Sports
Duane Thomas of Detroit will make the first defense of his World Boxing Council super-welterweight title on the undercard of the Marvin Hagler-Sugar Ray Leonard middleweight championship fight April 6 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
Feb. 20, 1987
Denver Bronco Coach Dan Reeves spent eight years as a backfield coach for the Dallas Cowboys with one year off to try his luck in the business world.
Jan. 20, 1987
Duane Thomas of Detroit, the World Boxing Council junior middleweight champion, will defend his title against Mark Medal of Jersey City, N.J., Feb. 28 in Paris.
Jan. 15, 1987
For the first time since his comeback attempt with the Dallas Cowboys in 1976, once-silent Duane Thomas is back with the team--this time as an author.
July 23, 1987
Delegates of the World Boxing Council sanctioned a welterweight title fight set for Dec. 5 at Las Vegas between their No. 1 and 2 contenders, John (the Beast) Mugabi and Duane Thomas.
Oct. 23, 1986
John (The Beast) Mugabi, who failed to take the title from middleweight champion Marvin Hagler, will go after another crown tonight when he faces Duane Thomas for the World Boxing Council’s vacant super-welterweight championship.
Dec. 5, 1986
Movies
When a woman loftily declares to the men in her sisters’ lives that women uplift culture while men only lift up lap dancers, it’s hardly a friendly sign.
Feb. 7, 2003
Entertainment & Arts
San Diego rock ‘n’ roll video archivist David Peck is presenting another of his periodic, thematic shows this weekend at San Diego State University’s Backdoor.
Nov. 14, 1990
California
Professional skateboarder and punk rock singer Duane Thomas Peters, nicknamed “The Master of Disaster,” was charged Tuesday with assaulting his girlfriend at their Long Beach home.
Feb. 11, 2014
When it opened in 1956, “Bells Are Ringing” became a hit for several reasons.
Nov. 28, 1998