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    Dec 6, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. USC football: Marqise Lee wins Biletnikoff Award

    USC receiver Marqise Lee, who has a nation-leading 112 catches, hauled in the highest honor for a college football receiver Wednesday when he was announced as the winner of the Biletnikoff Award.
    USC receiver Marqise Lee, who has a nation-leading 112 catches, hauled in the highest honor for a college football receiver Wednesday when he was announced as the winner of the Biletnikoff Award. Lee, a sophomore, accepted the award during the...

    Tags: Lou Groza, College Football, The Home Depot, Matt Barkley, Chuck Bednarik

    2. Nov 4, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Milt Campbell dies at 78; Olympic gold medalist in the decathlon

    Milt Campbell, a versatile athlete who became the first African American to win a gold medal in the Olympic decathlon, besting then-world record holder Rafer Johnson at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games, has died. He was 78.
    Milt Campbell, a versatile athlete who became the first African American to win a gold medal in the Olympic decathlon, besting then-world record holder Rafer Johnson at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games, has died. He was 78. Campbell, who went on to...

    Tags: Jim Brown, High School Sports, Awards and Prizes, Decathlon, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

    3. Sep 5, 2012 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  3. Marcus Allen: An insider's view of football

    The college football season just kicked off, and L.A. still has to cheer for any pro team but its own. Running back Marcus Allen was a standout in college and the pros: a Heisman Trophy winner at USC, then a record-setter with the Kansas City Chiefs after a contentious but stellar stint with the L.A. Raiders, where his clash with team owner Al Davis was as epic as anything on the field. Now he figures large in a new "The Pro Football Hall of Fame 50th Anniversary Book," and as a CBS analyst, as well as a man with a lot to say about the state of the game.
    The college football season just kicked off, and L.A. still has to cheer for any pro team but its own. Running back Marcus Allen was a standout in college and the pros: a Heisman Trophy winner at USC, then a record-setter with the Kansas City Chiefs after...

    Tags: College Football, New Orleans Saints, Injuries and Wounds, Awards and Prizes, Kansas City Chiefs

    4. Aug 25, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Steve Van Buren dies at 91; Philadelphia Eagles running back

    Steve Van Buren, a Hall of Fame running back who led the Philadelphia Eagles to NFL titles in 1948 and 1949, died of pneumonia Thursday in Lancaster, Pa., the Eagles said. He was 91.
    Steve Van Buren, a Hall of Fame running back who led the Philadelphia Eagles to NFL titles in 1948 and 1949, died of pneumonia Thursday in Lancaster, Pa., the Eagles said. He was 91. The former Louisiana State star, nicknamed "Wham-Bam" for his quick and...

    Tags: Arizona Cardinals, Philadelphia Eagles, LSU Tigers, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Sports

    5. Aug 16, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. PASSINGS: Phyllis Thaxter, Ron Nelson

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    Phyllis Thaxter Veteran actress played Clark Kent's mother Phyllis Thaxter, 92, an actress who had an active film career in the 1940s and '50s and capped it with her portrayal of Clark Kent's mother in the 1978 version of "Superman," died Tuesday at...

    Tags: James Cagney, Ronald Reagan, Burt Lancaster, Accidental Death, Stroke

    6. Jul 10, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Book Review: 'Wonder Girl: The Magnificent Sporting Life of Babe Didrikson Zaharias'

    Wonder Girl
    Special to the Los Angeles Times
    Wonder Girl The Magnificent Sporting Life of Babe Didrikson Zaharias Don Van Natta Jr. Little, Brown: 404 pp., $27.99 So do you know who made the Top 10 when ESPN chose its 50 Greatest Athletes of the 20th Century? Here they are: (1) Michael Jordan....

    Tags: Joe Louis, Jack Nicklaus, Alex Karras, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Jim Brown

    7. Aug 3, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. U.S. Olympic champions trivia

    What year and in what sport did these U.S. Olympic champions first make their mark in the Games? (Answers below.) 1. Bob Beamon 2. Cassius Clay 3. Bruce Jenner 4. Sugar Ray Leonard 5. Greg Louganis 6. Bob Mathias 7. Jesse Owens 8. Wilma Rudolph...

    Tags: Track and Field, Modern Pentathlon, Sugar Ray Leonard, Sports, Jesse Owens

    8. Jan 20, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Vonn wins World Cup downhill in Cortina

    From Times Staff and Wire Reports
    Lindsey Vonn had one of the biggest victories of her career Saturday, easily winning the most prestigious downhill of the women's World Cup circuit. Vonn, of Vail. Colo., covered the 1.75-mile Olympia delle Tofane course at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, in 1...

    Tags: Alpine Skiing, Pat Hurst, Multi-Sport Events, Golf, Michael Phelps

    9. Mar 12, 2004 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Davis used Toshiba as a springboard

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    Rodger Davis proved in 2003 that he was stealth around the greens. Winning the eighth Toshiba Senior Classic for his first victory on United States' soil might have been the launching ground. The Australian native fended-off a mild charge from Larry...

    Tags: Toshiba Corporation, Hale Irwin, Soccer, PGA Tour, Clubs and Associations

    10. Mar 30, 2013 |Column| Allentown Morning Call

  10. Escape to Quakertown for patisserie treats at Moussey Moose Chocolates

    With the aroma of chocolate bunnies and chocolate-covered coconut cream and pecan eggs filling many homes throughout the Lehigh Valley, what better way to start an Easter Sunday column than to talk about chocolate and tell you about a new place to buy it?
    With the aroma of chocolate bunnies and chocolate-covered coconut cream and pecan eggs filling many homes throughout the Lehigh Valley, what better way to start an Easter Sunday column than to talk about chocolate and tell you about a new place to buy it?...

    Tags: Pizzas, Personal Service, Allentown, Delia's Incorporated, Macy's

    11. Mar 21, 2013 | Allentown Morning Call

  11. Two 1970s classic rockers announced as newest headliners for Musikfest

    Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOG
    Two 1970s classic rock bands who together have sold more than 60 million albums have just been announced as the latest headliner for Musikfest's 30th anniversary year. Styx and Foreigner will perform together at 7 p.m. Aug. 7 at Musikfest's......
    12. Mar 21, 2013 | Allentown Morning Call

  12. TICKET BOX: Alabama, Billy Idol at Sands; Dave Davies, Keller Williams at Musikfest Cafe and almost 80 more shows

    Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOG
    Welcome to Lehigh Valley Music's Ticket Box, listing new shows on sale. Alabama, Billy Idol, Los Lobos and Rock of Ages at Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Dave Davies and Keller Williams at Musikfest Café in and Dave Matthews at Susquehanna......
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