“Would these kids be living with him if they were 5-5″ he said “I’m not saying it may not be best for them. Surprised? Dodger Notes Fernando Valenzuela became the first Dodger pitcher to go seven innings this spring and allowed just two hits. Asked why Vincent, who did well in exhibition games, hasn’t played much, Jones said: “there are only so many minutes out there and so many positions. — A downpour sent baseball to the showers Saturday, but the resulting drop in temperature helped propel Jackie Joyner to a record pace in the heptathlon during the first full day of competition at National Sports Festival VI. Arnold Palmer blew an even bigger lead once” One of the reasons Randolph is returning to school is to have one more crack at the NCAA next May He would also like to help USC win the team title By winning the U. S Amateur, he will be eligible to play in the U. S Open next year as well as the Masters.

Last year, he’d come out early in the heat every day to take extra batting practice from Oglesby or Jones. Tom Waddell, who has six saves for the Indians, pitched 2 innings of relief to gain his first victory. Sunday’s accident was eerily similar to the one last June 29 in which Shirley Muldowney broke and battered both her legs and ankles at St Pie, Canada. Mauch sensed something of this sort might happen after he watched Jackson return to the dugout following the strikeout.

They’re doing the job and we’re winning”Part of the reason the Padres won Saturday were the little things Nettles did that won’t show up in the box score. Jeff Float, who swam the third leg of the United States’ gold-medal-winning 800-meter freestyle relay in last summer’s Olympics, will be the host of a show on Channel 4 Saturday night Float never thought he’d be the host of a TV show Broadcasting was never an aspiration Still isn’t Broadcasting is for people who speak fluidly Float slurs his words But he has an excuse He has impaired hearing. Spectacular Love, who beat divisional champion Chief’s Crown in last year’s Belmont Futurity but ended the year suffering from a throat ailment, was supposed to make his first start as a 3-year-old in Wednesday’s Baldwin Stakes at Santa Anita, but Barrera scratched him “It was only because of the post position” Barrera said. “Most of my life has been dedicated to basketball, much to the detriment of my family life and my health” Scheer said “I’m ashamed to say that, in the past, my job was No 1 Now, I’ve learned that my family is No 1.

He doesn’t mean it-I think they respect him for it-but he’s a perfectionist. “It all happened so quickly that you just react” Donaldson said The final shot almost wasn’t attempted. 12 expecting to see Chicago rookie sensation Michael Jordan shine. Instead, Free grabbed the headlines by scoring 32 points and handing the Bulls a 101-98 defeat. “I’ve always liked golf, even though I didn’t play it for a while” Phillips said “But, I think I’m ready to turn pro It’s not easy If you don’t play well, you don’t get paid That’s a lot of pressure to play well”.

Center Clayton Olivier’s right knee popped out of its socket in the opening 37 seconds of Saturday’s game. He is Pepperdine’s ace-and a major reason the Waves are 39-8-1 and ranked fourth in the nation by Collegiate Baseball magazine, an NCAA publication. “When the Reds first approached me about coming here as just a manager, I really wasn’t interested” Rose says “I think I can still play this game When I convinced Mr Howsam to let me act as a player-manager, we had a deal. “From Day One, I realized a player like Branko Segota comes along once every 10 years” Popovic said. On the next play, he threw the ball 22 yards past linebacker Mike Merriweather to Bruce Hardy, who made a diving catch at the nine Three plays later, Hampton swept left end for the touchdown. The Boxing Hall of Fame will induct former champions Ruben Olivares, Kid Chocolate, Kid Gavilan, Floyd Patterson and Gene Fullmer at its sixth annual meeting in Los Angeles, Oct 26.

“The other rider (Sandy Hawley) was really riding his horse, and I was just sitting there with mine” Delahoussaye said. New York fell behind, 3-1, surrendering goals to Wayne Gretzky, Dave Hunter and Billy Carroll while getting one goal from Anders Hedberg-the 400th goal of Hedberg’s professional career. The Celtics went from 29-53 before Bird to 61-21 his rookie season. He shot a final-round 68, winning by two shots over Tewell and Morris Hatalsky.

