Daily Breeze back issues from January 2002:
College football; NBA
Jan 01, 2002 ... College football Washington State intercepts four Purdue passes, including one thatJason David, right, returns for aTD, in the Cougars' 33-27 Sun Bowlwin ....
Today's bowl games
Jan 01, 2002; ... COTTON BOWL -- Arkansas (7-4) vs. No. 10 Oklahoma (10-2), 8 a.m, in Dallas, Ch. 11 - OUTLOOK: Razorbacksrebounded from 1-3 start to get here. Withleading rusher RB Fred Talley suspended, two-QB system of Zak Clark,Matt Jones (combined for 1,825 yards total offense, 10 TD ...
NOTABLE PERFORMERS
Jan 01, 2002 ... BOYS BASKETBALL: Eugene Jeter had 13 points, 10 assists andfiverebounds to lead Serra to a 61-42 victory over Ribet Academy in theFresno Christian Tournament championship. He was the tournament MVP. - BOYS BASKETBALL: North Torrance's Jarrod Carroll had 12 pointsin a 64-53 win over ...
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK; Julia Pitts; North Torrance
Jan 01, 2002 ... SPORT: Basketball - POSITION: Center - LAST WEEK: The senior had game-winning shots in two games andaveraged 17.8 points and 11.5 rebounds in four games to leadNorth tofifth-place in the Marina Tournament. - THIS SEASON: ...
HOT TICKETS
Jan 01, 2002 ... WEDNESDAY: Football, Blue Chip Game, 10:30 a.m. and CaliFloridaBowl, 2:30 p.m. at El Camino College. Boys basketball,Calvary ...
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK; Jeffrey Bryant; Gardena
Jan 01, 2002 ... SPORT: Basketball - POSITION: Forward - LAST WEEK: The junior had 39 points, seven assists and threesteals in Gardena's 91-87 overtime win over L.B. Millikan to win theSt. Anthony Tournament. He was named tournament MVP for his ...
HOT TICKETS
Jan 01, 2002 ... WEDNESDAY: Football, El Camino: Blue Chip All-Star game, City vs.Southern Section, 10:30 a.m.; CaliFlorida Bowl, 2:30 p.m. - ...
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK; Ryan Johnson; San Pedro
Jan 01, 2002 ... SPORT: Basketball - POSITION: Forward - LAST WEEK: The 6-foot-5, 215-pound senior averaged 16.3 pointsand 8.7 rebounds to make the all-tournament team at the CapitalClassic in Juneau, Alaska, helping the Pirates take third. - THIS SEASON: He is ...
NOTABLE PERFORMERS
Jan 01, 2002 ... BASKETBALL: Narbonne's Reggie Simms was named the MVP of theKatella Tournament as the Gauchos claimed this season's first title. - BASKETBALL: Banning's Brittany Wilson made the all-tournamentteam after propelling Pilots to fifth at the Canoga Park Tournament. - BASKETBALL: ...
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK; Eryn Paetz; San Pedro
Jan 01, 2002 ... SPORT: San Pedro - POSITION: Sweeper - LAST WEEK: Paetzwas named the MVP of the Harbor Cup afteranchoring a defense that posted four shutouts en route to thetournament title. - THIS SEASON: The Pirates (9-2-3) have seven shutouts. - NOTABLE: Paetz, a two-year ...
Willingham is historic hire by Irish
Jan 01, 2002; ... Willingham is historic hire by Irish COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Former Stanford coach becomes the first blackhead coach in any sport at Notre Dame. SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- An unprecedented fiasco has given way toan unprecedented hire at Notre Dame. Tyrone Willingham was chosen ...
Biggest fish in tank
Jan 01, 2002; ... Biggest fish in tank HOMEGROWN HUSKER: In his return to L.A., Waldrop propelsNebraska's pursuit of national title. Some people are dog people. Others like cats as pets. Either way,the preferred pet of choice is typically a reflection of its owner'spersonality. Just do ...
Season of triumph filled with too much tragedy
Jan 01, 2002; ... Season of triumph filled with too much tragedy PREP FOOTBALL: Banning's Fred Matua struggled with four deaths andmother's breast cancer. Banning lineman Fred Matua has been through his share ofadversity, but the past year has really tested his mettle. Matua was named to ...
Who's better? Take a look at the numbers
Jan 01, 2002 ... Who's better? Take a look at the numbers The debate rages on. And on. And on. "We're No. 2!" "No, we're No. 2!" "We earned the right to play Miami in the Rose Bowl for thenational championship game!" "No, we deserve to play Miami!" Oregon, with one ...
