out midway through the race, the La Jolla High School girls' cross-country team won the Division II title Saturday at the state championships at Woodward...

Thursday, November 9, 1989
Who Said It First and How Did He Really Say It?

Recently I attributed the imperishable line "I should of stood in bed" to Joe Jacobs, who, I said, was also the author of "We wuz robbed."

Tuesday, October 3, 1989
Steve Garvey's Ex-Wife Sent to Jail for Contempt

Cynthia Garvey, the ex-wife of former Dodger Steve Garvey, was ordered to county jail for five days Monday for violating a child visitation order.

Thursday, September 28, 1989
The Colleges : CSUN Volleyball Rotation Going in Circles

The season is almost a month old and Walt Ker, coach of the Cal State Northridge women's volleyball team, still does not have a set lineup.

Saturday, September 23, 1989
Southern Section Roundup

Hesperia 12, Quartz Hill 3--Hesperia held Quartz Hill (2-1) to minus-14 yards rushing and upset the host Rebels.

Friday, September 8, 1989
Riviera Has Another Believer

The first time Noboru Watanabe played Riviera Country Club, he knew he had to belong.

Saturday, September 2, 1989
Oates Finally Given Chance to Call Signals at Long Beach

As he thunders down the practice field these days with a football tucked under his arm, Paul Oates often finds his mind wandering back to baseball.

Wednesday, August 30, 1989
COLLEGE FOOTBALL '89 : COACHES, PLAYERS, TEAMS AND TRENDS TO WATCH : GRIM TRUTH : Shoestring Budget for Football Has Mike Knoll's Staff Tied in Knots at New Mexico State

Certain things thrive in the arid expanse of southern New Mexico: chiles, pecans, a missile range.

Sunday, August 13, 1989
Reseda Advances to Title Game

Tony Holiday was four for five with a home run and six runs batted in to lead Reseda to a 17-4 win over Newhall-Saugus in an elimination game of the Conejo Classic baseball tournament at Thousand...

Thursday, August 10, 1989
Willig Era Ends : 6 Brothers Made Grid History at St. Paul High

Now that the youngest of the six has grown up, all of their childhoods, which had been rich with competition, companionship and endless containers of milk, have been completed.

Friday, June 16, 1989
LIFE IN THE BUSHES : For Burtt, It's Been a 14-Year Career of Fields and Dreams

"There's more exciting Pacific Coast League action tomorrow when the Dukes and Stars play at 7 p.m.

Friday, June 2, 1989
CITY SECTION BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP : Cizek Staunches Late Palisades Threat : Injured Pitcher Leads Kennedy to 4-A Title

In light of the restructured City Section 4-A Division playoff structure, whereby teams played three games in three days this week, it figured that pitchers would be pushed to the limit.

Monday, May 29, 1989
Spurs Get Cummings for Robertson, Anderson

The Milwaukee Bucks traded forward Terry Cummings, their leading scorer each of the last five seasons, to the San Antonio Spurs Sunday for guard Alvin Robertson, forward Greg Anderson and future...

Sunday, April 2, 1989
Flutie May Battle Kramer at Calgary

Erik Kramer could face a short but significant hurdle in his hopes to succeed in professional football.

Friday, March 17, 1989
Milky White Substance: Is It a Solution?
Wednesday, December 28, 1988
Little Dabby Goes Long Way for Wyoming : Sanders Says Dawson Compares Favorably--With Heisman Winner

As possessor of the Heisman Trophy, Oklahoma State's Barry Sanders is generally considered the best college football player in the land.

Sunday, December 25, 1988
Florida State All-American Arrested on Battery Charge

Deion Sanders, Florida State All-American cornerback, was arrested on charges of battery on a police officer and disorderly conduct Saturday after a shopping mall dispute over the purchase of...

Thursday, December 22, 1988
Padres Pursuing Cub Broadcaster for No. 2 Spot

As if it hasn't been enough this winter to spread new stars throughout their lineup, the Padres appear ready to open their wallets and make room for one in the broadcast booth.

Wednesday, October 12, 1988
PREP WEDNESDAY : 20-YEAR REUNION : Picking the Best and Brightest Stars to Play Prep Football in Orange County

Who was Orange County's best high school quarterback of the past 20 years?

Tuesday, June 7, 1988
THE NBA CHAMPIONSHIPS : LOS ANGELES LAKERS vs. DETROIT PISTONS : Looking for Work : New Role Doesn't Sit Too Well With Lakers' Rambis, but He's Not Complaining

Kurt Rambis, who has mostly played a starting role on three Laker championship teams, said his most recent role isn't going to change in their final series with the Detroit Pistons.

Sunday, March 6, 1988
Canisius Basketball Player Dies After Collapsing During Game

Jeff Taggart, a junior basketball player for Canisius who would have turned 21 Tuesday, died Saturday night after collapsing during a game against Niagara.

Sunday, January 31, 1988
MALAVASI'S MALAISE : After the Super Bowl Appearance, Life Wasn't So Great

Ray Malavasi, 57, died last month of a heart attack on the seventh floor of an Orange County federal court building, the last place on Earth he wanted to be.

Thursday, January 7, 1988
Maravich Said in 1974: 'I Don't Want . . . to Die of a Heart Attack at Age 40'

Pete Maravich, in a 1974 interview with the Beaver County Times, said: "I don't want to play 10 years in the NBA and die of a heart attack at age 40."

Wednesday, January 6, 1988
Rim-Jarring Routine by 6-2 Mauldin Bends Crowell Out of Shape

San Fernando Coach Dick Crowell must have felt like slam dunking guard Joe Mauldin last week during the Hart tournament.

Friday, January 1, 1988
The Ups and Downs of Kevin Floyd : UCI Junior Has Game Together, When His Mind Is Into It

Kevin Floyd finally stopped his momentum and spun around to see if it had been worth the effort.

Monday, November 16, 1987
THE MYSTERY OF RED McDANIEL : A Student of the Condition Book, He Knew All About Winning and, in a Fateful Moment, Lost

Robert Hyatt (Red) McDaniel, the winningest trainer in the United States through the first five years of the 1950s, was hydrophobic.

Friday, October 9, 1987
Utah Gets Dawkins and Turpin in a Three-Team Trade

The Utah Jazz beefed up its front line with centers Darryl Dawkins and Mel Turpin in a seven-player trade Thursday that also involved the Cleveland Cavaliers and the New Jersey Nets.

Saturday, July 25, 1987
Becker Is Davis Cup's Marathon Man : McEnroe Loses in 6 Hours 20 Minutes; West Germans Lead, 2-0

The paths of John McEnroe and Boris Becker have crossed just three times, yet they have produced two outstanding tennis matches.

Thursday, December 11, 1986
SportsScope : Stanford Next on Hit List for Loyola Spikers

Loyola Marymount University's women's volleyball team, off its stunning upset of UCLA in the NCAA Tournament's opening round, will play Stanford at 5 p.m. at Brigham Young University in Provo,...

Sunday, November 2, 1986
Autopsy Is Planned in Prep Player's Death

The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office planned an autopsy to determine the cause of the death of Jeff Chai, the 16-year-old Hawthorne High School senior who collapsed with 32 seconds left in...

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