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Sunday, September 6, 1998
Knee Injury for Davenport in North Carolina Loss

John Scott kicked a 37-yard field goal with one second left Saturday night as Miami of Ohio upset No. 12 North Carolina, 13-10, in a game in which Tar Heel starting quarterback Oscar Davenport...

Sunday, August 2, 1998
A Life Lost, a Life Regained

After a roller-coaster medical battle, she dies. But Cheryl Bradshaw's husband makes sure her memory lives on.

Tuesday, April 28, 1998
Versatile Yingling Gives Camarillo Edge

Who's the best high school baseball player in Ventura County?

Tuesday, April 21, 1998
Former UCLA Star Toring Dies at 23

Water polo: Ex-Harvard-Westlake standout never recovers after being hit by a bus.

Wednesday, February 11, 1998
Weighty Issue

Tabloids Take Sumo's Akebono to Task for Engagement to Japanese-American Woman

Rebagliati Stripped of Gold

Snowboarding: Canadian winner of men's giant slalom tested positive for marijuana after race and is disqualified.

Saturday, November 1, 1997
Palmdale Rises to the Top

Golden: Anderson rushes for 256 yards and three touchdowns in 20-16 victory over Antelope Valley.

Wednesday, October 22, 1997
Johnson Ordered to Stay Away From Wife

Dennis Johnson is accused of grabbing his wife's throat and holding a knife to her face, and the former Boston Celtic star was ordered Tuesday to leave his Florida home and stay away from her.

Sunday, October 19, 1997
Prep Football / Update

A look at the Southern Section divisions in which Orange County's large-school football teams compete (rankings are from Southern Section divisional polls): DIVISION I A 24-7 victory by Los...

Tuesday, September 9, 1997
ANAHEIM

1996 RECORD: 5-6 overall, 4-1 in league COACH: Allen Carter (14-16-1 at school) RETURNING STARTERS: 7 on offense, 3 on defense TOP RETURNERS Nester Acosta, OG/NG, 5-10, 180, Sr.; Larry Clawson,...

Monday, September 1, 1997
49ers Sapped by Injuries to Young, Rice

When the outcome was no longer in doubt, Warren Sapp danced in jubilation and Steve Young walked wobbly to the visiting sideline, where Jerry Rice was already standing on crutches.

Wednesday, July 30, 1997
Salt Lake City Games Head Welch Resigns

Tom Welch, organizer of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, resigned Tuesday, saying he wanted to protect his family and the Games from the "feeding frenzy" over charges he assaulted his wife.

Monday, July 14, 1997
Friend: 'Nobody Killed Ron Hansen'

Investigation: Case involving jockey's death has apparently reopened, but admitted race-fixer and former acquaintance says there was no murder.

Thursday, May 22, 1997
Even Ostertag Taking Shots at Shaq

Shaquille O'Neal can accept that he did not dominate Utah's Greg Ostertag in the Western Conference semifinals, averaging 22 points and shooting 49.4%, relatively neutralizing what should have...

Sunday, May 18, 1997
Rockets Survive SuperSonic Scare

Pro basketball: Seattle's late rally falls short as Houston advances to Western Conference finals to face Utah.

Sunday, April 6, 1997
Proud Park Is Beaten

Dodgers: Korean is in rotation, but Pirates score a quick two in first and win, 3-1.

Thursday, February 27, 1997
Militant Maggie Hathaway Never Quits Fighting for Her Cause

Years of crusading for the integration of golf culminated for Maggie Hathaway in 1971, when the first African American invited to play the Masters was announced at the first tee.

Sunday, January 12, 1997
Sutton Winning Daily in the Game of Life : He Takes Failure to Make Baseball's Hall in Stride While Celebrating Infant Daughter's Fragile Life

Don Sutton somehow does not qualify for the Hall of Fame, again.

Sunday, December 29, 1996
Robinson Out Six to 12 Weeks

David Robinson is expected to be out at least six weeks after surgery on his broken left foot.

Saturday, December 14, 1996
Corona Centennial Unravels Against Alta Loma

The magic carpet ride that had made up Corona Centennial High's football team in 1996 took a wrong turn Friday night.

Monday, December 9, 1996
Falcons Get Best of Saints

Bobby Hebert overcame two interceptions and a fumble to throw three touchdown passes Sunday as the Atlanta Falcons defeated the New Orleans Saints, 31-15.

Saturday, November 23, 1996
De La Hoya May Put Whitaker on His Itinerary

Boxing: Arum says Chavez is asking for too much money for rematch.

Saturday, November 9, 1996
Canyon Is in Position to Win First League Title

Jermaine Montgomery rushed six times for 132 yards and two touchdowns to lead Canyon to a 48-19 Century League victory over Santa Ana Valley at El Modena High School Friday.

Thursday, October 17, 1996
No. 5 Laguna Hills (5-0) vs. Estancia...

No. 5 Laguna Hills (5-0) vs. Estancia (5-0) 7 P.M.

Top Sprint Car Drivers Will Meet in Perris

Rip Williams has won a record 12 Sprint Car Racing Assn. main events this season, but the win he wants most is Saturday night in the $40,000 Oval Nationals, an open-competition race for wingless...

Sunday, September 29, 1996
JUNIOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP

Moorpark 38, L.A Southwest 20--Taj Lewis rushed for two touchdowns and passed for another as the Raiders (2-1, 1-0) had 443 yards in offense in a WSC game at Moorpark.

Thursday, September 26, 1996
It Was a Dirty Shame

A Mere Child at 14, Dante Clay Bore the Stains of a Recruiting Scandal but at North Hollywood the Standout Runner's Name Is No Longer Mud

Thursday, September 12, 1996
High School FOOTBALL

Drew Bledsoe and Dan Marino return for another season, but they won't be playing quarterback. Bledsoe is a lineman for Palmdale and Marino is tight end for Littlerock. Sam Hornblower is in...