Dickau keeps 'Zags going
Jan 01, 2002; ... Dickau keeps 'Zags going Dan Dickau hit a 3-pointer with 3.6 seconds remaining to lead No.22 Gonzaga to its ninth straight victory, a 83-80 decision over SaintJoseph's on Monday night in Philadelphia. Dickau shot 9-for-18 from the field, including 5-for-8 from 3-point range, ...
U.S. rolls in Hopman Cup opener
Jan 01, 2002; ... U.S. rolls in Hopman Cup opener Both intent on avoiding injuries this season, Monica Seles and Jan-Michael Gambill led the United States to a 3-0 victory over France inits opening match Monday at the Hopman Cup in Perth, Australia. Seles, who led Yugoslavia to a Hopman Cup ...
Monarch girls claim early battle
Jan 01, 2002 ... Monarch girls claim early battle In a match-up of CIF Division III girls basketball powers,Morningside rallied to overtake Harvard-Westlake, 64-59, in the firstround of the Ayala Tournament on Monday. Donnisha Sanford paced theMonarchs with 24 points, 15 rebounds and four blocks ....
NFL NOTEBOOK; Coaching life of Riley is over in S.D.; Panthers accused of taking cheap shots. Saints CB Mathis has spine injury. Dolphins sign Cesario. Byrd to miss finale. Eagles sign Hamiter
Jan 01, 2002; ... NFL NOTEBOOK. Coaching life of Riley is over in S.D.. Panthersaccused of taking cheap shots. Saints CB Mathis has spine injury.Dolphins sign Cesario. Byrd to miss finale. NFL NOTEBOOK. Coachinglife of Riley is over in S.D.. Panthers accused of taking cheapshots. Saints CB Mathis has ...
D'Ambrosi is upbeat as Stars' coach
Jan 01, 2002 ... D'Ambrosi is upbeat as Stars' coach Frank D'Ambrosi hascoached 11 years at the AYSO level and servedas the Mary Star girls soccer assistant coach to Gene Iker for thepast three seasons before taking over the program this season. Despite the team winning just three of its first ...
Sunny day for Cougars
Jan 01, 2002; ... Sunny day for Cougars Washington State's defense shut down Purdue in time for JasonGesser to rally the Cougars to a Sun Bowl win in El Paso, giving thePac-10 its first bowl victory in four chances this year. Gesser passed for281 yards and ran for a touchdown Monday to helpNo ....
Duperron is pressing for Bay respect
Jan 01, 2002 ... A veteran Bay League boys basketball coach once told me thattrying to win the league championship with a full-court press was afutile approach. "It's too tough in this league with the number of good coaches,"he said. "Maybe it will work the first time around, but you'll getbeat ...
COLLEGE FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK; Former Purdue quarterback Hanceto transfer to USC. Nebraska's Diedrick, Adams miss practice. Grossman misses curfew, may not start. Bowden tries totie Bryant at 323 today
Jan 01, 2002; ... COLLEGE FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK. Former Purdue quarterback Hancetotransfer to USC. Nebraska's Diedrick, Adams miss practice. Grossmanmisses curfew, may not start. COLLEGE FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK. FormerPurdue quarterback Hance to transfer to USC. Nebraska's Diedrick,Adams miss practice. COLLEGE ...
Jordan's 45 provide a big encore
Jan 01, 2002 ... Jordan's 45 provide a big encore Michael Jordan put on a year-end performance to remember, scoring45 points against the top team in the Eastern Conference and nearlysetting an NBA record for consecutive points. Jordan, coming off a 51-point game, made 16 of 32 shots and ...
Tugnutt is masterful against Ducks
Jan 01, 2002; ... Tugnutt is masterful against Ducks Ron Tugnutt stopped 27shots, and Ray Whitney and Grant Marshallscored 1:35 apartin the third period as the Columbus Blue Jacketsbeat the visiting Mighty Ducks, 3-1, Monday night. Tugnutt turned away all but the last Ducks shot, losing ...
RETAIL SALES; Weeks' buying tops expectations; MICROSOFT ; States oppose 9-month case delay
Jan 01, 2002; ... RETAIL SALES. Weeks' buying tops expectations. MICROSOFT. RETAILSALES. Weeks' buying tops expectations NEW YORK -- Three of thenation's largest retailers said Monday that sales were stronger thanexpected in the fourth week of December. Federated Department Stores Inc. said sales at ...
