TOP OF THE LINEUP : TUESDAY'S SCORES.World Series N.Y. Yankees 6, Atlanta 5 (10 inn.) (Yankees lead series 3-0) NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there Kings 5, Washington 2 Vancouver 5, Philadelphia 2 Atlanta 2, Calgary 1 Edmonton 3, Phoenix 1 BASEBALL DODGERS TV SHAKEUP shake·up n. A thorough, often drastic reorganization, as of the personnel in a business or government. Noun 1. shakeup : KTLA KTLA KCBS TV in Los Angeles Channel 5 has decided to replace Ross Porter with Rick Monday on the play-by-play team with Vin Scully for its 50 Dodgers telecasts next season, according to sources. Since the station pays Fox $15 million annually in rights fees, it can make the change without the team's approval, sources said. Porter, who has a year left on his Dodgers broadcasting contract, is expected to remain on Fox Sports West 2's 80-plus game schedule to do the middle innings. Porter was not available for comment Tuesday. Calls to KTLA were not returned. Tom Hoffarth BASKETBALL NO 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 FOR WALTON'S SON: Chris Walton, the youngest son of Hall of Famer Bill Walton, has turned down a scholarship offer from UCLA and orally committed to play for coach Steve Fisher at San Diego State. ``I have explored all my options and know it is the best place for me,'' the 6-foot-8 Walton told the San Diego Union-Tribune. Walton is a senior at University High in San Diego. His father led UCLA to two national championships before starring in the NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= . ``I'm sure my dad would have been extremely happy had I chosen UCLA, but I also know he would never want me to be someplace some·place adv. & n. Somewhere: "I didn't care where I was from so long as it was someplace else" Garrison Keillor. See Usage Note at everyplace. I wasn't happy,'' Chris Walton said. ``He has always wanted us to make our own decisions.'' GOLF CRASH SCARES DALY DALY Disability Adjusted Life-Years : John Daly has come to peace with many things, but he might never fly again. While Daly says he rarely drinks or gambles since the pressure to abstain was lifted, his fear of flying was intensified by the accident that killed Payne Stewart. ``You expect some other kind of plane to go down before a Lear,'' Daly said. ``It was the only plane that I really felt safe in because of all of the safety features that it had. It was just like it was crash-proof.'' Instead of taking a one-hour flight, Daly drove more than six hours from Dallas to Mississippi for this week's Southern Farm Bureau Classic. ``I'm really not even wanting to get on a plane to go anywhere right now,'' Daly said. FOOTBALL TAKING THE BLAME: Stung by criticism that he was blaming the seniors for USC's subpar sub·par adj. 1. Not measuring up to traditional standards of performance, value, or production. 2. Below par in a hole, round, or game of golf. season, Trojans coach Paul Hackett says he's always been willing to accept responsibility for the team's struggles. |
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