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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.

Saturday, April 4, 1992
COLLEGE BASKETBALL / NCAA TOURNAMENTS : Alike, Different : Identical Twins Heather, Heidi Burge Succeed in Their Quest to Be Individuals

Not four hours after helping Virginia advance to the Final Four in Los Angeles, Heidi Burge donned rollerblades, headphones, shorts and a T-shirt and, in 40-degree temperatures, took to the...

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...

Tuesday, March 10, 1992
Arizona State football player Raythan Smith was...

Arizona State football player Raythan Smith was arrested Monday in Tempe for allegedly shooting a man during a fight after a fraternity dance Saturday night.

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 29, 1991
BIG 10 ROUNDUP : Michigan State Stalls, Loses to Rutgers, 14-7

Things went from bad to worse for Michigan State Saturday, as the Spartans lost to Rutgers, 14-7, at East Lansing, Mich.

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.

Friday, September 6, 1991
Loyola Marymount Volleyball Team Plays Two Matches in Long Beach

The Loyola Marymount women's volleyball team, which lost to 18th-ranked USC on Wednesday, will play two nationally ranked teams today and Saturday in Long Beach.

Tuesday, July 16, 1991
Encinitas' Gerlach Moves Atop ASP Standings

Brad Gerlach of Encinitas on Sunday became the top-ranked professional surfer in the world by winning the Gunston 500 at Durban, South Africa.

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.

Sunday, June 16, 1991
THE 1990-91 PREP SEASON IN REVIEW : A Season of Winners, Losers and Many Memories : Review: Area schools won seven CIF-Southern Section titles, two L.A. City Section titles and two state championships.

Although many prep teams and athletes enjoyed great success in 1990-91, it was a year characterized by losses in the South Bay.

Friday, June 14, 1991
Trevino Struck by a Very Vivid Memory : * Golf: Jerry Heard was also affected by lightning accident in 1975.

Lee Trevino was sitting under an umbrella with Jerry Heard at the edge of a marsh on the 13th hole of the Butler National Golf Club.

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.

Sunday, May 12, 1991
All Heart : Despite Tough Times, Chris Zorich's Mother Had a Way of Showing Her Son That It's Still a Wonderful Life

The apartment rent was $140 a month.

Thursday, May 9, 1991
She Has Moved to Head of the Class : Track: Bonita High's Shalynn Carr is only a freshman, but she already ranks among Southern Section leaders in two events.

Ever since she first started competing in age-group meets six years ago, Shalynn Carr has established a consistent pattern of success as a track and field performer.

Wednesday, April 10, 1991
High School Sports in Illinois City Facing the Ax Again

To all the Orange County coaches, administrators and fans fretting about proposed athletic budget cuts, the people of Rockford, Ill., would like to say a couple of words: Stop complaining.

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.

Thursday, July 19, 1990
Pete Rose Sent to Prison : Sports Legend Gets 5-Month Term and $50,000 Fine : 'It's All My Fault,' He Tells Judge

Fallen baseball hero Pete Rose was sentenced today to five months in prison and fined $50,000 for cheating on his taxes.

Monday, July 9, 1990
WORLD CUP '90 : ANALYSIS : Argentina Got the Reward It Deserved for Lack of Class

In the end, Argentina paid the penalty.

Wednesday, May 30, 1990
SOUTHERN SECTION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS : 3-A DIVISION : La Serna Offense Awakens and Puts Orange to Sleep

La Serna High School Coach Vern Brock had been waiting for his offense to stir throughout the Southern Section 3-A baseball playoffs.

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.
Saturday, March 31, 1990
GARDEN GROVE LEAGUE BASEBALL ROUNDUP : Santiago's 'Smurfs' Score Another Big Victory Over Kennedy

Santiago High School's baseball players are unlikely to strike terror in a pitcher's heart by digging in at the plate.

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.

Saturday, January 27, 1990
TENNIS / AUSTRALIAN OPEN : Graf Overcomes Fernandez's Effort to Win

Steffi Graf survived a surprisingly tough match against American teen-ager Mary Joe Fernandez to win the Australian Open women's singles today (Saturday) for her third consecutive Grand Slam title.

Saturday, December 16, 1989
Coach Sam Wyche of the Cincinnati Bengals...

Coach Sam Wyche of the Cincinnati Bengals was fined by the NFL for closing his locker room to reporters after a 24-17 loss to Seattle last Sunday.

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...

Friday, November 17, 1989
Ferry Is Traded; Benjamin on Board : Deal: The Clippers give up Reggie Williams and rights to former Duke star for Cavaliers' Harper and three draft picks.

A major trade that was proposed in May and has been fine-tuned ever since finally occurred Thursday when the Clippers sent Reggie Williams and the rights to Danny Ferry to the Cleveland Cavaliers...

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.

Monday, September 25, 1989
Boxer Tells Her to Stay Away : Shoe-Wielding Mom Barred From Bouts

The shoe-wielding mom of British boxer Tony Wilson has been barred by her son from throwing any more knockout blows.

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.

Tuesday, September 19, 1989
THE SIDELINES : Mullin Ordered to Pay $3.9 Million

A jury has ordered Golden State Warriors forward Chris Mullin to pay $3.9 million to a man hit by the basketball player's car in 1985.

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 20, 1989
Far West Senior Tennis Championships : Tunstall of Irvine to Defend His Men's 30 Title Today

Mike Tunstall of Irvine will defend his men's 30 title in the final of the Far West Senior Tennis Championships today at the Lindborg Racquet Club in Huntington Beach.

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.

Sunday, June 25, 1989
COMMENTARY : The Parting of Henderson and the Yankees Was Long Overdue

To the end, Rickey Henderson was unpredictable.

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