BALTIMORE — It took Howard Cosell to find something positive to say about the absence of the Kentucky Derby winner from the Preakness. Turf star Estrapade, a 5-year-old French import, will make her first start on dirt for trainer Charlie Whittingham. Roberson’s 35-yard field goal late in the fourth quarter sealed the win for Mission Viejo, the third-ranked team in Orange County. Breaking a period of self-imposed silence since the arrest of Green on drug charges last Wednesday, Spanos provided few clues as to how he will handle the matter. It was Elliott’s ninth NASCAR victory in 18 tries, although the Dawsonville, Ga, native accomplished something that has eluded him all season. If it’s magic numbers you want, here goes: It’s 18 and counting.

On airplanes, people ask what my husband does, and I tell them and suddenly, they’re my friends. Said scholarship player Pat Mitchel, a senior defensive end: “Everyone thinks it’s really unjust to ask all these guys to pay back all that money. “I’ve been thinking about 1,000 yards since the beginning of the season” Hardy said “I knew I needed a big game tonight to assure it. Hill: “Eric said on the sideline, ‘Boy, I haven’t seen a hole like that since the Seattle game’ ” Robinson went over to Dickerson at the bench, where they exchanged a handshake and a laugh “I called him ‘Mr December’ ” Robinson said. Regan spends two to three hours every day practicing with the Lancers, and on his own. Joseph’s in Philadelphia in the early 1960s, Lynam has held college assistant jobs at Fairfield in Connecticut and American University in Washington, D. C, and was head coach at St Joseph’s for three seasons In 1981, Lynam’s undermanned St. Judger went off at 9-to-10 odds, a comparative long shot when compared to Spend a Buck, Pincay’s mount in the $1-million Jersey Derby at Garden State Park today.

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. The 75-mile closure is an attempt to reduce the thresher sharks catch. If he weren’t white, he’d look like my daddy” Now-it-can-be-told dept: Joe Hamelin of the Sacramento Bee said there were reports that Larry Bird reinjured an already crooked finger in a barroom fight before the NBA playoffs. I guess they slipped me in on a bad week” Whatever, it was nice Nothing, in fact, would ever equal it. “His mother had gone to the store and left Michael’s 5-year-old sister, Gail, as the baby sitter” Buffington said. SAN DIEGO — Before San Diego State began playing the UCLAs, Stanfords, Brigham Youngs and Oklahoma States of college football, Cal State Long Beach was the “name” opponent. This is a crucial point: The NCAA’s enforcement division derives its power from those it governs.

CHINO — Olympic silver medalist Ruby Fox set a national record and captured the women’s air pistol title Tuesday at the U. S International Shooting Championships. Favored Sabrina Mar had problems with her balance beam routine but came through in her final event, the floor exercise, to win the U. S. national team member from Cal State Fullerton, gave the Americans the win 4:35 into the quarter with his 20th goal of the season. At the same time, Deukmejian signed legislation providing loans for community college districts in San Bernardino, Susanville and Oakland.

He remains to this day a legend, the guy who has done something a few Presidents of the United States wished they might have-run the press right the hell out of there when it got on his nerves. . Gene Upshaw, the executive director of the NFL Players Association, called the league’s plans to set up a political action committee a thinly-veiled effort to funnel money to candidates favorable to granting the NFL protection from federal anti-trust laws. A case could be made for a lot of events as the turning points in sports history, 1984, occurrences that triggered changes in the way things turned out in our little corner of the human drama Let me give you one of my candidates. Webb was a successful coach at Northridge, directing teams to top 10 national Division II finishes in each of the past seven years.

Guard Fran Wynn had 15 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists for the Sea Kings. Lewis-Clark State College has anceled the remaining three regular-season baseball games to punish players who attacked hecklers following a game with Washington State University, President Lee Vickers said. However, the Kings tied it at 1-1 when wing Phil Sykes scored his second goal of the season. The game was the first for Kansas State interim Coach Lee Moon, who took over when Jim Dickey was fired last week.

The Tigers opened a 21-14 halftime lead, thanks to an 8-0 spurt in the second quarter. On his next at-bat in the sixth, Martinez homered over the left-field fence against reliever Randy St Claire. Aviator outfinished Plenty Conscious and then withstood a foul claim Thursday in the $30,000 feature race at Santa Anita’s Oak Tree meeting. North Carolina quarterback Kevin Anthony completed 17 of 31 passes for 268 yards.