YESTERDAY IN L.A. : 15 YEARS AGO TODAY, KAREEM GIVES WILT THE SKY HOOK.Byline: - Tom Hoffarth As the year 2000 approaches, here's a look at some of the interesting anniversaries that will occur this week in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. sports history (followed by the ranking of the event from the book ``Unforgettable: The 100 Greatest Moments in Los Angeles Sports History'' in parenthesis parenthesis: see punctuation. The left parenthesis "(" and right parenthesis ")" are used to delineate one expression from another. For example, in the query list for size="34" and (color = "red" or color ="green") , if applicable): April 5, 1984: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar For the football player, see . Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr. on April 16, 1947) is a retired American professional basketball player and current assistant coach. passes Wilt Chamberlain Wilton Norman "Wilt" Chamberlain (August 21, 1936–October 12, 1999), nicknamed Wilt the Stilt and The Big Dipper, was an American professional National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball player for the Philadelphia / San Francisco Warriors, the on the NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= career points list with his 31,420th point against Utah in a game before 18,359 in Las Vegas. It comes on a familiar 14-foot, right-handed sky hook, off a pass from Magic Johnson. (57) April 7, 1987: Dodgers general manager Al Campanis makes his ill-fated remarks about African-Americans on ABC's ``Nightline.'' April 9, 1981: The Dodgers call on rookie Fernando Valenzuela to pitch on opening day when Jerry Reuss is injured. The 20-year-old rookie comes through with a 2-0 win over Houston - and Fernandomania is born. Five weeks later, he'll be 8-0 with four shutouts and a 0.50 ERA. April 10, 1962: Dodger Stadium, costing $18 million, is opened to the Dodgers. They lose 6-3 to Cincinnati in front of 52,564 in the stadium's debut. The Los Angeles Angels played their first game there seven days later and remained tenants until 1965. When the Angels played there, it was referred to as Chavez Ravine. Did you know: It was designed by architect Emil Praeger to be expandable to 85,000 seats. April 10, 1982: ``The Miracle On Manchester'': The Kings come back from a third-period 5-0 deficit to thump the defending Stanley Cup champion and Wayne Gretzky-led Edmonton Oilers 6-5 in overtime, winning Game 3 of their best-of-five opening-round series at the Forum. Steve Bozek's backhander back·hand n. 1. Sports a. A stroke or motion, as of a racket, made with the back of the hand facing outward and the arm moving forward. b. A pass or shot in hockey made with the back of the blade of the stick. with five seconds left ties it in regulation; Daryl Evans' 30-foot slapshot in 2:35 of OT wins it. The Kings go on to win the series in five games. (48) April 11, 1990: In Mark Langston's first start with the Angels, he combines with Mike Witt on a 1-0 no-hitter against Seattle at Anaheim Stadium. Birthdays: Sunday: Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Red Sox are a member and currently champions of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball’s American League. From to the present, the Red Sox have played in Fenway Park. and former Cleveland High star pitcher Bret Saberhagen (35). |
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