The story is of such ancient vintage it has grown Spanish moss around the edges.
Tim Kerr, returning from a battle with the flu, scored twice Thursday night at Philadelphia to lead the Flyers to a 6-3 victory and end the New York Islanders' domination over them this season.
Eddie Gross scored 24 points to lead the Compton College women's basketball team to a 56-52 win over Rancho Santiago Friday night in a South Coast Conference game played in the Tartars' gym.
Ingrid Kristiansen of Norway beat Olympic marathon champion Joan Benoit Samuelson by more than a minute to win the L'eggs Mini Marathon at New York.
Four kidnapers ambushed and pistol-whipped an American accountant today on the American University of Beirut campus, shoved him in the trunk of their car and sped away, police said.
THE BOSS BEAT: It's been almost two years since Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A." album was
Cliff Robinson scored four points of his 24 points in the final 28 seconds of overtime to lift the Washington Bullets to a 113-111 victory over the New York Knicks Thursday night at Landover, Md.
The noted Los Angeles art critic Tom Lasorda, who would spend far more time in museums if they weren't located so close to his favorite restaurants, was posed the following question Tuesday night.
The No. 2-ranked USC women's tennis team, led by Caroline Kuhlman, Heliane Steden, Mary Norwood and Dena Levy, defeated No. 1-ranked Stanford, 6-3, Friday in a Pac-West match at USC's Marks Stadium.
East Germany's Uwe Dassler beat the Soviet Union's Vladimir Salnikov in the 400-meter freestyle race at an international swimming meet in Paris.
Without the Southern California punk movement, the Pontiac Brothers probably wouldn't exist.
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After more than five years of trying, the Houston Rockets finally beat the Lakers in the Summit.
Magic Johnson spent the afternoon at the free throw line, Robert Parish spent the second half in the locker room and Larry Bird spent the day wherever he pleased.
The beat please, maestro, and make it fast and sassy.
Forward Derek Smith scored a game-high 33 points and pulled down a critical rebound with 17 seconds left in overtime as the Clippers surprised the Dallas Mavericks, 126-122, Friday night.
ON THE BOSS BEAT: We've been hearing a lot about Bruce Springsteen's long-awaited five-record
The Sockers fought back from a 3-1 deficit Tuesday night to defeat the Chicago Sting, 7-4, in an exhibition match in Cincinnati's Riverfront Coliseum.
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visitors from the Indian subcontinent tried to beat a midnight deadline requiring them to have visas to enter Britain.