Zola Budd, the 18 year-old South African-born running star, will meet with British track and field officials later this week to discuss her plans and the role of her business adviser. The Trojans (8-3) are coming into today's game-kickoff 2 p. m-trying to regain the momentum-and respect-they had before losing season-ending games to UCLA and Notre Dame. Richard wrote his way to first place in a sports journalism contest sponsored by The Times during the recent Tournament of Champions. What to expect in 1985: That I will nonetheless continue to make predictions -Watch out for Long Beach Poly and Hart in football.

But neither of these teams has gotten here on the strength of its offense Oklahoma is ranked No 1 in the country against the rush Washington has an outstanding, pursuing defense Both coaches look for a low-scoring game. 1 concern, and that of the NCAA, is academic enrichment" Foote said. As Payton's music machine poured out "Love on the Run" Bear tackle Keith Van Horne looked at the 5-foot-10 Payton, who appears tiny among NFLers, and said, "I hope we can take him all the way" "This is a first" Payton murmured, beginning to smile a bit "It's hard to put into words. Telly, who used to say, 'It's now show time' would kiss the hands of all the ladies. "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". We defeated Michigan in '75 in the Orange Bowl and we were No 1 in the polls the next day Arizona State was the only undefeated team They were 12-0 in the WAC conference and they were No 2 I think because of their conference schedule they were No 2.

Pete Rozelle and Al Davis should take note of such proper etiquette. "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. In Anaheim, it could also be the Rams' approach with wide receivers Henry Ellard and Ron Brown They can't make big plays if they don't get the ball. Find exactly what you want today. ebayOhio CollegeEarn Your Degree On Your Timeline. An exuberant type, he feels sure enough of his talent to make fun of defensive people-with both words and mannerisms-after beating them to the ball But these people don't like to be shown up And they have the resources to retaliate. The Dolphins and 49ers both won comfortably over the weekend in games that illustrated these styles to a national television audience: -Marino is the king of the reading quarterbacks. "I tried to round it off (get to January, but it just wouldn't go" But Payton did go, and when it counted most on offense, he was the man the underdog Bears looked to.

The Cavaliers drove to the Purdue one yard-line, where on fourth down, Welsh took the delay-of-game penalty and settled for Stadlin's game-winning kick. "But USC's other seven on defense may not be any better than Ohio State's seven, so it's a push. Jim Saccomano, Bronco director of public relations, said Elway will have surgery Wednesday or Thursday at St Luke's Hospital in Denver He said Elway should be fully recovered within three weeks. . Jackson finished the 1984 season with 25 home runs, giving him 503 for his career. Decker, an Orange High School graduate, almost surely figured as another Orange County medalist until her feet became entangled with Budd's and her hopes for Olympic gold came tumbling down on the Coliseum track. As Switzer pointed out, BYU never won a WAC championship until Arizona State and Arizona left to join the Pac-10. "But if USC beats Ohio State, 16-7, I'd be the most shocked dude in America" Rose Bowl Notes This will not only be the rubber Rose Bowl match between USC and Ohio State-each team has won three games-but also the tiebreaker in the overall Pacific 10-Big 10 series that began in 1947 It's even now at 19-19.

Cal State Fullerton winning its second NCAA baseball championship Or. But a weak schedule could scuttle BYU's chances, or at least that's how Switzer sees it In any event, the vote will not be unanimous. But precisely because it is, it wouldn't have fooled Washington if Payton had just scurried out and thrown the ball What made it work was the wrinkle added by the Bears The play began cleverly with a fake flanker reverse This took the key Washington cornerback out of the way Next, Payton's fake run took out the strong safety. But whether it won or lost the game, a safety was probably the right call by Ditka. Stute is considered an astute handicapper and says he and one of his owners have hit Pick Sixes that paid $300,000 and $180,000.

-USC basketball Coach Stan Morrison will continue to watch the best players in the City of Los Angeles leave town for other campuses. "I should wear a saddle on my back during practice" Cummings said "That's how hard he (Nelson) has ridden me. You start with speed, then you hope you can develop some horses who can carry it farther" The big winner in Stute's stable in '84 was Right Con, a colt who earned $337,100, more than half of that for finishing third in the $1-million Hollywood Futurity Dec 16. The Big Ten won 12 of the first 13 games played; the Pac-10 has won 13 of the past 15. investigated the school's basketball program, neither uncovering any illegalities. It's a day-by-day, horse-by-horse account of how Stute's public stable fared during 1984.