A SIDEWAYS GLANCE : ONE STREAK EXTENDED, ANOTHER ONE BROKEN AND, FINALLY, A SUPER BOWL SHOW.

Byline: Tom Hoffarth

As the year 2000 approaches, this space highlights important dates in Los Angeles sports history over the last century:

Jan. 19, 1998: Chick Hearn broadcasts his 3,000th straight game for the Lakers.

Jan. 19, 1974: UCLA's winning streak - the longest in college basketball history - is snapped at 88 games when Notre Dame comes back from an 11-point deficit with less than four minutes to play and edges the Bruins 71-70.

Jan. 20, 1980: Los Angeles' only appearance in a Super Bowl - and the first time a team had a so-called home-field advantage.

In Super Bowl XIV before 103,985 at the Rose Bowl, the Rams scrambled to take a 13-10 halftime lead. They managed a 19-17 lead going into the final quarter.

But game MVP Terry Bradshaw's 73-yard pass TD to John Stallworth finally broke them. After a Franco Harris 1-yard TD run (set up by a Bradshaw-to-Stallworth 45-yard pass), Pittsburgh had a 31-19 victory and its fourth Super Bowl title.

Former USC star Lynn Swann also had a 47-yard TD catch from Bradshaw that gave the Steelers a 17-13 lead just minutes into the second half.

Here's a trivia question: Who threw the Rams' only touchdown pass in the game? It was Lawrence McCutcheon, on a halfback option, for 24 yards to Ron Smith. Vince Ferragamo, who stepped in at midseason for the injured Pat Haden, completed 15 of 25 for 212 yards but was picked off three times.

Birthdays this week: Saturday: Former USC and Rams quarterback Pat Haden (46).

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