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Thursday, February 25, 1988
THE ROAD NOT TAKEN : After Tragedy, Trouble, Mitch McMullen Made Way to a Home at San Diego State

Mitch McMullen couldn't have been happier at the start of his senior season at Hart High School in Newhall.

Sunday, February 21, 1988
FIGHTING SPIRIT : Why on Earth Is George Foreman Coming Back? Well, to Pay Off a Few Taxes--and Leave a Legacy

To Michi Foreman, who is 14, George Foreman has never been George Foreman. He's always been Daddy.

Monday, February 15, 1988
A memorial service is scheduled Tuesday for...

A memorial service is scheduled Tuesday for the wife of former Miami Dolphins' quarterback Bob Griese, Judith Ann Griese, who died Saturday after a long battle against cancer.

Tuesday, February 9, 1988
Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson Is Married to Actress Robin Givens

Mike Tyson, the 21-year-old heavyweight boxing champion, married actress Robin Givens Sunday in Chicago, Jimmy Jacobs, Tyson's co-manager, said Monday night.

Wednesday, January 27, 1988
SUPER BOWL XXII : WASHINGTON REDSKINS vs. DENVER BRONCOS : An NFL Scout Rates Denver's <i> Other </i> Players

The only Bronco you ever hear about on offense is that quarterback, what's his name? John Wayne?

Sunday, January 24, 1988
Baseball : The Commissioner Seems to Have Worked Himself Into a Pickle

What do Tom Roberts, the arbitrator; Shearson Lehman Brothers, the brokerage firm, and George Argyros, the Seattle Mariners owner, have in common?

Friday, January 22, 1988
Insurance Canceled, Anaheim Stadium Drag Races Off

Mickey Thompson's drag racing show, scheduled Sunday at Anaheim Stadium, was called off Thursday when the liability insurance policy for the event was canceled.

Thursday, January 21, 1988
Basketball Notebook : Eagle Rock 8 Cannot Gripe About Playing Time Despite Poor Record

Having graduated 10 of 12 players, Eagle Rock High was expected to be inexperienced this season.

Wednesday, January 20, 1988
Amid Heavy Speculation, Flores Retires : But Raider Press Conference Fails to Yield Clue as to His Successor

Tom Flores, who has coached the Raiders for nine seasons, retired from coaching Wednesday in the wake of a 5-10 season, the team's worst in 25 years.

Sunday, January 17, 1988
Jimmy 'The Greek' Is Fired by CBS

An embarrassed CBS fired a contrite Jimmy (The Greek) Snyder Saturday after the sports commentator said in a much-criticized television interview that blacks were "bred" to be better athletes than...

Tuesday, January 12, 1988
Maravich Victim of Very Rare Heart Defect

A strange, natural heart defect--so rare no statistics exist on how often it occurs--took the life of basketball star Pete Maravich last week, a coroner's report concluded Monday.

Friday, January 8, 1988
Dennis Conner and Ted Turner, with pro...

Dennis Conner and Ted Turner, with pro football players among their crews, will sail a match race Jan. 28 off San Diego in 12-meter boats, three days before the Super Bowl in that city.

Tuesday, December 29, 1987
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: BOWL WEEK : Kevin Harmon Also Has Led Iowa to a Bowl, but He is Different

Stepping off the jumbo jet and into the glare of another sunny day in Southern California, Kevin Harmon looked as conservatively dressed as the rest of the Iowa football team.

Sunday, December 20, 1987
Master's Comeback Falls Short, 84-82

Despite an impressive second-half comeback, The Master's was beaten by Fresno Pacific, 84-82, in an NAIA District III men's basketball game Saturday at Master's.

Tuesday, December 15, 1987
Two brothers who were members of the...

Two brothers who were members of the Troy State football team that won the NCAA Division II championship last weekend were killed in a car accident in south Alabama, authorities said.

Thursday, December 3, 1987
Water Polo's Troubled Waters Are No Place for the Timid : Coach, Players Pool Their Efforts for Tourney

The water polo pool would soon be churned by young men with exquisite builds and a passion for a sport far from the mainstream.

