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Sunday, June 21, 1992
He's Always There : After Growing Up in a Children's Home in New York, George Karros Makes Sure Every Day Is Father's Day for His Son, the Dodger First Baseman

Eric Karros heard about it at 5 p.m., less than three hours before his first major league start.

Wednesday, June 17, 1992
Forgotten But Not Gone : Status of Encino Velodrome Hits Bottom Despite Its Top Condition and the Efforts of Directors

The Encino Velodrome should have been featured in the movie "Encino Man."

Friday, June 12, 1992
THOROUGHBRED RACING : A Pat on the Back for This Fan Royally Wrong at Newmarket

Her Highness, Queen Elizabeth II, won't be forgetting the 1992 English Derby for quite a while.

Tuesday, June 9, 1992
Norman Settles for U.S. Open Alternate's Spot : Golf: Tiger Woods, Crenshaw and Miller also fail to make the field during qualifying.

Greg Norman might skip the U.S.

A Dugout From Hell : Padres' Sheffield Says He Nearly Quit Baseball After Stint With Brewers

Gary Sheffield's eyes smolder as he talks angrily.

Sunday, June 7, 1992
Williams, Berry Star at TAC District Meet

Tim Williams of the San Diego Track Club and Mesa College student Kettrell Berry were among the outstanding performers at the San Diego-Imperial Counties TAC District Meet Saturday at Balboa Stadium.

Saturday, May 16, 1992
Indy Crash Kills Rookie Marcelo : Auto racing: Filipino driver dies after hitting wall during practice for time trials.

Ten years to the day after the last driver fatality at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, rookie driver Jovy Marcelo of the Philippines was killed Friday in a single-car crash during practice for...

Friday, May 15, 1992
GARDEN GROVE LEAGUE BASEBALL ROUNDUP : Perez's Homer in Seventh Inning Clinches Playoff Spot for Santiago

It wasn't exactly what Louis Perez was trying to accomplish.

Tuesday, May 12, 1992
Bucks Reportedly Hire Dunleavy : Pro basketball: Laker coach for two seasons said to be leaving to become Milwaukee coach and general manager.

Mike Dunleavy, coming off a tumultuous second year as coach of the Lakers, is apparently headed to the Milwaukee Bucks where he will be both general manager and coach.

Sunday, April 5, 1992
Serving His Homeland : Seeboonruang, 79, Embraces Tutelage of Thai Youth as a Labor of Love

Around the tennis courts he is known as "Mr. Thai."

Wednesday, March 18, 1992
Playing a Dangerous Game : Drugs: Former Cal State Northridge player is a convicted cocaine dealer who used steroids. Now he is playing for Barcelona of the WLAF, hoping for another NFL opportunity.

A muscle-bound, 6-foot-5, 300-pound professional football player addresses the people of Shasta County with a familiar, just-say-no message, reciting the details with emotion and conviction.

Friday, March 6, 1992
Like Father, Like Son: Tradition Catches On : Baseball: Playing catcher was a natural for Torrance High's Jason Kendall. His father played the position for the San Diego Padres.

When Jason Kendall puts on the catcher's gear today and squats behind home plate for the start of the Torrance High baseball season, he will be renewing a love affair with a sport that began as a...

Saukko, Rider of Traveler, Dies at 72

Richard Saukko, who for 28 years rode the familiar white horse Traveler at USC football games, has died in Sepulveda.

Thursday, March 5, 1992
Westchester High Boys' Team Will Try to Repeat Its Title Feat

Westchester High boys' basketball Coach Ed Azzam believes the Comets will bring their game to a higher level when they meet Crenshaw for the L.A.

Sunday, February 23, 1992
The Ultimate Sports Bar : Athletes unwind at the Forum Club after games, and celebrities are often present. Jerry Buss' private dining room is there. And non-VIPs will go to any lengths to try to get inside.

The beefy, blazer-clad doormen at the entrance to the Forum Club see and hear it all--the whining and pleading, the lies and deceit--anything, it seems, for a chance to rub shoulders with the...

Sunday, February 2, 1992
Sports Heroes, Social Villains : Aberrant Sexual Conduct by Star Athletes Is Called Result of Lifelong Coddling

Seven high school athletes are awaiting trial in Glen Ridge, N.J., on charges of raping a retarded girl with a baseball bat and other wooden objects.

