Missing three field goals is something I really never dreamed of I never thought I’d be the victim of that “You can never take kickers for granted. Westminster must stop Pacifica’s running attack, and the Mariners’ defense must contain Gulley. But the Spanos also has made it clear he expects to see a much more disciplined team-one that is assessed fewer penalties and avoids the motivational lapses that have been apparent in recent seasons. But why they really did it may be exemplified by how the ordeal could have been avoided. You don’t have to be 6-4 to do that” Said guared Doug Lapham, formerly of the Cincinnati Bengals: “He’s under tremendous pressure, but from what I’ve seen, he’s capable of learning quickly. Officials at Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado closed the 11,000-foot-high Trail Ridge Road for the winter after snowplows failed to bust seven-foot drifts.

Now, in a World Series without the designated hitter, they are also facing the Cardinals without one of their most dependable bats-designated hitter Hal McRae. “He’s a little calmer, a little easier on me” Thanks to the new wrinkle in his coaching wardrobe, Reeves figures he may live to see the age of 50. Reed was able to get a glove on the ball and slowed it down just enough for second baseman Greg Zuckerman, who had been racing toward the middle, to make a diving stop to his right and get the out at first. After a hard day of reality, who wanted to go to the park and be force-fed the same diet? Even if we were never naive enough to think ballplayers were better than the rest of us, we at least wanted to concentrate, while the game lasted, on a man’s virtues more than his vulgarities That vital balance has been endangered of late. “If I expected them to be perfect, I’d say, ‘How could this happen’ But they’re human like everybody else.

Picciolo had none in 119 at-bats, giving him a total of 27 in 1,526 at-bats, or one every 56. 5. The dynasty teams that fell on hard times this season-Kentucky, Louisville, Indiana and UCLA-all should bounce back. Their opponents will be determined by the outcome of tonight’s Oakland-Houston game. Castillo, whose control must have been confiscated in customs, continued to issue free passes-five in all, including one to opposing pitcher Dan Schatzeder to open the third. Stewart pitched for the Dodgers in 1978-83, then was traded to Texas for Rick Honeycutt. . SAN DIEGO — Between games of Sunday’s doubleheader, the Padre players were fired up They were psyched. The Yellow Jackets went into the game as the ACC’s top field-goal shooting team, but they shot only 35. 5% (20-58 Georgia Tech is 0-7 at Virginia’s University Hall.

We made one of the greatest comebacks in baseball to win the National League, and we truly believe we couldn’t have done it without you, our 10th man. The trail the Portland Trail Blazers have been blazing this season isn’t exactly the one they were figuring on For one thing, the direction is all wrong. “They beat Man o’ War, didn’t they” chortled Charlie Whittingham, who trains Greinton. After McHale did his Hulk Hogan impression for Rambis, the Celtics started bullying the Lakers And the Lakers backed off. By mid-afternoon, Dickerson had found his way to the practice fields, much to the delight of teammates, coaches and mini-cams. All that might seem excessive for someone who never won an Olympic medal or set a world record, but it would be a mistake to underestimate the hold that Prefontaine has on this city and state. Peterson said this will continue until the watershed improvements are given enough time to let the river repair itself and again be able to naturally support large numbers of fish.

For Tim Kimmel of San Fernando, it’s cheaper than booze. No one had ever seen an albacore season like the summer of ’84. “By anybody else’s standards” Kirby said, “he was kicking everybody’s butt” Midway through the season, he quit Just up and left after a 64-55 win over Westlake on Jan 6 and never came back At the time, he was averaging 17. 5 points a game. The Kings took a 2-1 lead with 11:23 remaining in the period when Phil Sykes tipped in a shot by rookie defenseman Craig Redmond. Early this month, he ran in a 10-kilometer race at Phoenix in what was perhaps the best field of male road racers ever assembled. Growing up in Astoria (a section of New York City, I had rooted for the Yankees ever since I knew anything about baseball. The idea of a drag-race museum came to Big Daddy in 1976 when he was touring England and saw Lord Montague’s race-car museum.

Milwaukee Manager George Bamberger hoped to facilitate it by starting him against the Angels Tuesday. Harding was President of the United States and Will Rogers was knocking them dead in the local nickelodeons Orlando Larson is now 71. But doctors say Cruz is another two to four weeks away from being ready. The Cal Lutheran coach stood by the bench mortified as 6-5 center Erik Slattum banged a slam dunk attempt off the back rim 15 seconds before halftime. The next season, the Rams met the Vikings during the regular season in Los Angeles and clobbered them, 35-3, but that wasn’t a playoff game. He helped Maccabi reach the final four of the European Cup tournament. “The offensive boards probably were the big difference” Dantley said.