Sunday, November 29, 1987
COLLEGE FOOTBALL : Punter Fumbles Snap, Enabling Arizona to Tie

First-year Arizona Coach Dick Tomey said Saturday's 24-24 tie against arch-rival Arizona State was "a moral victory."

Thursday, November 19, 1987
Names in the News - Nov. 19, 1987

Al Rosen, whose trading touch catapulted the San Francisco Giants to their first National League West title in 16 years, was named major league baseball's executive of the year by United Press...

BATTLE FOR THE ROSE BOWL : UCLA vs. USC : THE QUARTERBACKS : Sooner or Later, Aikman of UCLA Was Destined for True Greatness as a Passer

Troy Aikman is a slow-walkin', slow-talkin' big ol' boy who likes just a pinch between his cheek and gum, and a stretch of open country road for his Chevy Blazer.

Wednesday, November 11, 1987
Fountain Valley and Edison Drew 28,969 Fans in 1980 : Where Have Big Crowds Gone?
Sunday, November 8, 1987
Cal State Northridge 8, Dominguez Hills 1--Joey...

Cal State Northridge 8, Dominguez Hills 1--Joey Kirk scored four goals to lead Cal State Northridge to the 8-1 Calif.

Saturday, October 31, 1987
USIU's Men Defeat UCSD in Soccer, 1-0

Hector Hernandez's unassisted goal in the first half helped United States International University end its men's soccer season with a 1-0 victory over UC San Diego Friday at USIU.

Wednesday, October 28, 1987
He Turned a Dream Into Reality

Like most obsessions, I would guess, Pistol Pete Maravich's was a tough one for the owner to get a handle on.

Tuesday, October 27, 1987
LIONEL ALDRIDGE: A LONG JOURNEY AND HAPPY DAYS : Former Packer Is Back on His Feet

As professional athletes 20 years ago, Lionel Aldridge and Willie Davis were the defensive ends on one of the great football teams of all time, Vince Lombardi's Green Bay Packers, winners of Super...

Monday, October 26, 1987
Southern California Collegiate Tennis Championships : Laux Breezes to Victory in Final, 6-1, 6-1 : Third-Seeded USC Freshman Overpowers Teammate London

USC's tennis coaches are often fond of calling 5-foot 1-inch, 98-pound freshman Trisha Laux their secret weapon, saying she's so small you can't even see her.

Wednesday, September 23, 1987
NFL STRIKE : 1982 : A History Lesson Not Learned

The strike to end all strikes, it wasn't. No picketing. No violence. Not one raw chicken leg flung.

Monday, September 7, 1987
THE COLISEUM COMMISSION : Raiders Fiasco Could Pass Ball to Private Sports Management

Five summers ago, when the Oakland Raiders were about to bring professional football back to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, John Ferraro got an uneasy feeling.

Friday, September 4, 1987
A Short School Year : 'Everything Is Abbreviated' in Campus Styles as Southland Students Return

When Lisa Brown went to UCLA orientation this summer, she expected to see at least someone looking collegiate.

Sunday, August 30, 1987
A HIGH PRICE TO PLAY : Liability for Football Injuries Causes Coaches, Manufacturers to Issue Warnings

Last week, Crespi High Coach Bill Redell assembled some 150 football players and issued this warning before allowing them to practice in helmets and pads: "You may be permanently injured or even...

Thursday, August 13, 1987
Board Surfers Earn the Prestige and Money, but the Bodysurfing Set Finds Its Own Rewards . . . : On a Different Wavelength

James Sandberg squeezes into a pair of weathered, black fins, oblivious to the Styrofoam boogie boards squirting by his flank.

Thursday, August 6, 1987
Dave Kingman left the Phoenix Firebirds of...

Dave Kingman left the Phoenix Firebirds of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League following Tuesday night's game against Albuquerque after receiving no offers to join a major league club.

Tuesday, July 21, 1987
Trevor Molini, a former Brigham Young football...

