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Saturday, November 23, 1996
3-A DIVISIONCanoga Park 35, Belmont 7--With the...

3-A DIVISION Canoga Park 35, Belmont 7--With the score tied, 7-7, in the third quarter, top-seeded Canoga Park scored 28 unanswered points in a game on its home field.

Sunday, November 3, 1996
No Golden Years : Former North Star Bill Goldsworthy Learned He Had AIDS, Then Drank Himself to Death

There had been so many calls like it before, so many solemn voices informing Tammy Goldsworthy that her father, Bill, was in the hospital or drying out at a rehabilitation center, that she had no...

Wednesday, October 30, 1996
Akron Minor League Team Seeks New Name

The Blast is out. Next up: maybe the Akronauts.

Thursday, September 26, 1996
'Drained' Woods Out of Georgia Tour Stop

A frantic five-week run in which Tiger Woods won the U.S.

Wednesday, August 7, 1996
Fired, Hired Guns

John McNamara, named Angel manager Tuesday for the rest of the season, previously ran the Indians, Red Sox, Angels, Reds, Padres and Athletics.

Monday, August 5, 1996
Tongan Forgets Pain, Wins Silver

Paea Wolfgramm ignored a broken wrist, a broken nose and health warnings from his coaches to fulfill his Olympic dream and win a silver medal for Tonga.

Netherlands Edges Italy for the Gold

The shot facing Italy's best player was impossible.

Thursday, August 1, 1996
VIEWER'S GUIDE

NBC estimates that 199 million viewers have watched at least a portion of the Atlanta Olympics, making them the most-watched Summer Games in U.S. television history.

Wednesday, July 31, 1996
Right on Target : America's Best Archer, Justin Huish, Is Having a Ball and Advancing Toward Medal While Doing So

Among a crowd of 5,000 at the Olympic archery complex, Justin Huish is not hard to find.

Wednesday, July 24, 1996
Nebraska's Osborne Says No to Scouts

Nebraska Coach Tom Osborne has told the NFL he will not allow scouts on campus this season for a "combination of things," including the drafting and release of former lineman Christian Peter by...

Saturday, July 20, 1996
Crapped Out : Rolling Dice in Public Puts Rider Afoul of Law--Again

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Isaiah Rider is in trouble with the law once again.

Friday, July 19, 1996
LAKERS HIT THE SHAQPOT

Pro basketball: West calls $120-million signing of O'Neal one of the highlights of his life.

Tuesday, July 16, 1996
Life After the Kings Is Full-Speed Ahead for Hardy

Hockey: Former defenseman officially retires to coach roller hockey's Blades and serve on the staff of the Ice Dogs.

Monday, July 15, 1996
The Outsider

Surfing the Urban Shores of Venice, Rick Massie Punched Past Gangs, Into the Unknown

Monday, June 10, 1996
Injury Helps Chung Get Leg Up on the Competition

Boys' badminton: Magnolia player used down time to discover the sport.

Thursday, May 9, 1996
L. Dominguin; Famed Spanish Bullfighter

Luis Miguel Dominguin, the famed bullfighter profiled by Ernest Hemingway and romantically linked with actress Ava Gardner, died Wednesday at his home in southern Spain.

Tuesday, April 30, 1996
Stardom Hasn't Changed Mussina

When Mike Mussina walks into a downtown restaurant, there's no buzz, no head-turning, often no recognition that one of baseball's best pitchers is about to sit down.

Monday, April 29, 1996
Marlin Rallies Back to Win Winston Select 500 Race

Sterling Marlin repeatedly rallied to win the Winston Select 500 Sunday at Talladega (Ala.)

Sunday, March 31, 1996
Roar Does Just That in Building Credentials for Kentucky Derby

Beaten in both of his previous tries around two turns, Roar became a candidate for the Kentucky Derby with a 1 1/2-length victory over 38-1 shot Ensign Ray in the $600,000 Jim Beam Stakes on...

Tuesday, March 19, 1996
THE TIMES' 1996 ALL-COUNTY BASKETBALL TEAMS : Boys

JACY ARMBRUSTER School: Katella Year: Sr.

Wednesday, March 13, 1996
Hoover Softball Coach Suspended Over Funds

Kirt Kohlmeier has been suspended as Hoover High softball coach pending an investigation by the Glendale Unified School District regarding a possible shortage of program funds, a district...

Sunday, March 10, 1996
Magdaleno Facing Decision on Job He Has Put His Heart Into

Joe Magdaleno has coached the Santa Paula High boys' soccer team since its inception in 1980.

Wednesday, March 6, 1996
Harvard and Collinses Cruise

One thing about the Collins twins: three quarters often is enough.

Saturday, March 2, 1996
A Familiar Final for Chatsworth

The Chatsworth High girls' basketball team is a bridesmaid once again.

Friday, February 16, 1996
A New Fight : After Second HIV Test Is Positive, Reflective Morrison Takes Blame

For the second time in six days, boxer Tommy Morrison was hit with a blow more devastating than any he ever took in the ring.

Tuesday, February 13, 1996
Good Old Human Cunning : Kasparov exploits Deep Blue's greed to tie at 1-1

With the score tied at one apiece, chess champion Garry Kasparov faces super-computer Deep Blue again today at high noon in Philadelphia.

Schubert's New Act : Coach Turns Down Intensity at USC but Still Succeeds

Mark Schubert was dead serious when he told his elite corps of swimmers that after enduring his workouts, military boot camp would be a piece of cake.

Saturday, January 27, 1996
Westminster Makes History With Victory

Westminster defeated Ocean View for the first time in its 19-year history, 60-53, in overtime in a Golden West League boys' basketball game Friday at Westminster.