SHIP ARRIVALS, DEPARTURES
Jan 01, 2002 ... COMPILED BY MARINE EXCHANGE OF LOS ANGELES-LONG BEACH HARBOR INC. ACTIVE VESSELS IN PORT AS OF MONDAY, DEC. 31 11:07 VESSEL FLAG BERTH FROM OPERATOR DESTINATION TO SAIL CAPE INSCRIPTION USA T17 Portland Crowley Liner TBA KA'ALA (T: OCEAN SERVICE) USA Anc IS San ...
Experts say Californians face further economic challenges
Jan 01, 2002; ... Experts say Californians face further economic challenges A power crisis that cost the state billions. A dot-com bust thatwas far worse than expected. Finally, the devastating economic impactof a terrorist attack no one could have anticipated. "This (past) year, there have been ...
TOP LOCAL; EchoStar can't drop ABC Family; TOP NATION; AT&T is raising fees on some calls. NOTE TO READERS
Jan 01, 2002; ... TOP LOCAL. EchoStar can't drop ABC Family. TOP NATION. AT&T israising fees on some calls. TOP LOCAL. EchoStar can't drop ABCFamily. TOP NATION. TOP LOCAL. EchoStar can'tdrop ABC Family A U.S.District Court judge issued a temporary restraining order Mondaybarring satellite television ...
Euro becomes legal tender for millions
Jan 01, 2002; ... Euro becomes legal tender for millions CURRENCY: 12 nations leave mark, peseta, drachma, lira and francbehind in historic changeover. FRANKFURT, Germany -- More than 300 million Europeans beganswapping their old currencies for the euro at midnight Monday in themost ambitious ...
High salary in past may hinder hunt for new job
Jan 01, 2002 ... High salary in past may hinder hunt for new job Question:I recently was laid off from a job I held for many years.Because of my longevity, I was making a pretty good salary. In fact,when I check the salary ranges for my occupation, mine is off thecharts. Most jobs I'm applying for ...
6 Aura executives agree to leave
Jan 01, 2002; ... 6 Aura executives agree to leave El Segundo-based Aura Systems Inc. said six senior executives willquit after the Securities and Exchange Commission's staff recommendedbringing fraud charges against three of them and themoney-losingmaker of portable electric generators. Zvi ...
Tonight's Prime-time Highlights
Jan 01, 2002 ... * "Frasier," 9 p.m., Channel 4: Had enough football and still wantto watch the small screen? A "Frasier" repeat, featuring a guestappearance by Rene Auberjonois ("Star Trek: Deep Space Nine"), neverdisappoints. Auberjonois portrays aformer professor of Frasier's whois as stuffy and full ...
MTV inks deal for `Jackass' feature film and TV specials
Jan 01, 2002; ... MTV inks deal for `Jackass' feature film and TV specials With anew deal with MTV, "Jackass" star Johnny Knoxville compared hisvolatile relationship with the music channel toa struggling marriage. "In business, as in marriage, you'll have your differences,"Knoxville said. "But when ...
Gwyneth Paltrow, Suge Knight help Carson Daly debut talk show
Jan 01, 2002 ... Gwyneth Paltrow, Suge Knight help Carson Daly debut talk show Actress Gwyneth Paltrow, rap mogul Suge Knight, comedian-television host Jon Stewart and soul songstress Alicia Keys joinCarson Daly during the premiere week of his new talk show, "LastCall." It debuts Monday at ...
Film Preview; "Beauty and the Beast"
Jan 01, 2002 ... "Beauty and the Beast": The augmented, large-format version of the1991 film, now playing at the Bridge in Culver City, is the firstDisney narrative movie to be re-worked in this process. The 70mm filmresults in frames 10 times larger than 35mm, with the projectedimagesdesigned to fill ...
Amnesia in movies reflects our recent culture of forgetfulness
Jan 01, 2002; ... Amnesia in movies reflects our recent culture of forgetfulness If you had your choice this season, what would you forget? Howabout everything? In the new movie "The Majestic," a screenwriter played by JimCarrey drives his car off a bridge and emerges with a rumpled shirtand a ...
Start the new year with some new thinking
Jan 01, 2002 ... Start the new year with some new thinking Dear Readers: If some lines in today's column sound vaguely familiar, youhave agood memory. They appeared in this space last year. Not much aboutNew Year's Day has changed, so thank you for allowing me to loaf alittle. Let ...
Horoscope
Jan 01, 2002 ... Forecast for today: The theatrical Leo moon has plenty offiery ambition to infuse thefirst day of the year. With the sun, Mercury and Venus all in thesign of the goat, the spirit of enterprise is at large. Team up withsomeone who can be your mentor and share connections that will ...
