BRIEFLY: ALI-FRAZIER RIVALRY SHIFTS TO DAUGHTERS.Get set for Ali-Frazier IV. Three decades after Joe Frazier
Muhammad Ali, 1769?–1849, pasha of Egypt after 1805. He was a common soldier who rose to leadership by his military skill and political acumen. in the first of their three memorable bouts, their sparring daughters said they will rekindle re·kin·dle tr.v. re·kin·dled, re·kin·dling, re·kin·dles 1. To relight (a fire). 2. To revive or renew: rekindled an old interest in the sciences. the long rivalry. Laila Ali Laila Ali (born December 30, 1977 in Miami Beach) is the daughter of Muhammad Ali and his third wife Veronica Porsche Ali. She was their second child and is the most famous of the nine children born to Muhammad Ali. She is a professional boxer. will fight Jacqui Frazier in June - perhaps even on Father's Day - promoters said Wednesday at Turning Stone Casino in Verona, N.Y., where Laila made her professional debut 16 months ago. COLLEGE FOOTBALL: UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX coach Bob Toledo Bob Toledo (born March 4, 1946, in San Jose, California) is an American football coach, recently hired as head coach at Tulane University. He is best-known as the thirteenth head coach at UCLA. said he could make a decision by Monday on who he will hire as offensive coordinator and hinted it would be someone on his staff. One person it won't be is Toledo. ``The more and more I talk to people, it would be so difficult to be the coordinator,'' he said. ``I do want to be involved in the defense and special teams. I'm not going to put in more time (on offense), but I'll be actively involved there." - Billy Witz BASEBALL: Pepperdine's Jay Adams and Woody Cliffords were named West Coast Conference pitcher and player of the week, respectively. Adams threw 11 scoreless innings and recorded a save in wins over Cal State Fullerton and Nevada. Cliffords (El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
--Notre Dame High of Sherman Oaks product Matt Cunningham made the most of his first collegiate baseball at-bat Tuesday. The Rice University freshman catcher drove in two runs with a double in the seventh-ranked Owls' 8-3 win over Sam Houston State. HORSE RACING: Wake the Tiger edged Lily's Lad by a nose in the $60,000 feature race at Santa Anita. Ridden by Garrett Gomez, Wake the Tiger covered 1 1/8 miles on the turf course in 1:47 3-5 and paid $11.20, $5.60 and $3.80. The victory, worth $36,000, increased Wake the Tiger's career earnings to $96,960, with four wins in nine starts. - Daily News Wire Services |
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