Ex-Fox owner Davis dies
Marvin H. Davis, a billionaire who amassed his fortune through
well-timed deals in the oil and entertainment industries, died Saturday at
his home in Beverly Hills, a family spokesman said. He was 79.
Davis died of natural causes, said the spokesman, Michael Sitrick.
Friends said that Davis, who was 6 feet 4 inches tall and weighed 300
pounds, had long suffered from heart trouble, back pain, diabetes and other
effects of morbid obesity. ...[MORE]
Mom leaves legacy of love
WEST HILLS -- She loved her family, going to the beach, playing
volleyball and gardening.
And her final words to her older sister, Lisa, were to enjoy every minute
in life because each one is precious. ...[MORE]
Manager stabbed to death
PACOIMA -- A dispute over the purchase of beer
led to the beating and stabbing death of a 49-year-old convenience-store
manager on Osborne Street, police said Saturday.
One man was arrested, and police were looking for a second suspect in
the killing of manager Gill Ajmer Singh, 49, of Sylmar. ...[MORE]
• Just how old is too old to safely get behind the wheel?
• And it all started with pots and pans
• Parents of teen arrested after party gets raucous
• Back by popular demand
Half-cooked
![]() USC: STANFORD -- As he walked off the field
at halftime, USC coach Pete Carroll knew Stanford's Buddy Teevens
outcoached him. At least that's what he was told by the screaming
fans.
"Those guys in the tunnel thought so," Carroll said. "I sure
heard them at halftime. I turned to someone and said, 'This is just
like New England.' " Photo Gallery: USC vs. Stanford ...[MORE]
Confidence lost? Not with these Trojans
Kevin Modesti: STANFORD -- So much for any hope that
USC's close-call victory over Stanford was a humbling experience for
the nation's top-ranked college football team, an eye-opener for an
undefeated group that might have been feeling invincible, a useful
lesson in the dangers of leaving it all to the second half. ...[MORE]
Dodgers set up for a loss
Dodgers: SAN FRANCISCO -- If there was any
lingering doubt on the part of the Dodgers' brain trust as to Yhency
Brazoban's readiness for the primary setup role, it apparently had
vanished by Saturday. Photo Gallery: Dodgers ...[MORE]
• Angels bring their 'A' game
• Playing mind games
• Victory conjures up spirit of 2002 team
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Getting back into the swing of things
It doesn't seem long ago that Robert
Fick was an All-Star for the Detroit Tigers. It only feels that way
now.
Two years ago, Fick batted .270 with 17 home runs for the Tigers
and then had success with the Atlanta Braves, who won their 12th
consecutive division title last year. ...[MORE]
Loyola runs its winning streak to 11 games
Loyola of Los Angeles won its 11th
consecutive game dating back to last season with a 42-7 nonleague
victory at La Quinta on Saturday night.
Loyola (3-0), the defending Southern Section Div. I champion,
scored 42 unanswered points against La Quinta (0-3) to overcome a
second-quarter deficit. ...[MORE]
• COC responds with rout
• Big call, big run give Birmingham big win
Daily Chatter | Athletes of the week | Local Watch | Upon Further Review | MORE IN PREP SPORTS >>
Proposed condo complex would include retail space
WOODLAND HILLS -- Scott Dinovitz sees the
concept of mixing retail and residential space work in other places and
wonders why not here.
He, and his partners, are about to find out. ...[MORE]
Financing college
![]() Mitzey Ramos knew early on that affording a college
education would be just as challenging as the academics.
As an incoming freshman at California State University, Northridge, she had to
grow up a little faster than the average student. When her peers were engrossed in Greek life, she was studying interest rates. ...[MORE]
• A movie mogul without a studio
• Hiring help from way out of town
• WGA, west, keeps top leaders
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Close to the flame
If you're going to make the first big movie about firefighters since
the World Trade Center attacks, you're going to make it very, very carefully.
And not just because "Ladder 49," starring Joaquin Phoenix and John
Travolta, used real fire on set rather than the safe, computer-generated
kind. Set in Baltimore and assisted every step of the way by members of
that city's fabled fire department, "Ladder" also boasts an ensemble that
went through fire academy training and clocked time in actual station houses.
But sensibility was as much on everyone's mind as physical safety, if not more so. ...[MORE]
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