Daily Breeze back issues from September 2002:
Teasley able to live out her dream
Sep 01, 2002; ... Every youngster who has ever dribbled a basketball has had thesame dream. Nikki Teasley can tell you about it. She's wide awake. No matter,she's dreaming. "I'm in the high school," she said. "I'm in the gym afterpractice. I'm dribbling between my legs. I shoot the ball. It's ...
Talks sped up as clock wound down
Sep 01, 2002; ... BASEBALL: Owners and players managed to get problems resolved with threat ofa strike looming. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK _ Strike or settle? Six hours before the deadline,baseball players and owners still weren't sure. Negotiators had been going at it for ...
L.A. remains hoop heaven
Sep 01, 2002; ... Sparks join Lakers as defenders of a title THE ASSOCIATED PRESS With the Sparks clinging to a two-point lead in the final minute,Latasha Byears turned the ball over on a three-second violation. Then New York's Tari Phillips hit a 15-footer to tie the game,putting the ...
Angels' victory is almost perfect
Sep 01, 2002; ... SAN GABRIEL VALLEY TRIBUNE On Friday, the Angels saw a rookie flirt with a no-hitter. Onenight later, they watched one of their veterans near perfection. Pitcher Ramon Ortiz took a perfect game into the sixth inningSaturday before settling for a five-hit shutout, and the Angels ...
Daal again proves Evans wise not to trade him in spring
Sep 01, 2002; ... LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS HOUSTON _ As Omar Daal walked in from the Dodgers' bullpen in left-center field for his start, he knew the San Francisco Giants had justwon their seventh in a row, beating Arizona's Curt Schilling a dayafter toppling Randy Johnson. It invigorated Daal, ...
Tennis | Basketball
Sep 01, 2002; ... Tennis Lleyton Hewitt, right, advances to the fourth round of the U.S.Open after slipping past James Blake in five sets ....
NFC EAST | NFC NORTH | NFC SOUTH | NFC WEST
Sep 01, 2002; ... By The Associated Press NFC EAST DALLAS (5-11) n LAST YEAR: Used four starting quarterbacks and went 5-11 for thesecond straight season. n NEWCOMERS: Offensive coordinator Bruce Coslet, WR AntonioBryant, DT La'Roi Glover, C Andre Gurode, QB Chad Hutchinson, TE ...
Emmitt's run | Angry again
Sep 01, 2002; ... Emmitt's run The NFL's greatest rushers have grown to appreciate the Cowboys'Emmitt Smith, right, who stands to pass Walter Payton's all-timerushing record this ...
Last chance to make it right
Sep 01, 2002; ... GREAT EXPECTATIONS: Fifth-year seniors like Carson Palmer still seeking that dream USCseason. y By Phil Collin Some of them were recruited by John Robinson. Heck, one evenplayed for Robinson. They have been at USC seemingly forever, but none have experiencedthe ...
Parity only safe prediction when it comes to the NFL
Sep 01, 2002; ... RAGS TO RICHES: Super Bowl champ has come from obscurity the last 3 years. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The NFL enters the 2002 season with perfect parity. When New England upset St. Louis in the Super Bowl, it became thethird consecutive team to win the NFL title one ...
Perry is up and running again
Sep 01, 2002; ... IN THE PATTERN: UCLA junior has recovered from injury and expects to be next eliteBruin receiver. y By Jim Thomas On a cold November night in Pullman, Wash., UCLA wide receiver TabPerry lay helpless on the ground _ in agony from four broken ribs andpanicked by a partially ...
UCLA tight end doesn't realize how special he is
Sep 01, 2002; ... Mike Seidman just doesn't get it. He is certifiably a Big Man On Campus at Westwood as the startingtight end on the UCLA football team, yet he doesn't need an extralarge helmet to fit over his ego. He doesn't drive an improperly leased SUV, has never been spottedparking in a ...
Great NFL rushers appreciate Smith
Sep 01, 2002; ... GALLOPING TO RECORD: The Cowboys' durable leader prepares to run down Walter Payton andone of NFL's most glamorous standards. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IRVING, Texas _ Emmitt Smith was supposed to be too short to beany good in the NFL. And too slow. Once the yards ...
