Olympics
Ireland is a poor country. For generations, it raised its sons for export only.
Oct. 16, 1987
Sports
The winner of five indoor miles this winter, Marcus O’Sullivan of Ireland, will compete Friday night in the Times/GTE Games at the Forum.
Feb. 18, 1986
Steve Scott, the miler and country gentleman who lives on a two-acre spread in Fallbrook, will be in town tonight to protect his interests.
Feb. 20, 1987
It is common for road races to offer prize money, but track and field promoters so far have not adopted the practice.
April 8, 1986
The first major track meet in the United States since the 1984 Olympic Games, the 26th annual Sunkist Invitational, will be held Friday at the Sports Arena.
Jan. 13, 1985
An indoor arena with tightly banked turns and an enthusiastic crowd is Eamonn Coghlan’s phone booth.
Jan. 16, 1985
There’s the Irish Brigade, the collection of accomplished Irish middle distance runners led by Eamonn Coghlan.
Feb. 19, 1987
Television
SERIESChicago Fire A three-series crossover event among NBC’s dramas set in Chicago opens with the team at Firehouse 51 trying to find a way to save victims trapped on the top floors of a 15-story apartment complex where a blaze rages out of control.
Oct. 2, 2018
Movies
Laurence Fishburne wastes no time plunging us into the precarious world of his absorbing and edgy “Once in the Life.”
Oct. 27, 2000
While the cold war among the pole vaulters was escalating several decibels, there was a quieter, but telling conflict among a couple of runners.
Feb. 24, 1986