U S swimmers break records and Olympic dreams rise
U S swimmers Caulkins and Steinseifer clinch top spots as world records and American records fall. Caulkins shatters her American mark in the 400 meter freestyle, while Gross sets another world best in the 200 free. Gymnast Li and gymnast teammates reach new peaks, and U S soccer history grows with a 60 year first win at Stanford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Lundquist
Carpenter-Phinney
Boulder
Colo
Davis Phinney
Twigg
Nadia Comaneci
Comaneci
Romania
Montreal
Mitch Gaylord
van Nuys
Calif
Peter Vidmar
Los Angeles
United States
China
U.S
Abie Grossfeld
Xu Haifeng
Wang Yifu
Ragnar Skanaker
Dodger rookie near perfect in shutout of Reds
Orel Hershiser, fresh off a sweeping month, retired the first 23 Cincinnati batters and finished with a two-hit 1-0 shutout as the Dodgers beat the Reds. He has four shutouts this month and has cut his ERA significantly while piling ups string of strong starts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Orel Hershiser
Hershiser
Cincinnati
Reds
Los Angeles
Phillies
Expos
Len Matuszek
von Hayes
Philadelphia Cardinals
Pirates
George Hendrick
Cardinals
Padres 9 Astros 0 Lollar throws two-hitter in shutout
Tim Lollar ends four-game skid with a two-hit shutout for San Diego as Garry Templeton adds his first career grand slam. Cubs top Mets 5-3 after a doubleheader sweep, Braves beat Giants 4-3 on Dale Murphy’s 24th homer and Gene Garber’s save. In AL, Twins fall short but Lysander's double play helps tie. White Sox beat Yankees 5-4, Harold Baines drives four hits, Baines ties game with two-run shot in fifth. Royals defeat Brewers 5-1 with two RBIs from Sheridan and Brett while Gubicza earns win. Mariners top A’s 4-1 behind Moore, Henderson and Phelps homer. Tigers stun Red Sox 3-0 as Wilcox goes eight. Blue Jays rally past Rangers 6-2 with Mulliniks delivering go-ahead single in eighth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Padres
Astros
Tim Lollar
Garry Templeton
Cubs
Mets
New York
Braves
Giants
Dale Murphy
Gene Garber
Minnesota
Ron Davis
Len Whitehouse
Wild
Twins
Rick Lysander
Bobby Grich
White Sox
Yankees
Harold Baines
Ron Reed
Chicago
Royals
Brewers
Pat Sheridan
George Brett
Mark Gubicza
Milwaukee
Mariners
Athletics
Mike Moore
Dave Henderson
Ken Phelps
Tigers
Red Sox
Matt Wilcox
Boston
Blue Jays
Rangers
Rance Mulliniks
ABC's taped finish mars Olympics coverage cult scene
ABC bungled live drama by pre announcing a swimming record during the cycling finale. Viewers faced a taped finish and saw the race deprioritized as the network jumped between sports and celebrity cutaways. The opening ceremonies drew high ratings but failed to capture LA atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
ABC
al Michaels
Michael Gross
West Germany
Gross
Mike Heath
Jeff Float
Canada
Steve Bauer
United States
Alex Grewal
Los Angeles
Also Mentioned on This Page
California Hills
Saratoga
Hogshead
Jacksonville
Fla
Annemarie Verstappen
Netherlands
University of Southern California
Steinseifer
Caulkins
Nashville
Tenn
Suzanne Landells
Australia
Petra Schneider
East Germany
Jonesboro
Victor Davis
Moffet
Peter Evans
Elyria
Kaleidoscope Athletic Club
South Park
Butch Jackson
Eclster James
Wayne Ross
Steve Lundquist
Dodger
Abc-Tv
Grewal
Bauer
Eric Heiden
Tracy Caulkins
Right Insurance Company
Transamerica Insurance
Transamerica
Humphrey Cavagna
Mem
Bread St
Ohio
Ag Tt Es Tire Ra
Arriva
Eagle G.T. Is
Eee
Vier
Rcce
Sale Arice
Fogle ST
Ted Sam
Suk
Wrangler Beas
Wrangler Radel & 3D
Wrangler Racal & Sow
N. Main
WeHington
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!