Sports
U.S. has record medals haul at world gymnastics championships
Oct. 6, 2013
McKayla Maroney of Long Beach, who became famous for her quizzical face at the 2012 Olympics when she landed a vault on her bottom after the gold medal had all but been conceded to her, defended her world vault championship Saturday in Antwerp, Belgium.
Oct. 5, 2013
Dodgers
Robert Legendre didn’t really start to think about his baseball future until early in the evening of Memorial Day.
June 9, 1991
Movies
Gertrude Sanford Legendre, 97, a socialite, big game hunter, prisoner of war and inspiration for the play and motion picture “Holiday.”
March 14, 2000
Robert Legendre, a freshman right-hander from Cypress College, has signed with the Dodgers, Charger Coach Scott Pickler said Thursday.
June 7, 1991
High School Sports
Cypress College right-hander Robert Legendre is only a freshman, but Friday he pitched like an old pro against defending State champion Los Angeles Harbor.
May 18, 1991
El Toro pitcher Rob Johnson, who has signed a letter of intent to play football at USC, was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 16th round of baseball’s amateur draft.
June 5, 1991
World & Nation
The second of two inmates who used a homemade grappling hook to escape from the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison was captured after four days on the run.
Nov. 19, 2005
Simone Biles and Kyla Ross gave the U.S. women’s gymnastics team the top two places in the all-around competition Friday in the 2013 World Championships at Antwerp, Belgium.
Oct. 4, 2013
Recently crowned U.S. all-around champion Simone Biles was in first place after the completion of qualifying Wednesday at the 2013 World Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium.
Oct. 2, 2013