But if you want to become a great player, you have to ignore things like that. She was never afraid of hard work” Even as she begins the long journey back, Lawrence has no illusions about the difficulties on the road ahead “You never know” she said “They told me I have a 5% chance to walk There are people with a 3% chance who have walked You can’t predict. The second came at the hands of an unknown named Harold Brazier at Lake Tahoe, which is one of the reasons Brown dumped his handlers and teamed up with Ten Goose Boxing less than a month ago. North Carolina State freshman quarterback Percy Moorman was sentenced to 12 years in prison after being convicted last February of breaking into a dormitory room and raping a female student while she slept Sept 1, 1984. After all, a chemistry teacher named Knute Rockne did reasonably well as a football coach. In a second match Tuesday night, 15th-seeded Mark Dickson, playing in his first tournament in nearly two months, was an impressive, 6-1, 6-3, winner over Mel Purcell. In the last half Sunday, when Marino and the other Dolphins were still shaking, no doubt, from their first-half experience, and when the feisty 49ers were getting bolder and more confident with every snap, Marino couldn’t cope with Walsh’s special anti-Marino defense.

Simply, Miller, 67, created the union and presided over countless free-agent disputes and salary arbitrations before finally deciding to semi-retire. If the playoffs began today, the Lakers would have the homecourt advantage against every team except the Celtics. . Corona del Mar 44, Estancia 36-High scoring point guard Fran Wynn scored 18 points but fouled out in the third quarter Wynn is averaging 24 points a game The Sea Kings’ K. C Jones picked up the slack scoring 14 points Karen Rindone led Estancia with 12 points. “I watch her come out of the game with 40 points and 25 rebounds and I say, ‘All right, I’ll try to match that’ Maybe in six games” They’re still best friends They are still one another’s biggest fan When Cheryl won a gold medal at the Olympics, Reggie cried. In both cases, fishermen and biologists hope the trees provide needed cover for juvenile bass. It also included Brave third baseman Bob Horner, who was on the disabled list with a broken right wrist. That was before she went all the way to the final before losing to Navratilova And Martina is in something of a slump.

“People who see that, view it in a bad way” There was, for instance, the time last year during the playoffs when Canyon nose guard Joe Zacharia got into a scuffle with an opposing player. “When things go bad, we gotta have more faith in one another and what we do”. “The first inning, I’d feel fine, the second inning I’d still feel good, but by the third inning I didn’t have the good pop” This will be Castillo’s second go-round with the Dodgers He was 13-14 with them from 1977-81. “We play them because I believe we are a team capable of playing on the Division I level” Torgeson said. Dana Hills High School rebounded from a loss in the first game to beat Edison, 12-15, 15-6, 15-7, 15-10, in a semifinal match of the Southern Section 4-A boys’ volleyball playoffs Tuesday night at Laguna Beach High School. According to Arbitron ratings, Dodger telecasts from New York Monday and Tuesday nights drew larger audiences than any other shows on at the same time.

Port has since had to deal with the selection of a new manager, seven potential free agents, five players eligible for salary arbitration and a trading situation restricted by no-trade contracts held by the most famous Angels and an unwillingness to give up the prospects most sought by other clubs. Cowboy Jack Bicknell is no run-of-the-mill big-time college football coach, but then Boston College is no ordinary big-time football operation. The Crimson Tide did get a touchdown with 13 seconds to play when Mike Shula threw 14 yards to Thornton Chandler, but two Alabama players were offside on the ensuing onside kick, negating the fact that the Tide recovered. Our staff knows” Fortunately for USC, Friend was on the court and at the free throw line against UCLA with 16 seconds left in the second overtime Friday night at the Sports Arena. He was taken from the Sun City resort complex in the Bophuthatswana black homeland to nearby Rustenburg, then transferred about 1 a. m to the Eugene Marais Hospital in Pretoria. . Sent off the 2-1 favorite, Cause She’s A Lady paid $6, $4 and $3. 20. .

“The female operators do not pace back and forth” Haines said “We don’t have them parade up and down the street Some movement is OK. Here’s what Owens did: 3:15 p. m-Ran 100 yards in 9. 4 seconds, tying the world record. Linebackers-Mel Owens, Carl Ekern, Jim Collins, Mike Wilcher, Mark Jerue, Norwood Vann, Kevin Greene, Ed Brady. “I think our defense is very sound and that our offensive production will be right there. In doing so, the Dons were able to pitch Silva, the SCC’s MVP for the second consecutive year, against the first-place Hornets. We’re also grateful to Santa Anita for agreeing to move their race recalls from 7:30 to 9:30″ If the Waves upset Duke tonight, they’ll play either Texas Tech or Boston College Sunday, and that game would be regionally televised by CBS at 1 p. m. It doesn’t matter what the coaches say; the players have to make all the choices” Len DeLuca, director of program planning and development for CBS, says the tournament-from a television standpoint-ranks with the baseball and NFL playoffs.

Five minutes before game time, Socker owner Bob Bell, team captain Kaz Deyna and Coach Ron Newman will preside over the unveiling of the team’s fourth indoor championship flag. But when the Braves are on offense tonight against the Regents, the starting quarterback will be Zietz, an all-league running back as a sophomore last season. In the few months it took to fill Casitas, Southern California’s last good steelhead river became a memory. Francis defensive back Jeff Ojeda intercepted a pass at the St.