Saturday, January 25, 1992
NBA ROUNDUP : Shots in the Dark Power Bulls Past Pistons

Because of a lighting problem, most of the first quarter of Friday night's battle at Chicago between the Bulls and the Detroit Pistons was played in semi-darkness.

Sunday, January 5, 1992
On Thin ICE : Figure Skating Has Taken a Back Seat for Tonya Harding Since She Won National Title

Like a Cinderella who could not wait to be shorn of her glass slipper, she sneaked out of her own coronation--a formal party to celebrate the conclusion of last year's national...

Sunday, December 15, 1991
Lakers Make It Tough for Heat to Match Offer Sheet to Douglas

The fight for Sherman Douglas got down and dirty Saturday.

Tuesday, December 10, 1991
Zaragoza Defeats Banke Again, Keeps WBC Title : Boxing: Mexican wins by unanimous decision after they split two super-bantamweight bouts.

There are some things that Paul Banke does very well. Punch, for example.

Tuesday, December 3, 1991
PREP BASKETBALL '91-'92: SEA VIEW LEAGUE

Saddleback 1990 RECORDS: OVERALL: 2-17 LEAGUE: 0-10 COACH: Julie Parmenter RECORD AT SCHOOL: 12-25 RETURNING STARTERS YR.

Bonilla Chooses the Mets : Baseball: He becomes highest paid in the majors with a $29-million deal over five years. Agent says Angels were second.

Bobby Bonilla followed his heart and found the richest contract in baseball history.

Monday, December 2, 1991
Giants' Kevin Mitchell Is Charged With Rape : Baseball: Outfielder arrested at his home in Chula Vista and released after posting $61,000 bail.

San Francisco Giant outfielder Kevin Mitchell was arrested Saturday for allegedly raping a female acquaintance, San Diego County sheriffs said.

Friday, November 15, 1991
Jordan Denies Anti-Semitic Statement

In a book about the Chicago Bulls' championship season, star guard Michael Jordan is quoted making an anti-Semitic statement, the Chicago Sun-Times reported in its Thursday editions.

Wednesday, November 13, 1991
Magic Blames Weakness in Numbers : HIV: He says he can't pinpoint when he was infected because there were many women. He says he had no homosexual experiences.

Magic Johnson says he was infected with the AIDS-related virus by a woman, that he has never had a homosexual experience and that when doctors advised him to retire from pro basketball, he never...

Saturday, November 9, 1991
Magic Still a Super Hero and Friend : AIDS: McGee says Johnson lived in the fast lane. She hopes the public learns from his situation.

As Magic stood at the podium, the world's super hero still stood 6 feet 9 inches tall.

Saturday, October 26, 1991
Johnson Held in Check, La Habra Still Wins

When it comes to the La Habra High School football program, most of the attention goes to senior running back Jason Johnson.

Monday, October 21, 1991
Hrbek Wins Game of Gamesmanship : Key play: Did he pull Gant's leg off first base? Not him, says Twin first baseman after he gets out that ended Braves' third.

It looked like something Kent Hrbek learned while watching his beloved World Wrestling Federation on television.

Monday, October 7, 1991
Crash Kills Woman Racing at El Cajon

For the second time in two years, tragedy struck the racing family of Arthur Hendrick of Chino.

Saturday, September 28, 1991
Eisenhower Shows Why It's No. 1 : Prep football: Rialto team, top-ranked in the nation, beats Pasadena Muir, 40-20.

The Rialto Eisenhower High football team is finding out that being the top-rated team in the nation has its drawbacks.

Saturday, September 21, 1991
Scan Beats Sea Cadet, Sets Record in Pegasus

Favored Scan beat Sea Cadet by 1 3/4 lengths and broke the track record in winning the $300,000 Pegasus Handicap at the Meadowlands on Friday night.

Wednesday, September 18, 1991
Bo Calls His Shot and Beats A's
Friday, September 13, 1991
Hockey

Coach Bob Johnson of the Pittsburgh Penguins flew to his home in Colorado from Pittsburgh to begin radiation treatments for a brain tumor, and says he will coach again soon.

Sunday, September 8, 1991
EAST ROUNDUP : Penn State Embarrasses Cincinnati, 81-0

Joe Paterno was embarrassed in victory.