Today in History
Jan 01, 2002; ... Today is Tuesday, Jan. 1, the first day of 2002. There are 364days left in the year. Highlights in history: In 1752, flagmaker Betsy Ross was born in Philadelphia. In 1863,President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation,declaring that slaves in rebel states were ...
Best of L.M. Boyd
Jan 01, 2002 ... * Ten pounds per hour, that's how much weight a baby blue whalegains. Not much milk in this world is as rich as whale milk. * The men who built the Erie Canal were paid $1 plus a quart ofwhiskey a day in four-ounce shots starting at 6 a.m. * Explain -- if you can, I can't -- ...
`Lord of the Rings': adding up the numbers
Jan 01, 2002; ... `Lord of the Rings': adding up the numbers "The Lord ofthe Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" is the leaderat the box office. But the success didn't come easily. Followingarestatistics from the making of the film and the two movies -- "The TwoTowers" and "The Return of the King" -- ...
When it comes to blockbusters, Tim Rice is never at a loss for words
Jan 01, 2002; ... When it comes to blockbusters, Tim Rice is never at a loss forwords A couple of decades after bringing Joseph and his dreamcoat-coveting brothers to a comfortable and rather profitable resolution,lyricist Tim Rice found himself back in ancient Egypt, buildinganother ...
Clip-on ponytails prove popular with women who want an easynew look
Jan 01, 2002; ... Clip-on ponytails prove popular with women who want an easy newlook WACO, Texas -- Clip-on ponytails have resurfaced as a populartrend in faux hair. In fact, they bring new meaning to the "wash andgo" look. From curly to straight, long to short, these hairpieces ...
Rebirth: Charm bracelets are making fashion comeback
Jan 01, 2002; ... Rebirth: Charm bracelets are making fashion comeback If you are a woman of a "certain age" you might still have a charmbracelet from your teen-age years tucked into acorner of your jewelrybox or dresser. Your parents and relatives probably gave you a charm on everyspecial ...
Oscar de la Renta's creative passion runs deep
Jan 01, 2002; ... Oscar de la Renta's creative passion runs deep Oscar de la Renta believes fashion should rise above politics. Butit doesn't always work out that way. His once good friend Nancy Reagan is miffed at him because hebecame a favorite of Hillary Rodham Clinton during her White ...
Walter Cronkite waltzes in the New Year for PBS
Jan 01, 2002; ... Walter Cronkite waltzes in the New Year for PBS For most of his long life, Walter Cronkite wasn't big oncelebrating New Year's. "This hype that New Year's Eve has always had -- I could neverquite get on board with it," the veteran newsman was saying lastweek. "You get all set ...
Fall Classic Carry-over; Fashion's built-in unreality comes to terms with the events of Sept. 11
Jan 01, 2002; ... Even before a New Yorker cartoon designated some trifling act as"so September 10th," that expression had entered America's vernacularas the ultimate description for all the silly, self-obsessivetendencies that seemed to suggest the world that came before. In the harrowing days just ...
Peninsula debutantes among those at blossom ball
Jan 01, 2002 ... Peninsula debutantes among those at blossom ball The first Chinese-American debutante ball in Southern Californiamade history when NBC's Jane Pauley describedthe event on her "RealLife" program, Dec. 29, 1990, as "presenting the daughters of theAmerican Dream." Eleven years ...
(Today B1 rail teasers)
Jan 01, 2002 ... Check it out Sit close to the stage if you dare when "the pitbullof comedy," the no-holds-barred Bobby Slayton, comes to the Comedy &Magic Club in Hermosa Beach. Shows will be Wednesday throughSaturday. Tickets are $15 Wednesday and Thursday, $18 Friday andSaturday. The club is at 1018 ...
curtainsup!
Jan 01, 2002 ... * JAZZING IT UP AT THE NORRIS: The Norris Center's CabaretJazzSeries, sponsored by KLON, will present its second Sunday afternoonof finger-snapping music withthe Night Blooming Jazzmen, a popularDixieland band, at 1 p.m. Jan. 13. The group was formed in 1975 andis led by cornetist Chet ...
New mayor has simple tastes; Back to reality for `Survivor'. Queen's generosity revealed
Jan 01, 2002; ... New mayor has simple tastes. Back to reality for `Survivor'. Newmayor has simple tastes NEW YORK -- He says his favorite food is hotdogs, and Harry Truman is his hero. Less than 48 hours before taking office, Mayor-elect MichaelBloomberg revealed a few personal tidbits in an ...