Rams look like the best in West
Sep 01, 2002; ... POTENT POWER: St. Louis has offense and defense to hold off San Francisco andperhaps rule the NFC. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The St. Louis Rams have had everybody's number in recent seasons.No team has been victimized more by the Rams than the San Francisco49ers, who have ...
Super Bowl champs in trouble?
Sep 01, 2002; ... AFC EAST: The Patriots stunned the NFL last year, but they may be only thirdbest in their division. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS They are the defending Super Bowl champions, yet the New EnglandPatriots might just be the third-best team in their division. Such is parity ...
Raiders prepared to take on world
Sep 01, 2002; ... ANGRY AGAIN: Outlaw attitude is back under new coach Bill Callahan as post-Gruden era begins. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ALAMEDA _ An unsuspecting group of NFL officials went to Oakland'straining camp in Northern California wine country, where they plannedto speak with the ...
AFC EAST | AFC NORTH | AFC SOUTH | AFC WEST
Sep 01, 2002; ... By The Associated Press AFC EAST BUFFALO (3-13) - LAST YEAR: Injuries, salary cap constraints, raw new coachingstaff headed by Gregg Williams, contributed to worst finish since1985. n NEWCOMERS: QB Drew Bledsoe, OT Mike Williams, LBs LondonFletcher and Eddie ...
NFL SCHEDULES
Sep 01, 2002; ... NFC Arizona Cardinals Sep. 8 at Washington, 10 a.m. Sep. 15 at Seattle, 1:05 p.m. Sep. 22 San Diego, 1:05 p.m. Sep. 29 N.Y. Giants, 1:05 p.m. Oct. 6 at Carolina, 10 a.m. Oct. 13 Open Date Oct. 20 Dallas, 1:15 p.m. Oct. 27 at ...
NFL NOTEBOOK
Sep 01, 2002 ... Jaguars bring Smith back into the fold From news services Holdout receiver Jimmy Smith and the Jacksonville Jaguars havecome to terms on a new contract, ending a holdout that enduredthrough the team's preseason. Terms of the new contract were not immediately available ....
After 23 losses, Duke puts end to the misery
Sep 01, 2002 ... From news services Duke ended a 23-game losing streak, beating East Carolina, 23-16,Saturday behind Alex Wade's 109 yards rushing and Brendan Dewan's 28-yard interception return for a touchdown. Duke, which hadn't won since beating Wake Forest in November 1999,ended the ...
Willingham starts fast at Notre Dame
Sep 01, 2002 ... From news services Tyrone Willingham clapped his hands in encouragement when the gamestarted, and everyone else at Notre Dame cheered when the FightingIrish walked off the field with a victory over No. 21 Maryland onSaturday night. Willingham's debut as Notre Dame's coach was ...
Colorado State stuns No. 7 Colorado
Sep 01, 2002; ... THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DENVER _ The Colorado State Rams no longer get intimidated whenthey play their more famous in-state rival. Three wins over Coloradoin the last four years is evidence of that. Bradlee Van Pelt ran 23 yards for a touchdown with 6:20 left asthe Rams repulsed ...
Brabbs grabs the glory
Sep 01, 2002; ... BIG KICK: Junior kicker's first career field goal gives Michigan a dramatic31-29 victory over Washington as times expires in opener. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ANN ARBOR, Mich. _ Philip Brabbs went from unknown to goat to manof the hour for Michigan. The walk-on ...
Cal scores 70 in stunning opener
Sep 01, 2002 ... From news services Matt Nixon returned an interception 100 yards and Jeff Tedfordmade a phenomenal coaching debut Saturday as California scored 35points in the first quarter of a 70-22 victory over visiting Baylor. Cal scored on a 71-yard double pass on its first play, and ...
Judge finds in favor of Carey
Sep 01, 2002 ... From news services Mariah Carey and a team of songwriters did not steal the work oftwo other composers when she recorded the song "Thank God I FoundYou," a federal judge has ruled. Songwriters Seth Swirsky and Warryn Campbell sued Carey two yearsago, claiming her song was ...
