World & Nation
A pawnshop owner, who last year found the Oscar statuette belonging to the late William Saroyan, allegedly laundered money for the nation’s largest sports betting operation, FBI officials said.
Feb. 23, 1992
Sports
The San Francisco Giants won 103 games in their renaissance season of 1993.
June 28, 1994
Am I reading this correctly, or do I need to drink more coffee this morning to wake up?
Feb. 26, 2000
After a five-year investigation, federal authorities announced Sunday that they have cracked what may be the biggest illegal sports betting ring in the United States with the indictment of 26 suspected organizers, mostly in Northern California and the Dominican Republic.
Aug. 16, 1993
Movies
He’s circled the globe for credits from family fare to ‘The Longest Day,’ but director Ken Annakin isn’t done yet.
June 24, 2001
The one-story houses on Denker Avenue in south-central L.A. are so small and sit so closely together that it would be understandable if the sound of one telephone ringing caused three homeowners to jump for it.
March 9, 1990
Banking on the hope that he could be another Darryl Strawberry, the Detroit Tigers picked Christian High’s Tony Clark as the second pick in the first round in Monday’s baseball free agent draft.
June 5, 1990
Dodgers
Up front, I would like to beg pardon of the Dodgers for what I am about to do, knowing that members of their organization for whom I have a high regard could find this to be both presumptuous and unpleasant.
Dec. 8, 1993
Darryl Dawkins was the first player to go directly from high school to the NBA after he was selected fifth in the 1975 draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.
June 21, 2003
This would be the ideal time for the Dodgers to trade Darryl Strawberry. . . .
June 15, 1993