Tuesday, September 10, 1996
FOUNTAIN VALLEY

1995 RECORD: 7-4 overall, 3-2 in league.

Sunday, August 18, 1996
Toledo Instructs Players to Ease Up

Coach Bob Toledo had to call a brief halt in the morning practice Saturday to tell his charges to stop hitting so hard.

Wednesday, August 7, 1996
Bucks Pick Up Free Agent Gilliam

The Milwaukee Bucks signed free agent forward Armon Gilliam to a four-year contract, the team announced Tuesday.

Tuesday, July 30, 1996
At Lunch, a Tear for Tommy

It was right there in living color on the lunch counter TV, the dusty one with the manual dial and the tin rabbit ears.

Thursday, May 16, 1996
Saugus' Gee-Whiz Kids : Gillies, Giordano and Gill Give the Centurions Another Shot at Section Softball Title

The government has its G-men and the Saugus High softball team has its G-girls--Chris Gill, Jamie Gillies and Nicole Giordano.

Friday, April 26, 1996
Zuniga to Play in Goal for North All-Star Team

Aldo Zuniga, selected The Times Orange County boys' soccer player of the year after leading Orange High to the Southern Section Division II championship, will be in goal tonight for the North team...

Sunday, March 10, 1996
Goal Size to Remain the Same, FIFA Rules

Soccer: Reaction so negative, board doesn't even consider MLS idea.

Sunday, January 21, 1996
COMMENTARY : Connecticut Ice Rink Lures Leading Skaters

Far from their native land, Oksana Baiul and Viktor Petrenko have found a new home.

Wednesday, January 10, 1996
Spurrier Turns Down Buccaneers

Florida Coach Steve Spurrier rejected a lucrative offer Tuesday to take over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, saying college football--not the NFL--is where he belongs.

Tuesday, December 12, 1995
END OF AN ERA: DONAHUE RESIGNS : Donahue Calls Screen Play : College football: After 20 years as UCLA's head football coach, he resigns to become an analyst for CBS.

Nobody could be absolutely certain what Terry Donahue was going to say.

Wednesday, November 22, 1995
Grinkov Had Heart Disease : Figure skating: Autopsy shows he had enlarged heart, high blood pressure before fatal attack.

He was the picture of health, "except for this one problem."

Saturday, November 11, 1995
ORANGE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: PREP EXTRA : Records Fall in Estancia Victory Over Laguna Beach

Bachy Gonzalez broke a 23-year-old single-season rushing mark and John Liebengood became the winningest coach in Estancia history as the Eagles pounded Laguna Beach, 47-0, in a Pacific Coast...

Sunday, October 29, 1995
There Is Still No Quit in Jerry Quarry : Ex-Boxer Has the Brain of an 80-Year-Old; 'If He Lives Another 10 Years He'll Be Lucky'

Jerry Quarry thumps his hard belly with both fists. Smiles at the sound.

Tuesday, October 24, 1995
Centennial Player Disciplined : Prep football: Kumasi Simmons suspended from school, removed from team for punching official.

Kumasi Simmons, a senior football player at Compton Centennial High, has been suspended from school and kicked off the team for punching a referee during a game at Beverly Hills on Friday afternoon.

Tuesday, October 3, 1995
Bulls Take a Chance on Rodman : Pro basketball: Controversial forward is traded from San Antonio for Will Perdue.

Faced with the possibility of dumping Dennis Rodman for nothing because he had become such a divisive influence, the San Antonio Spurs traded the game's best rebounder to the Chicago Bulls for...

Saturday, June 24, 1995
Raiders Sign Agreement to Go Back to Oakland : Sports: If league approves the move, it will leave L.A. without pro football. But another team is likely to fill void.

Raider owner Al Davis had spoken to so many officials in so many cities on so many occasions about moving his football team during his 13 years in Los Angeles that no one would take him seriously...

Monday, May 8, 1995
BOOK REVIEW / FICTION : A Mystic Game That Transcends Sports : THE LEGEND OF BAGGER VANCE Golf and the Game of Life <i> by Steven Pressfield</i> , William Morrow, $20, 252 pages

"Golf is of games the most mystical, the least earthbound, the one wherein the walls between us and the supernatural are rubbed thinnest."

Monday, May 1, 1995
This Laker Is Missing in Action : NBA playoffs: Eddie Jones, who hasn't been the same since injuring his shoulder, hasn't made contribution that team needs against Seattle.

The search party that left the Puget Sound region empty-handed reconvenes in Los Angeles, looking for at least a trace of Eddie Jones, who once played for the Lakers.

Monday, February 13, 1995
Hammoud Chasing Fame One Nation at a Time : Soccer: Sophomore standout at Los Alamitos will play on the Egyptian national 21-under team.

Like many young soccer standouts, Sommer Hammoud has the dream.

Wednesday, January 4, 1995
CAL-HI SPORTS ALL-STATE TEAMS : FOOTBALL

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE: WR Jasiri Rodell (Culver City) 6-1, 185, Sr.; WR Billy Miller (Westlake) 6-3, 210, Sr.

Friday, December 30, 1994
Desormeaux, Almeida Shaken in Racing Spill

Jockeys Kent Desormeaux and Goncalino Almeida escaped serious injury in a spill in the first race Thursday at Santa Anita.

Sunday, December 25, 1994
Cardinals Fall One Yard Shy for Game and Season, 10-6 : NFC: Ron Moore is stopped short of end zone on final play by Atlanta. Arizona had been eliminated from playoffs earlier in day.

Buddy Ryan has to wait another year to give Arizona the winner he guaranteed when he took over the Cardinals this season.

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