9-11 anniversary offers reflection, but no closure
Sep 01, 2002 ... A year is a long time; a year is a short time. By any reasonablestandard, the past 12 months have been a long, hard march. The thingsthat happened almost a year ago, the terrible things we will soonmemorialize (and that we never forgot), sometimes seem as though theytook place in another ...
Whose taxes are they, Mr. Lieberman?
Sep 01, 2002 ... Ed Crane, president of the libertarian think tank Cato Institute,supports term limits. He argues that term limits, among other things,prevent career politicians from becoming entrenched establishmentfigures no longer responsive to their constituents. I argue that wealready possess term ...
Victims' payouts a bad idea
Sep 01, 2002 ... By Jeff Jacoby Last week the federal Victims Compensation Fund announced itsfirst 25 awards to the families of those killed on Sept. 11. The amounts offered were not uniform, but after taking intoaccount the mandatory deductions for life insurance policies andpensions, the ...
Quran reading program sparks debate
Sep 01, 2002 ... The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is one of thisnation's most respected institutions of higher learning. But theoverheated rhetoric of demagogues on talk radio would have us believethat it is a hotbed of Muslim propaganda. The flap flows from a summer reading program ...
Minority students lose ground
Sep 01, 2002; ... At issue: What can be done to help minority students, particularlyLatinos, boost scores on the Scholastic Assessment Test? It has been two decades since a presidential commission ominouslywarned of "a rising tide of mediocrity" threatening to swamp publicschools. The start of ...
Speak Up
Sep 01, 2002; ... I would love to be able to say I did this crime so the Moxleyfamily could have rest and peace, but I can't. To do that would be ...
There's no need to destroy cats
Sep 01, 2002; ... I'm responding to the articles on the destruction of cats at WhitePoint (Page A1, Aug. 23 and Tuesday). I have cats and take good care of them. I was at Key West, Fla.,earlier this year, and there are public cats everywhere. Nobody seemsto mind them. We had a steak dinner ...
Torrance speeds asbestos cleanup
Sep 01, 2002; ... Following the Aug. 13 explosion and fire at 20914 Tomlee Ave., ourcompany was called upon to test surrounding areas for both airborneand physical asbestos that may have been released during the blast. After identifying asbestos in duct insulation and roofingmaterials, we brought a ...
Other Views | Protecting patents as well as patients
Sep 01, 2002; ... Protecting patents as well as patients The doctors all know how the game is played. For years, a brand-name drug manufacturer passes out, say; Prilosec, the purpleheartburn pill, for doctors to give as samples to their patients,hoping to build business. Then one day; the Prilosec ...
Air marshal reportedly keeps gun raised
Sep 01, 2002; ... THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PHILADELPHIA _ A federal air marshal pointed a gun towardpassengers on a flight from Atlanta to Philadelphia for about 30minutes Saturday while detaining an unruly passenger, travelers said. Passengers on Delta Flight 442 said that one marshal kept ...
Few faulty fuel pumps found
Sep 01, 2002 ... JETS: FAA isn't surprised major carriers aren't turning up problemparts. Northwest seems the most affected. By The Associated Press A day after the government called for 1,400 Boeing jets to beinspected for possibly faulty fuel pumps, major U.S. carriers saidSaturday ...
Desert festival draws 29,000
Sep 01, 2002; ... COUNTERCULTURE: Nevada celebration to torch "Burning Man" comes to an end with nomajor problems reported. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS RENO, Nev. _ Despite temperatures in the 90s, about 29,000 freespirits let their hair down Saturday at the Burning Mancounterculture festival ...
New York ordered to stop using jail as shelter
Sep 01, 2002 ... By The Associated Press NEW YORK _ The city can no longer use a former jail as a temporaryhomeless shelter, a judge ruled. State Supreme Court Justice Helen Freedman said Friday that thefacility must be vacated by Sept. 25 because of a law banning the useof barracks-style ...