Story of the Year contains many sad chapters
Jan 01, 2002 ... Story of the Year contains many sad chapters Their son played football. Mom sat in the stands. Dad worked thesideline, carrying the yardage chains so he could be closer to hisboy. "Eric played offensive line," Terry Bennett explains. "You had tobe close to even see ...
Campaign against terrorism must be consistent
Jan 01, 2002 ... Campaign against terrorism must be consistent Asked at his year-end news conference how Sept. 11 changed him,President Bush grew testy. "Talk to my wife," he snapped. Not for himany of those look-in- the-mirror ruminations. His unspoken point:He's the same man he always was, and ...
A look into the past's future
Jan 01, 2002; ... A look into the past's future People around the world make predictions at the turn of a newyear. In 1951, the magazine Popular Mechanics predicted that in no timeall Americans would have helicopters in their garages rather thancars. The magazine's cover showed a man ...
Cold-relief drug nothing to sneeze at
Jan 01, 2002 ... Cold-relief drug nothing to sneeze at Lost amid the recent Christmas shopping and the hunt for OsamabinLaden came news that a drug to relieve the common cold has beenfound. Eureka! The Holy Grail of a most minor, but bothersome, medical malady isthe cure of the common ...
Lawmakers
Jan 01, 2002 ... Listed below are addresses and phone numbers of the region'srepresentatives in the state Legislature and on the countyBoard ofSupervisors. State Senate 25th Dist. Sen. Ed Vincent, Dem., 1 Manchester Blvd., Suite 600,Inglewood, CA 90301, 310-412-0393. 27th Dist. Sen. Betty ...
Speak Up
Jan 01, 2002 ... They've asked me to do in seven days what hasn't been done in thelast 30 years. -- ADOLFO RODRIGUEZ, Argentine president, who resignedafter only one week in office following more ...
Other Views; Pentagon lags on camouflage gear
Jan 01, 2002 ... Pentagon lags on camouflage gear The Pentagon has failedour Camp Pendleton-based Marines. Photoafter photo of Marines chasing Osama bin Laden in Afghanistanshow thetroops in standard-issue camouflage gear -- jungle camouflage. Theproblem is, there's no jungle in Afghanistan. And ...
Group home would help disabled; League position on sales tax hike. Free people's idealism lives on. Keep nation in your prayers
Jan 01, 2002 ... Group home would help disabled. League position on sales tax hike.Free people's idealism lives on. Group home wouldhelp disabled.League position on sales tax hike. Group home would help disabled Iam writing in regard to your article ("Neighborhood in conflict,"Saturday) about the home ...
TELL US
Jan 01, 2002 ... Editor's note: Happy New Year! Tell Us will resume later thisweek. In the meantime, call us at 310-543-6691 and share yourthoughts. Please ...
Past year offers hard lessons
Jan 01, 2002 ... Past year offers hard lessons At issue: What lessons havewe learned from last year's Californiaenergy crisis and the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks? Two-thousand-one may be a year most people would like to forget.Or ayear they wish had never happened. It was a year the ...
Argentina crisis brings in president for hours
Jan 01, 2002; ... Argentina crisis brings in president for hours POLITICS: Fourth leader in two weeks is likely to be replacedafter a congressional session this afternoon. BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- A congressional leader took over as thefourth president in two weeks Monday as Argentina ...
FRANCE; Shoe bomber inquiry opens; CHINA; Fireworks blasts claim 18 lives
Jan 01, 2002; ... FRANCE. Shoe bomber inquiry opens. CHINA. FRANCE. Shoe bomberinquiry opens PARIS -- The city prosecutor opened an inquiry Mondayinto the man who boarded a U.S.-bound airliner with explosives hiddenin his sneakers, and officials said they confiscated computer harddrives from Internet ...
India views militant's arrest as a positive
Jan 01, 2002; ... India views militant's arrest as a positive CRISIS: Minister doesn't rule out meeting with Pakistanicounterpart at a South Asian conference. NEW DELHI, India -- For the firsttime since a suicide squadassaulted Parliament House here Dec. 13, India on Monday creditedPakistan ...
Fireworks seized as Lima toll reaches 290
Jan 01, 2002; ... Fireworks seized as Lima toll reaches 290 LIMA, Peru -- Police combed through downtown Lima for fireworksMonday, lugging away crate after crate of Roman candles, bottlerocketsand firecrackers in hopes of averting a disaster like theinferno that killed nearly 300 people over the ...