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Tuesday, December 29, 1987
Lendl Gets Own Firm to Manage His Money

Ivan Lendl, who has been the world's No. 1 tennis player for more than two years, ended weeks of speculation Monday by announcing, as predicted, that he will form his own management firm.

Friday, October 30, 1987
With Vic Player Back, Lincoln Knows the Score

Marcus Allen had a nickname for Vic Player, Lincoln High School's football coach.

Friday, October 23, 1987
Australian Diver Meade Killed When Head Hits Platform

Nathan Meade, one of Australia's premier divers, was killed when he apparently misjudged a dive during practice and smashed into the concrete diving platform Thursday at Brisbane, Australia.

Saturday, September 26, 1987
PREP FOOTBALL : Dorsey Gets Two Late Scores to Upset Locke

Any hopes Locke High School had of getting off to a fast start were dashed by a horrendous finish Friday.

Tuesday, September 15, 1987
American Gets Used to Life in English Soccer

While his boyhood friends in Falls Church, Va., dreamed of becoming baseball, basketball or football stars, John Kerr yearned to play professional soccer in "the greatest league in the world."

Thursday, September 10, 1987
1987 PREVIEW : VALLEY FOOTBALL : HIGH SCHOOL PREVIEWS : PAC 8

Teams listed in predicted order of finish by Times staff writers.

Sunday, July 26, 1987
Off-Road Gran Prix : 43,987 See Ashley Win at Coliseum

Dave Ashley of Riverside, who had never before led a single lap on the eight-stop Mickey Thompson Off-Road Gran Prix circuit, was a surprise start-to-finish winner Saturday night in the Grand...

Wednesday, July 8, 1987
A Rusty Gonzales Gets Up and Gets a Win : After Knockdown in First, Olympian Outpoints Nolasco in 10-Rounder

Paul Gonzales performed a quick self-evaluation on the way to the dressing room.

Saturday, June 13, 1987
Fans Keep Gulls' Spirit Alive : But the Real Spirit Plays as a Class-A Team in San Bernardino

"This is terrible to say, but I don't know anything about the Gulls."

Sunday, April 19, 1987
Good Buy, Nelson : Chapman's Hot-Hitting Outfielder Could Be Real Steal

Step right up, professional baseball scouts, and check out this year's bargain baby--Chapman College outfielder Darren Nelson.

A LOOK AT EXPANSION IN THE NBA : $32.5-Million Price Tag Doesn't Scare Off Prospective Buyers

As with most things, the cost of expansion teams in the National Basketball Assn. has gone up.

Tuesday, March 17, 1987
Kings Try to Turn It Around on Road

The Kings, who have won only one of their last nine games, begin a 10-day, six-game trip here tonight against the Washington Capitals.

Thursday, February 19, 1987
Daughter of Joan Kroc : Linda Smith Plans to Divorce Padres' Boss

Linda Smith, the daughter of multimillionaire San Diego Padres owner Joan B.

Thursday, February 12, 1987
In Fairfax High's Galaxy of Basketball Stars It's Hard to Miss Chris Mills

When you have a legitimate superstar--as the Fairfax High basketball team does in 6-8 Sean Higgins--it usually means the rest of the players attract as much attention as a pair of designer jeans...

Wednesday, February 11, 1987
Bob Foster, a former boxing champion and...

Bob Foster, a former boxing champion and now a deputy sheriff in New Mexico, has been put on administrative leave with pay because of allegations of improper investigative procedures.

Sunday, January 18, 1987
Commentary : 99 Reasons Why Baseball Is a Much Better Game Than Football

Some people say football's the best game in America. Others say baseball.

Wednesday, January 14, 1987
NBA Bans Houston's Lloyd, Wiggins After Pair Fail Cocaine Test

Lewis Lloyd and Mitchell Wiggins of the Houston Rockets on Tuesday became the third and fourth National Basketball Assn. players to be banned from the league for using cocaine.

Thursday, December 18, 1986
ORANGE COUNTY PREP BASKETBALL : Boys' Roundup : Santa Clara Slays Another Tournament Giant as Servite Loses

The giant killers are back at it again in the 15th Tournament of Champions.

Sunday, November 23, 1986
LEN BIAS : He Spent Over $11,000 in 2 1/2 Months Before His Death on June 19

These have been trying times for A.

Wednesday, October 22, 1986
Tommy Walker, 63, Fireworks Magic Man, Dies

Showman Tommy Walker, a Disney veteran who created fireworks extravaganzas for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and this year's Statue of Liberty celebration in New York Harbor, has died...

Sunday, September 28, 1986
Corona del Mar Boys Win Cross-Country Meet

With sophomore Eddie Lavelle leading the way, the Corona del Mar boys' cross-country team scored an impressive 60 points to win Division II at the Dana Hills Invitational at Dana Hills High School...

Thursday, September 18, 1986
Names in the News - Sept. 18, 1986

Louis Skertich of Culver City, star pitcher for Loyola High School last season, was a member of a U.S. all-star team that completed a playing tour of Japan and China in August.

Sunday, September 7, 1986
Rockets to Face Celtics in Exhibition

The Houston Rockets get their first crack at revenge against the champion Boston Celtics as part of the NBA's 89-game exhibition season schedule released Wednesday by the league.