Scotland Yard condemns book by Diana's bodyguard
Sep 01, 2002; ... THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON _ A tell-all book about Princes Diana by a former policebodyguard has outraged Scotland Yard and upset her mother and royalfamily members. Although several books have been written about Diana since herdeath in a Paris car crash on Aug. 31, 1997, ...
Memories of princess fade
Sep 01, 2002; ... ANNIVERSARY: Five years after her death, tributes to Diana dwindle and memorialremains unbuilt. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON _ The dazzling image of Princess Diana, once the Britishroyal family's brightest star, has begun to dim just five years afterher ...
S. Africa's poor march to get message across
Sep 01, 2002; ... U.N. FORUM: Thousands express distrust of promises by big governments onpoverty and the environment. THE NEW YORK TIMES JOHANNESBURG, South Africa _ From the top of the hill, theprotesters could see the gleaming buildings of stone and steel whereworld leaders will ...
RUSSIA
Sep 01, 2002 ... Missile downs copter in Chechnya From news services VLADIKAVKAZ _ A Russian helicopter was downed by a missile inChechnya on Saturday, killing two, officials said. The crash cameless than two weeks after a transport helicopter was brought down bya missile in the deadliest ...
McDonald's finding a beef in Mexico
Sep 01, 2002; ... ECONOMY: Tradition goes up against creation of jobs in a culturallyimportant but poor area. COPLEY NEWS SERVICE OAXACA, Mexico _ A controversy is raging in the picturesque cityof Oaxaca and it boils down to this: Can a powerful American icondestroy centuries of Indian ...
Wyatt not? Man says he's Earp's grandson
Sep 01, 2002; ... EXPOSED: Historians shoot down claim, saying the famed frontier lawman hadno children. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS RENO, Nev. _ Goldfield residents eagerly welcomed Wyatt Earp'sgrandson to the little mining town's 100th anniversary celebration,making him an honorary ...
Cruising through life without leaving home
Sep 01, 2002; ... TRAVEL: Wealthy get the opportunity to see the world from their ownapartments in this floating condo. THE NEW YORK TIMES ABOARD THE WORLD, St. Johns, Newfoundland _ Life, they say, is ajourney. But who would think to take it on a cruise ship? Billed by its ...
GERMANY
Sep 01, 2002 ... Moussaoui evidence may be withheld From news services BERLIN _ Germany has told the United States it will withholdevidence against Sept. 11 conspiracy defendant Zacarias Moussaouiunless it receives assurances that the material won't be used tosecure a death penalty against ...
Warm tribute or traffic hazard?
Sep 01, 2002; ... COURTS: Memorials along highways have devotees and detractors. A man wastried for removing some. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The family was gathered around the kitchen table, talking about aterminally ill aunt, when the conversation turned to what each wouldwant done with ...
Lawyers: Apologetic Lindh is assisting investigators
Sep 01, 2002; ... THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON _ John Walker Lindh's lawyers say he is telling federalagents everything he knows, and he wants Americans to forgive him forjoining the Taliban military. The United States would be interested in Lindh's knowledge ofother fighters he met as well ...
Prempro alternatives flood in
Sep 01, 2002; ... MEDICINE: Marketing of substitutes for popular postmenopausal drug that wasrecently challenged is in high gear. THE NEW YORK TIMES In the eight weeks since the federal government announced that ithad halted a study of a popular hormone therapy used bypostmenopausal ...
President will tackle a long to-do list
Sep 01, 2002; ... AGENDA: Legislative battles, diplomacy for the war on terrorism and fallelections fill Bush's calendar. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON _ The to-do list awaiting President Bush's return tothe White House today is as long as time is short. He wants a big new ...
FLORIDA
Sep 01, 2002 ... West Nile case not from mosquito? From news services MIAMI _ Health officials said Saturday they are investigating thepossibility that a 63-year-old man contracted West Nile virus from aheart transplant or a blood transfusion. It would be the first time such a method of ...
Dog rescued from burned-out tanker to begin new life
Sep 01, 2002; ... THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HONOLULU _ A dog rescued after 24 days stranded aboard a burned-out ship was flown first-class to Honolulu to begin what her newowner hopes will be a quiet life. Hokget, a 2-year-old mixed terrier sporting a paper flower lei,was handed over Friday to ...