Trevor Molini, a former Brigham Young football player, remained in serious condition Monday in the intensive care unit at a Reno hospital, one day after being injured in a fight.

Thursday, July 16, 1987
Doctor Says Ali's Brain Injuries Due to Boxing

Muhammad Ali suffers from Parkinson's syndrome because of injuries to the brain he sustained during his 22-year boxing career, his doctor said Wednesday.

Sunday, July 5, 1987
THE SPACEMAN, BILL LEE, IS . . . : Still Crazy After All These Years

There is something you should know about our future President, so keep this in mind before you vote for Bill Lee.

A DEEP TEAM RISES TO TOP : Despite Injuries, Cardinals Are Flying High and Leading NL East
WIMBLEDON '87 : Long Live the Queen, Martina : She Wins Title for the Eighth Time, Sixth in Row

Martina Navratilova is an original. She wears high-top basketball shoes on the tennis court.

Saturday, July 4, 1987
Reuschel Shuts Out Dodgers, 6-0; Valenzuela the Loser

Rick Reuschel pitched a five-hitter for his second consecutive shutout and Bobby Bonilla hit two homers and drove in five runs Friday night as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Dodgers, 6-0.

Monday, June 29, 1987
A CRUEL STROKE FOR J.R. RICHARD : Astros' Once-Feared Pitcher Is Now a Bitter, Bloated Man

It was a little past noon as J.R.

Wednesday, June 17, 1987
The USC 440-Relay Team That Secured a Place in History : 20 Years Ago Today, Trojans Burned Track
CAUSING A MAJOR COMMOTION : Bob Horner's Arrival in Japan Has Left Fans, Media in Frenzy

"We'd better play it safe," thought the sponsors of a pro baseball game in Nagasaki last month.

Thursday, June 11, 1987
Lakers Are Messin' With Garden Mystique
Thursday, June 4, 1987
1987 NBA PLAYOFFS : Less Than Hearty, McHale Is Risking Future on Bad Foot

It has come to the point where Kevin McHale may be rolling the dice on his basketball career every time he steps on the court.

Sunday, May 31, 1987
Southern Section Tennis Championships : Sampras Makes It Perfect Season

Sophomore Pete Sampras of Palos Verdes High School is so good that it doesn't seem fair.

Friday, May 22, 1987
Ex-Olympian Arrested in Steroid Crackdown

Federal prosecutors said Thursday they had shattered an international drug ring--headed by a one-time Olympic track medalist--that claimed to control 70% of the $100-million U.S. black market in...

Thursday, May 14, 1987
Glendale's Track Coach Would Rather Have His Winners in the Classroom

Perhaps the reason Glendale College's track and field team has not won a state community college track and field championship since 1975 is because Coach Tom McMurray is more concerned with his...

Sunday, May 3, 1987
Jeep Jackson, Former Gardena Star, Dies During Game in Texas

Hernell (Jeep) Jackson, a University of Texas El Paso basketball player who starred at Gardena High School, died Saturday after collapsing during a game at Ft.

Friday, May 1, 1987
Celebrities' Appeal Turns Up Donor : Fresno Baby Rushed to Dallas, Receives a Liver Transplant

A 10-month-old boy whose plight attracted help from television star Bill Cosby, the Rev.

Saturday, April 11, 1987
Horst Dassler, Adidas Chairman, Dies at 51

Horst Dassler, chairman of Adidas, the world's largest sporting goods manufacturer and a highly influential behind-the-scenes figure in the world Olympic movement, died Friday of cancer in...

Wednesday, April 8, 1987
A SPECIAL REPORT : Kareem's Financial Crisis : Tom Collins Wanted to Present Himself as Honest Alternative

It is a speech he first gave while working out of borrowed space in a friend's law office but it remained the same even after he had become agent and business manager for some of the highest-paid...

Friday, March 13, 1987
STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT : Division I Girls' Semifinal : Edison Has Extra Power to Win

A gap in a gimmick defense and two energy sources by the names of Michelle Hennessey and Denise Ogburn helped lead Edison High School to a 46-42 victory over Mission Viejo Thursday night in the...

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