Sports
In a game that meant virtually nothing, the Dallas Cowboys nearly lost everything Monday night when Emmitt Smith was injured.
Dec. 20, 1994
High School Sports
Mike Lapper, who led Marina High School into the Southern Section 4-A quarterfinals, was named the Sunset League’s defensive player of the year by a vote of the league’s boys’ soccer coaches.
March 25, 1988
Darrin Smith, a four-year starter at outside linebacker with the Dallas Cowboys, agreed to a free-agent contract with the Philadelphia Eagles on Saturday.
April 20, 1997
Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie, Colts receiver T.Y.
Sept. 21, 2015
Business
The gig: Advertising veteran Jimmy Smith, 53, has orchestrated award-winning work for brands including Nike and Gatorade, the latter involving the adoption of the more edgy “G” in packaging and marketing the sports drink.
April 19, 2015
Coach Bobby Bowden wasn’t pleased with the way Florida State handled Memphis State on Saturday.
Sept. 22, 1985
Television
A pre-”Dallas” Larry Hagman is a guest on The Rockford Files (Monday at 3 p.m. and Tuesday at 10 a.m. on A&E;); coincidentally, the episode is a tale of intrigue in the oil industry.
Dec. 27, 1992
Darrin Queen scored 16 points to lead Fullerton College to a 64-61 victory over Cypress in the first round of the Cypress Thoroughbred men’s basketball tournament Wednesday at Cypress.
Dec. 17, 1987
Dan McGwire threw for 510 yards and two touchdowns to lead San Diego State to a 38-27 Western Athletic Conference victory over Utah Saturday night.
Oct. 1, 1989
Fran Davis, whose 10-foot jump shot from the baseline with two seconds to play sent the game into overtime, made another with two seconds left in the extra period to lift Bakersfield to a 96-94 victory over College of the Canyons.
Jan. 8, 1988