Saturday, September 7, 1991
They Are Heart of the City : Football: Belmont has players who make up in desire what they lack in knowledge of the game.

Robert Levy looks forward to the day when a player who goes out for football at Belmont High knows more about the sport than simply its name.

Wednesday, September 4, 1991
Tennis Courtship Led to a Perfect Match : Thanks to Mom, Kristin Heinberg, 11, Found a Coach and a Dad on Her Way to a Junior-Player Ranking

Five years ago, Diane Heinberg looked for a tennis coach for her 6-year-old daughter and was referred to a man who gave lessons at his house.

Thursday, August 29, 1991
Penn State Takes Air Out of Georgia Tech's Streak

Another season of college football began here Wednesday night, when, in a game known as the Kickoff Classic, a team coached by Joe Paterno scored on--get this--five pass plays.

Sunday, August 25, 1991
Back in the Saddle : Canyon's Welch Beats Southern Section, Prepares to Take On Golden League Again

A large wooden sign stands next to California 14 in the Santa Clarita Valley, welcoming visitors to Canyon Country.

Friday, August 23, 1991
PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : RAMS : Dupree, Gary Sit Out Game With Oilers

The Rams' glamorous tailback tandem lost some luster for Thursday night's game against the Houston Oilers when Marcus Dupree and Cleveland Gary were held out because of injuries.

Friday, August 16, 1991
PAN AMERICAN GAMES : U.S. Fails Again; Bring On NBA : Basketball: American college players unable to handle Puerto Rico in 73-68 loss.

It will be up to the NBA to bring gold to the U.S. basketball.

Friday, August 9, 1991
PGA CHAMPIONSHIP : Another Spectator Killed by Lightning

A 39-year-old Indiana man was struck and killed by lightning Thursday during the first round of the PGA Championship, the second lightning fatality involving a spectator at one of golf's major...

Tuesday, August 6, 1991
Paul Brown, Innovator for NFL, Dies at 82 : Football: The founder of the Browns and Bengals systematized coaching, using new procedures to turn it into a science.

Paul Brown, the veteran football coach who founded two of the NFL's 28 clubs, died Monday at 82.

Monday, August 5, 1991
PAN AMERICAN GAMES : The Day in Review

Baseball The United States didn't play on Sunday, but it was able to see how good the Cuban team was in a 14-6 rout of Nicaragua.

Thursday, August 1, 1991
Maleeva's Poor Outing Not Costly : Mazda Classic: Po, an amateur from UCLA, takes first set before falling to third-seeded Maleeva-Fragniere.

The sun finally came out Wednesday at the Mazda Tennis Classic--and so did the seeded players.

Sunday, July 28, 1991
Surrogate Triplets Bring Joy and Pain to the Righettis : Parenthood: Pitcher's sister-in-law gives birth to infants prematurely.

Joy one moment, fear the next. Celebration and concern.

Tuesday, July 16, 1991
U.S. OLYMPIC FESTIVAL : LOS ANGELES 1991 : Baseball Bloodlines : Ryan Luzinski Is a Pretty Good Player, but So Was His Father

Back in Medford, N.J., Ryan Luzinski says people are used to the resemblance between him and his father, former major league baseball player Greg Luzinski.

Wednesday, July 10, 1991
South Affrica's Return to the Olympics : Important Dates in South Africa Sports History

1956--The International Table Tennis Federation expels the all-white South African Table Tennis Union. 1960--South Africa fields a team in the Olympics for what turns out to be the last time.

Monday, July 8, 1991
Blue Angels on High : Aerobatics: The Navy flying team thrills a record crowd of 107,000 at the Point Mugu Air Show.

Grounded by clouds and fog a day earlier, the U.S.

Tuesday, June 4, 1991
Tom Lasorda's Son, Tom Jr., Is Dead of Pneumonia at 33
Sunday, June 2, 1991
NBA FINALS : LAKERS vs. CHICAGO BULLS : A Headache for Lakers : Bulls' Scottie Pippen, Now a Mature On-Court Force, Is Ready to Silence His Critics

There are the contradictions from Scottie Pippen himself, first claiming that he doesn't have anything to prove, and a few minutes later acknowledging that "this is a big time for me."

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