Washington runs a conservative, straight-ahead offense featuring tailback Jacque Robinson. "I think all of us recognize if Oklahoma was undefeated, Michigan was undefeated, Ohio State was undefeated, LSU was undefeated, Nebraska was undefeated, they would be ranked No 1 in the country regardless of Brigham Young being 13-0 "There's been a precedent for it. But I don't want to take anything away from El Dorado, they're an outstanding team" In the third-place game: Mission Viejo 55, Brea-Olinda 52-David Hill's three-point play with 4:18 left gave the Diablos a 49-44 lead and they managed to hang on for the win despite some poor free throw shooting down the stretch. "With purse money going up so much" McCarron said, "I'm sure the record I set this year won't stay on the books that long". 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. Honest Pleasure had been voted the best 2-year-old the year before, but Telly's Pop ranked right behind him.
The Miami Dolphins, who entered a protest against the brutality of Seattle safety Kenny Easley in the playoffs the other day, were making a legitimate complaint. Mike Ditka, the Chicago coach, and former Ram Ed Hughes, his offensive coordinator, arranged this strategy, realizing they couldn't beat Washington with a passive game plan. The Golden Hawks made 21 of 31 shots in the first half to open a 44-33 lead and held on for a 68-56 win over Hacienda Heights Wilson at Wildcat Gymnasium. The difference between Payton's 24 for 104 and Riggins' 21 for 50 might be the difference between one-of-the-better runners ever and the best ever In football, the aphrodisiac for a running back is victory. But his hiring was big news in Orange County-the most significant contribution to UCLA basketball this area has made since John Vallely graduated from Orange Coast College. . Expect Miami quarterback Bernie Kosar to throw for enough yardage to furnish a small golf course.
A Perfect Witt: It was a perfectly fitting climax to the Angels' 1984 Summer of Frustration, a case of too little too late. Shouldn't he be worrying about LSU's lines? Still, most reporters were grateful for something to write about this week With no chance-with no reason-to discredit No 1 BYU's schedule, it would have been a dull time, indeed In New Orleans, even. . Ohio State is the only Big Ten team to hold an all-time advantage over USC, 9-8-1 The Trojans are 48-18-2 against the conference The Buckeyes have lost only 8 fumbles this season USC has lost 23 In total turnovers, it's 18 for Ohio State, 34 for USC. Shouldn't he be worrying about LSU's lines? Still, most reporters were grateful for something to write about this week With no chance-with no reason-to discredit No 1 BYU's schedule, it would have been a dull time, indeed In New Orleans, even. . What could have been an explosive confrontation turned out to be as bland as the entree that was served. Upset by the manners of tennis stars John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors, the president of Louisiana-Pacific Corp.
The Diablos (11-3) missed the front end of four, one-and-one free throw opportunities in the final 45 seconds, but Brea made only two of nine field goal attempts in the final quarter The Wildcats fell to 9-4 with the loss. "Their play in the first half when we were behind made the difference. "He told me to take the money and buy him a horse" Stute said. But I'm working on improving myself as a player" Except for Cummings and Moncrief, the Bucks are basically a nameless bunch. Fairfax's Shameil Coleman was too much for Santa Monica in the Simi Valley tournament as she scored scored 48 points in a 73-43 win over the Vikings. 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. "To compare a group of athletes to cockroaches is definitely a racist statement" Houston defensive back Audrey McMillian said.
But University of Houston officials realize that the sentiment, although not usually expressed publicly, is very real. Since the official hasn't stepped forward to identify himself, no one is sure whether he was talking about Houston's players, its fans or both. This is one thing about the game that Clayton hasn't yet learned. Orange County also had silver medalists-in water polo (Irvine's Peter Campbell, Costa Mesa's George Newland and Newport Beach's Jamie Bergeson; in women's volleyball (Laguna Hills' Carolyn Becker, Mission Viejo's Jeanne Beauprey, Westminster's Debbie Green, El Toro's Flo Hyman and Fountain Valley's Tauna Vandeweghe; in women's swimming (La Habra's Jenna Johnson and Mission Viejo's Amy White; in men's swimming (Placentia's John Mykkanen; and in women's diving (Mission Viejo's Michele Mitchell.
The Titans started slowly, splitting their first 10 games, and Garrido decided to revamp the infield at midseason. Mater Dei has already won the Tournament of Champions, taking a 13-0 record into the new year. Troubled Dynasty: In 1983, Mater Dei High School made a major breakthrough when its basketball team became the first Orange County school in more than 40 years to win a CIF Southern Section 4-A title. "The ones from the smaller schools simply don't have the same problems we have People with differing views tend to be cast as antagonistic We are not I find a lot of well-intentioned, good people in athletics I'm not talking about ousting this or that person. TEMPE, Ariz.
As Kosar will tell you, "One reason I came to Miami was to play against all the best schools. "Those could be famous last words, and I could be wrong, but that's the way I feel" Ohio State TicketsBrowse a huge selection now. Only LSU's Dalton Hilliard, a 5-8 tailback who rushed for 1,268 yards this season, qualifies for recognition from the Fighting Tigers, although quarterback Jeff Wickersham strong-armed his way to an LSU season passing record with 2,165 yards. SAN DIEGO — Judging from the postgame performance of Coach Earnest Riggins, it would have seemed that the San Diego State women's basketball team lost a lot more than just a game at Peterson Gym on Monday night. "I knew it would happen" said Fortier, who attended Natick (Mass) High School with Flutie "I just didn't know when I was very surprised. Mel Stute's first winner was in a $900 claiming race at Portland Meadows with a horse named Eggnog.
"Telly's Pop was the most exciting horse I've ever had" Stute said "Savalas was the complete showman. The Titans lost early in the tournament-6-4 to defending titlist Texas-and spent the rest of the World Series always one defeat from elimination However, that final defeat never came. 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. It seems the general reaction is that it is still unenforced because the process takes too long" The University of Miami was on NCAA probation for football recruiting violations committed between 1976 and 1980. The difference, as Tollner points out, is that USC had only one turnover against the Huskies and a total of 11 against the Bruins and Irish.