Tuesday, August 19, 1986
The Strange Final Weeks of Len Bias' Life : As His Date With Fortune--and Death--Drew Near, He Was Different

In the investigation of Maryland basketball star Len Bias' death, people in dark glasses go in and out of a small-town courthouse, friends become suspects, mystery women appear and disappear, a...

Tuesday, July 8, 1986
THE NFL DRUG PROPOSAL : TAKING ACTION AGAINST DRUGS

National Basketball Assn. If there is suspicion of drug use, a third party evaluates evidence.

Friday, May 9, 1986
Gathers and Kimble Are Set for Loyola

Freshmen basketball players Hank Gathers and Bo Kimble, who were released from their scholarships at USC last week, plan to announce today that they will enroll at Loyola Marymount.

Thursday, April 10, 1986
1985-86 ALL-VALLEY BASKETBALL TEAMS : The '84-85 Boys First Team, a Year Later

Back and head problems kept Brian Capp from having the kind of season he wanted at Glendale College this year.

Saturday, March 29, 1986
Fresno State Assistant Ron Adams Replaces Boyd Grant as Head Coach

Ron Adams, architect of Fresno State's stingy defense, was named the Bulldogs' head basketball coach Friday.

Wednesday, February 19, 1986
College Tennis : Irvine Can't Stay With Pepperdine

Kelly Jones led Pepperdine University to a 7-2 nonconference tennis victory over UC Irvine Tuesday at Malibu.

Sunday, February 2, 1986
Golf / Shav Glick : Robinson and Dutra Newest Inductees Into Southland Hall of Fame

Joe Robinson of Riverside, a PGA golf professional for 51 years, and the late Olin Dutra, a former U.S.

Saturday, December 28, 1985
Celtics Fine McHale for Missing Plane Flight

Boston Celtic forward Kevin McHale has been fined an undisclosed amount by Coach K.C.

Monday, November 11, 1985
NHL Roundup : Bruins Win Game, 5-3, but Lose Simmer

After being beaten, 5-3, by the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night, the Boston Bruins played what Coach Butch Goring called a "very solid hockey game" Sunday and upended the Minnesota North...

Friday, October 25, 1985
IAAF Balks at Early Starts in Seoul

The president of the International Amateur Athletic Federation, the world governing body for track and field, said Thursday in Oslo that the organization will not accept final events during...

Sunday, October 20, 1985
There Is Much More to Cosell and Book

It should go without saying that Howard Cosell's new book, "I Never Played The Game," is controversial.

Friday, October 18, 1985
PREP FOOTBALL : Stop! In the Name of Ray Pallares : Mother of Record-Breaking Back Thankful It's All Over

Mike Marrujo, Valencia High School football coach, was dead set against stopping his team's game against Savanna when Tiger running back Ray Pallares broke the Orange County rushing record.

Thursday, October 17, 1985
Playin' on Tulsa Time : What It's Like on Road Again With 49ers Football Team

The Cal State Long Beach football team is on the road again. Fifth straight weekend.

Friday, August 2, 1985
The Soviet Boycott: Out of Devastation Is Brought Success

Peter Ueberroth was on a plane flying with Juan Antonio Samaranch, the International Olympic Committee president, from New York to Washington when the news flashed that the Soviets were boycotting...

Monday, July 15, 1985
Hopefuls Pack Dreams, Head to Camp : Pro Football Aspirants Get Another Chance to Impress Scouts

After years of sweat and a stadium full of dashed dreams, Derrek Peels finally got what he was working for: a starting spot on a professional football team.

Saturday, June 15, 1985
OVERCOMING MAZUR DISAPPOINTMENT : College Glory Passed By Him; Passing Drills and Dentist Drills May Lay Ahead

Three years ago, John Mazur took his football, went home and told USC he wasn't going to play there anymore.

Friday, May 17, 1985
Double the Pain and Double the Pleasure : The Secret to Success for Sweetwater High's Taeatafa Sisters Is Their 'Samoan Spirit'

When a question about playing with pain left Sweetwater High School's Taeatafa sisters shy of an answer, a friend stepped in to help.

Friday, April 26, 1985
Clear The Dunkway, Michael Jordan Is . . .TAKING TO AIR : NBA Star Leaps Into Profitable Shoe Market

The phenomenal success of Nike's Air Jordans, the basketball shoes created for Chicago Bull star Michael Jordan, is due in part, footwear analysts say, to a tantalizing television commercial.

Thursday, March 28, 1985
VALLEY PREP BASKETBALL HONOR ROLL, 1939-1984

The following is a list of Valley area high school players who have been selected to the all-City, all-Southern California and all-Southern Section basketball teams prior to this year.

Saturday, February 16, 1985
Moses Found Not Guilty of Soliciting : Jury, in Exonerating Hurdler, Cites Carelessness by Police

Citing careless handling of the case by police, a jury of six women and six men Friday found Olympic gold medalist Edwin Moses not guilty of charges of soliciting a prostitute.

Wednesday, January 23, 1985
Boxer, Trainer Charged With Glove-Tampering

Boxer Luis Resto and his trainer, Carlos (Panama) Lewis, were arrested in New York Tuesday and charged with removing padding from Resto's gloves before a fight in which his opponent suffered a...

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