The Cavaliers making their first bowl appearance ever, had battled from a 24-14 halftime deficit to tie the Boilermakers, 24-24. His resume: two years coaching at a junior college and two more at a private institution secluded away privately in the city of Orange But Hazzard had results. "This is a great team because it had to be a team" Garrido said. I can get into that" Of Miami's 47-45 loss to Doug Flutie and Boston College, he said: "That was a shootout against BC. Clayton pushed Seattle out of the playoffs and entrenched Miami as a Super Bowl favorite with five brilliant catches, including two that were almost unbelievable: -Closely double-covered in the first quarter, Clayton somehow pulled in the 26-yard pass that set up Miami's first (7-0) touchdown. BOSTON — Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Doug Flutie of Boston College will be taking the plunge with his high school sweetheart, but the time of the play hasn't been called, says Flutie's fiancee, Laurie Fortier.
"I don't think I've ever had a doubt that Los Angeles is a great sports town and that L. A is capable of supporting more than one franchise" he said. And, then, there was perhaps the most poignant and dramatic moment of the Olympics-the controversial collision between Great Britain's Zola Budd and the United States' Mary Decker. "The second quarter was about as good as we can play" El Dorado Coach Terry Conley said. Nebraska is rated a 7 1/2-point favorite almost entirely because of its offense, which resembles nothing so much as heavy-duty construction equipment rolling in formation.
Chris McCarron rode four horses to victory Monday at Santa Anita, including Reigning Countess in the $60,000 La Centinela Stakes, to clinch the national money-winning championship in a battle with New York jockey Angel Cordero that went down to the last day. Just because he's in another uniform, don't get the idea that others can't do it to you" Byars has been likened to the late Ricky Bell, who as a 6-2, 220-pound tailback, used to run over people for USC in the mid-70s Bell, who died Nov 28, will be remembered today. From a partnership perspective, if you sign on, you agree to follow certain rules, and it becomes the job of the league office to enforce those rules" The Clippers, of course, maintain that each team is an individual entity and point to the Raiders' string of legal victories over the NFL in their move from Oakland to Los Angeles as proof. More than a few people were surprised when National Basketball Assn. At halftime, Culver City Mayor Paul Jacobs will present a commendation to four players of the U. S. Ralph Tallent scored 10 points and was named to the all-tournament team. . Of the 67 catchable passes thrown Smith's way this year, he's caught 66 And then there's UCLA, no wallflower, either.
Describing Joe Theismann after the Washington Redskins' loss to the Chicago Bears, Ken Denlinger of the Washington Post wrote: "There was a welt the size of a baseball behind his left shoulder, and at least 11 smaller ones scattered about his back. At least, that's what they were thinking would happen after four veteran players left the roster after last season. 1-ranked Banning in the City 4-A championship with his shocking no-back offense Look for it to become the rage in 1985. Officials of the British Amateur Athletics Board are hopeful they can persuade Budd to continue running for Britain-her adopted country. As Payton, 30, rises with the tide of an ascending team, Riggins, 35, must face the prospect that his star may fall with his battered team's fortunes.
1 concern, and that of the NCAA, is academic enrichment" Foote said. The best of the rest in Orange County sports, 1984: Squeezing Out The Juice: For more than a decade, it had stood as O. J. Team (League) Record 1 Mater Dei (Angelus) 13-0 2 Estancia (Sea View) 12-1 3 Ocean View (Sunset) 10-2 4 El Dorado (Empire) 10-1 5 Capo Valley (South Coast) 11-2 6 Foothill (Century) 9-3 7 Fountain Valley (Sunset) 7-4 8 Brea-Olinda (Orange) 9-3 9 Mission Viejo (South Coast) 10-3 10 Newport Harbor (Sea View) 9-2 Others Receiving Votes Saddleback, El Modena, Katella, Dana Hills and Corona del Mar. They only flirted with Top 20 recognition-making the UPI poll one week before dropping out after beating a 6-2 Fresno State team. The Titans started slowly, splitting their first 10 games, and Garrido decided to revamp the infield at midseason. The Bears, who had to play most of the fourth quarter on their half of the field, had held off three surges by the Redskins in seven minutes It seemed doubtful they could hold them off one more time. "We are the only group where athletic and academic interests converge" Foote said.
