Sports
Denmark won its third consecutive World Team Cup of speedway motorcycle racing with a convincing victory Saturday night in front of a sellout crowd of 22,000 at Veterans Stadium in Long Beach.
Aug. 11, 1985
Archives
Death: Why stash ashes in a plain old urn, say several innovators, when you can use fireworks, a duck decoy or a custom-painted canvas?
July 1, 2001
Speedway motorcyclist Sam Ermolenko of Cypress lost his bid to become the first rider to ever win a world championship in his first attempt Saturday when he finished third in a runoff to Erik Gundersen and Hans Nielsen of Denmark in Odsal Stadium at Bradford, England.
Sept. 1, 1985
Speedway motorcyclist Sam Ermolenko of Cypress will be the lone American in the World Final in Poland next month after the final qualifying round Sunday in Bradford, England.
July 21, 1986
High School Sports
Jeff Wilson of Newbury Park High, Ryan Wilson of Agoura, Angel Martinez of San Gabriel, Corey Ihmels of Williston, N.D., and Jama Bile of Fork Union, Va., will renew their rivalry in the boys’ mile in the Sunkist Invitational indoor track and field meet today at the Sports Arena.
Feb. 15, 1992
Movies
In this era of staged, unscripted shows, it’s good to remember that truth is always stranger than fiction.
March 12, 2001
California
The California Highway Patrol had to go big because the cars got small.
Dec. 27, 2014
Speedway motorcyclist Shawn Moran of Huntington Beach continued his impressive pursuit of the world championship by winning the InterContinental Final on Saturday night with 14 points in Vetlanda, Sweden.
Aug. 4, 1985
Television
Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of August 18 - 24, 2013 in PDF format This week’s TV Movies SERIES Ghost Adventures In this new episode the guys visit a 150-year-old Texas inn that was built on top of an old battleground. 9 p.m.
Aug. 22, 2013
Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of August 25 - 31, 2013 in PDF format This week’s TV Movies SERIES Cracked The Canadian police drama premieres with two new episodes. 7 and 9; 8 and 10 p.m.
Aug. 29, 2013