YESTERDAY IN L.A. : THREE MORE CHEERS FOR MAGIC.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") , where applicable): May 18, 1956: Before 18,000 on a Friday night at L.A.'s Wrigley Field For the former ballpark in Los Angeles, see . • • [ - an unusual place for a boxing match of this magnitude - 35-year-old Sugar Ray Robinson Noun 1. Sugar Ray Robinson - United States prizefighter who won the world middleweight championship five times and the world welterweight championship once (1921-1989) Ray Robinson, Walker Smith, Robinson regains his middleweight title against Carl ``Bobo'' Olson with a fourth-round knockout. (90). May 18, 1987: Magic Johnson is named league MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. after averaging a career-high 23.9 points for the Lakers and leading the league with 12.2 assists. May 21, 1988: The Clippers win the NBA draft lottery The NBA Draft Lottery is an annual event held by the National Basketball Association (NBA) to determine the order of the NBA Draft for that year. The teams that did not make the playoffs compete in a weighted lottery, in which teams with least amount of wins have a greater chance and five weeks later use it to pick Danny Manning out of Kansas. He would go down with a knee injury 26 games into the season. May 22, 1968: The Dodgers' Don Drysdale outduels the Cardinals' Bob Gibson 2-0 at Busch Stadium for his third straight shutout en route to his record 58-2/3 scoreless innings. May 22, 1989: Magic Johnson, who leads the Lakers to their eighth consecutive division title, earns his second regular-season MVP award, edging Michael Jordan of Chicago in the closest voting since 1981. May 22, 1990: Magic Johnson, who leads the Lakers to a 63-19 record, is named regular-season MVP for the second straight year. He's also the sixth player in NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= history to capture the award three times. Birthdays: Tuesday: Dodgers second baseman Eric Young (32), former Angels slugger Reggie Jackson (53), former Kings defenseman Marty McSorley (36) and former Kings star and current broadcaster Jim Fox (39). Wednesday: Former Los Angeles Rams fullback Cullen Bryant (48) and former Clippers coach Bill Fitch (65). Saturday: Former Dodgers and Angels pitcher Tommy John (56). CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO MAGIC JOHNSON |
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