Guys who are not carrying a football are somebody else's responsibility. Other pressing problems facing the NCAA are a new drug-enforcement program, athletes failing to complete their education, and the rise in rules violations by colleges. Built up by Nebraska's famous strength-conditioning program (what else to do in Lincoln, these guys tilt the earth at between 260 and 290 pounds And they can move. Also because Alabama scored a huge upset over Auburn on the last day of the season Who expected that? Nebraska (9-2, and ranked No 4 and No.
The Bears were playing the Rams, and it was late in the game when a drunk ran out on the field Now, ordinarily, the athletes ignore an episode like this Drunks are not in their contracts. Cordero, riding at Aqueduct, trailed McCarron by $41,000 going into the last day. You'll be watching players like Miami's sterling set of receivers-All-American Eddie Brown, All-Sweetness Stanley Shakespeare, and tight end Willie Smith, who has Velcro hands. There has been a complaint that's been filed, and I think that the litigation can take many different approaches We'll leave that to a judge or possibly a jury. -Mission Viejo's Greg Louganis (men's platform and springboard diving. He has the body control of Muhammad Ali or Julius Erving-the ability to leap and twist and instinctively complete graceful pirouettes. The organization is too big, with too many interests groups to accommodate many larger institutions.
The strangest thing about the Easley uppercut-which he threw five times Saturday-is that he doesn't need it. With three minutes to go, OSU forward Debbie Dalluge tied the game, 27-27, on a driving layup. Byars is OSU's second-leading receiver with 37 catches for 453 yards behind flanker Mike Lanese, 38 for 585 Split end Hank Norman leads USC with 38 for 623 yards. I am talking about fundamental reform" NCAA Executive Director Walter Byers has this year publicly criticized the NCAA, calling some aspects of the organization "ethically bankrupt" Byers was reacting to a recent Supreme Court decision that the NCAA violated antitrust laws in negotiating television rights for universities. And then there is the UCLA placekicker, John (Certain) Lee, who is such a sure thing on field goals that he may be something of a detriment to Donahue today. Now he trains 32, but the principle for Mel Stute is the same: He makes inexpensive thoroughbreds go a long way. . Stute, 57, is not a regular at Churchill Downs in May, but he had a smell of one Derby and the taste of another, and would like to go back.
They may shrink from the Easley uppercut but not from clothesline hits and other mean plays. -That the popcorn at East Los Angeles College isn't as good as it was 10 years ago. More than a few people were surprised when National Basketball Assn. In the press box later, the historians were largely condemnatory of Citizen Ditka's vigilante action. He ran for 134 yards against USC and averaged 5. 3 yards a carry this season, which was 1 1/2 yards better than Andrews. But even though McCarron had a $13,000 edge before the Santa Anita program started (Aqueduct's program had ended, he still needed a few winners to play it safe, because $38,800 of his total is in dispute.
Bob Manno had given Detroit a 4-3 lead with 5:04 remaining in the second period when he beat goalie Roberto Romano with a 30-foot slapshot. . Nice Guy Awards: Police and Fire Department personnel who monitor various game sites in an effort to keep the peace, and also donate the use of an occasional fire truck to add to the excitement of City homecoming parades. I just didn't expect to play all of them in 12 days" And if you really look at UCLA's season, you'll see that the Bruins actually fared better in '84 than in '83. They come into this bowl ranked 14th and 15th in the two polls and with eight wins Timing, you know. Minnesota (12-19-6) broke the game open with three straight goals in the second period, getting even for a 6-1 loss to the Islanders in November. The Panthers last loss at home was in December of 1982 to Pepperdine. . In his fourth pro season, the former Bruin has become possibly the dirtiest player in the league.
"If USC doesn't score between 17 and 26 points, they'll get beat" Walden said. More than 300,000 spectators turned out to witness the cycling in Mission Viejo. Switzer and James both vote in the UPI coaches' poll, but James was a reluctant figure in this business of drum beating. "We value our relationship with the members of the media and believe our record shows we are very cooperative with the many members of the media that cover us throughout the year". The blow is difficult for the officials to see because Easley has learned to come at his victim from the side, making it look like an orthodox tackle as he rips his arm upward to the jaw or neck.