SAN DIEGO
Sep 01, 2002 ... Bakersfield girl found; mom held From news services Acting on an Amber Alert tip, authorities found a missing 9-year-old Bakersfield girl Saturday and arrested her mentally disturbedmother at a highway rest stop, police said. Cierra Walden was found safe just after 8 ...
Bill to license immigrant drivers OK'd
Sep 01, 2002; ... CALIFORNIA: Davis' signature is uncertain. The governor had insisted ontougher background checks and other restrictions. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SACRAMENTO _ Lawmakers sent Gov. Gray Davis a bill Saturday thegovernor said he must have before he will grant driver's licenses ...
State works on glitches in Amber Alert system
Sep 01, 2002; ... SIGNS: Some messages about kidnappings have been unreadable. Trafficcongestion is also a factor. SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE With a spate of child abductions putting California's fledglingAmber Alert system to the test, authorities acknowledged Friday thatthere are ...
Parking attendants inhale fumes at Oscars theater
Sep 01, 2002; ... THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Three valet parking attendants were hospitalized Saturday afterinhaling carbon monoxide fumes at the $94 million Kodak Theatre, homeof the Oscars and host to the Latin Grammys in a few weeks. The carbon monoxide fumes were detected about 7:30 p.m. in ...
Holiday Closures
Sep 01, 2002; ... Monday is a federal holiday in observance of Labor Day. Thefollowing special schedule will be in effect: [] Closed: Banks, courthouses, all government and civic offices,U.S. financial markets and most banks. [] Open: Most commercial businesses, shopping malls and ...
LOS ANGELES
Sep 01, 2002 ... Bus kills woman, injures another From news services One woman was killed and another critically injured when they werehit by an MTA bus in Century City on Saturday, the Los Angeles CityFire Department reported. The accident happened about 2:15 p.m. at Little Santa ...
State wages flat for the past decade
Sep 01, 2002; ... SURVEY: The exception is government work, where increases averaged almost13 percent. LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS Most Californians' wages stagnated in the past decade while thehourly pay for the average government worker increased at a higherrate than any other industry, ...
Extra Highway Patrol officers will work to reduce holiday traffic deaths
Sep 01, 2002 ... By City News Service The California Highway Patrol will be out in force through theLabor Day weekend in an effort to avoid a repeat of the highwaycarnage that marred the same holiday last year. Labor Day weekend 2001 was the bloodiest in eight years, with 54traffic accident ...
News quiz
Sep 01, 2002; ... You read the headlines and you read the stories. Now test how muchyou remember of last week's events. Items below were reported in theDaily Breeze. Answers appear on Page A5. 1) Baseball owners and players reached a last-minute agreementFriday and averted the threat of a baseball ...
All that's left of hotel is a story
Sep 01, 2002; ... y By Dennis Johnson Like the truth about most buried treasures, the existence of theold Hermosa Beach Biltmore Hotel swimming pool hovers somewherebetween fact and fiction. Some say that a visit to Noble Park with a backhoe would answerthe decades-old question. Dig a few feet ...
Suspect arrested in Studio City bank robbery; money is recovered
Sep 01, 2002 ... By City News Service One person was arrested following a bank robbery in Studio City onSaturday, Los Angeles police said. No one was hurt in the holdup at the Bank of America branch in the12200 block ...
ASK US | Q: Pest control licenses, complaints
Sep 01, 2002; ... DAILY BREEZE Q: Pest control licenses, complaints I will be having my house "tented" in the near future. How do yougo about checking references and possible violations against acompany doing this service? ANN MORGAN Gardena You can check the complaint ...
Brian Timothy Blaney | Eugene Michael Pekich | Bernard R. Ruiz | Dorothy Marie Wright
Sep 01, 2002; ... Blaney, Brian Timothy Brian Timothy Blaney, 42, died at theGrossman Burn Center on Friday, August 23, 2002 of complications froman accident on his job with the Los Angeles Department of Water andPower. Brian, a 22 year veteran of the DWP, was well-loved andrespected by his colleagues ...