Tuesday, January 23, 1996
Holiwell, Shown the Door by Arizona, Lands at USC

Marques Holiwell made it look easy last June when he ran away with the State 100-meter title as a senior at Bakersfield West High.

Monday, January 22, 1996
A Tragic Ending to a Daredevil Life : Sky surfer Rob Harris lived on the edge--always knowing that something might happen. But his family and friends weren't prepared for his death.

It wasn't supposed to happen to Rob Harris. Not this way.

Wednesday, December 27, 1995
NFL Star, Announcer DeRogatis Dies

Al DeRogatis, a star lineman for the New York Giants from 1949-52 who became a radio and television sportscaster, died Tuesday.

Sunday, December 24, 1995
Harding Starts Over Again, Marries Machinist in Portland

Former figure skating champion Tonya Harding and machinist Michael Smith boarded a yacht on the Willamette River for a private wedding ceremony Saturday.

Saturday, December 23, 1995
COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Missed Foul Shots Help Temple Beat No. 1 Kansas in Overtime

Temple scored the first 10 points of overtime and defeated top-ranked Kansas, 74-66, Friday night in the opening game of the inaugural Jimmy V Classic at the Meadowlands in East Rutherford, N.J.

Sunday, December 17, 1995
COMMUNITY COLLEGE ROUNDUP

In nonconference men's basketball: Saddleback 90, Imperial Valley 77--Roderick Beavers had 29 points and 11 rebounds to lead Saddleback (10-2).

Friday, December 15, 1995
Two Groups Urge CBS to Fire Ben Wright

The National Organization for Women and the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation on Thursday called for golf commentator Ben Wright to be fired from CBS.

Tuesday, November 21, 1995
Testing His Last Legs : Ventura Semipro Team Has 60-Year-Old Player Who Just Can't Quit Football

The opposing team hadn't shown up, and the nation's oldest football player sounded very much like a schoolboy told recess was canceled.

Tuesday, November 7, 1995
Football (Sort Of) Back in Anaheim : Arenaball: Officials hoping the team will be a quick fix for fans who miss Rams.

A league official once described Arena Football as "something between a strip joint and a tractor pull."

Saturday, November 4, 1995
After This, Riley Looks Like a Breeze

Amy Shipley of the Miami Herald writes that Heat players have been sore and tired after workouts under Coach Pat Riley.

Tuesday, October 31, 1995
Tidwell Is in Perfect Position to Make the Call : Referee: He was born hearing-impaired but learned to read lips and now officiates football games and teaches.

Harvey Tidwell sat with his mother in front of a silent television in the 1960s and tried to read lips.

Thursday, October 26, 1995
Star-Turned Hustler Bobby Riggs Is Dead : Tennis: Wimbledon and U.S. Open champion who lost to Billie Jean King in the 'Battle of the Sexes' succumbs at 77 after long bout with cancer.

Onetime national tennis champion Bobby Riggs, a Wimbledon winner at 21, died Wednesday night.

Thursday, October 12, 1995
A Promise With No Catches : Activism: A major leaguer and his wife are making good on a years-old pledge. Because of Dave and Vicky Valle, fewer kids in the Dominican Republic are going to bed hungry.

As a struggling minor league baseball player, Dave Valle passed through the depressing parts of more small towns than Amtrak.

Saturday, October 7, 1995
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: WEEK 5 : Chaminade Buries Bloomington to Avenge Humiliating Defeat

It was payback time for Chaminade High.

Friday, September 15, 1995
Eli's Not Coming : Former BYU Lineman Herring Has the Ability to Play in NFL, but It's Never on Sunday for This Mormon

Eli Herring has the size. He stands 6 feet 8 and weighs 330 pounds. Eli Herring has the talent.

Wednesday, September 13, 1995
1995 PREP PREVIEW: GIRLS' CROSS-COUNTRY : Outshining Sister Won't Be Easy for Heather Garritson

About this time last year, there was a lot of pressure on Heather Garritson.

Tuesday, September 5, 1995
'The Luckiest Man on the Face of the Earth'

The speech by Lou Gehrig, on the day the Yankees honored him, July 4, 1939, at Yankee Stadium, before 61,808: "Fans, for the past two weeks you have been reading about a bad break I got.

Sunday, September 3, 1995
Cheating Scandal Grinds Up Image of Junior Livestock Shows : Morality: Young competitors' methods include drugs, dyes, glue, plastic surgery, even brutality. Youths beat lamb to harden its flesh. Boy force-fed water to a hog to boost weight; it died.

It was an all-American moment--grinning 16-year-old Ryan Rash resting his head on his grand champion steer, Badger, after winning the blue ribbon at the National Western Stock Show.

Tuesday, August 22, 1995
Suspect in Murder of Basketball Star Surrenders

A Roxbury, Mass., man, accompanied by members of his family and a religious group, surrendered to police in Boston on Monday to face a murder charge in the stabbing death of Cleveland State...

Sunday, August 13, 1995
"Brilliant Madness" : Battle With Manic Depression Caused Prep Tennis Star to Take Her Own Life

Lora Cooley sits at the kitchen table in her home, a few miles from Victor Valley High, her hands folded in front of her, resting on a worn paperback.

Saturday, August 12, 1995
Cutting to the Chase : Champion Miler Tubb Wonders if His Pursuit Was Worth It

The place was Lombard, Ill., outside Chicago. It was June, 1971.

Wednesday, August 9, 1995
Judge Rules Allison's Death Preventable, Throws Out Suit

Davey Allison would have survived a helicopter crash at Talladega SuperSpeedway on July 12, 1993, if he had been wearing his shoulder harness, U.S.

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