Sports
The Los Angeles Cobras closed out their first Arena Football League regular season by playing the Chicago Bruisers to a 37-37 overtime tie Thursday night before a season-high crowd of 10,263 at the Sports Arena.
July 15, 1988
The developers of a prime piece of property along the Harbor Freeway have unveiled plans for a 20,000-seat Downtown sports arena, heating up the race to build a cutting-edge facility for basketball and hockey games in Los Angeles County.
Aug. 29, 1994
Former Bishop Montgomery High and Harbor College quarterback Michael Mendoza signed a free-agent contract Thursday with the Cobras, the Arena Football League team announced.
June 10, 1988
Picture yourself at a crossroads in your career, when the phone rings.
Aug. 21, 1988
Neither player nor coach expected it Friday night, but when Todd Marinovich completed consecutive passes of 19, 14, 21 and 13 yards to Randy Stark, he had broken the Southern Section career passing mark.
Oct. 5, 1987
Olympics
Marion Jones of Thousand Oaks High is ineligible to compete in the women’s 50-meter dash at the Sunkist Invitational at the Sports Arena on Saturday because she is under suspension from USA Track & Field for missing a random drug test in September.
Feb. 18, 1993
High School Sports
It could be said that Maggie Henson of Newport Harbor High School left the rest of the field behind in the girls rated mile at the Sunkist Invitational Indoor Track and Field Meet at the Los Angeles Sports Arena Friday night.
Jan. 18, 1986
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June 17, 1987
FAST TRACK There will be no shortage of South Bay participants during the high school portion of the 36th Sunkist Invitational indoor track-and-field meet at noon Saturday at the Sports Arena.
Feb. 9, 1995
It was almost scary, really.
April 1, 1985