LOS ANGELES — Despite decades spent playing sober commanders and serious captains, Leslie Nielsen insisted that he was always made for comedy. He proved it in his career’s second act. “Surely you can’t be serious,” an airline passenger says to Nielsen in “Airplane!” the 1980 hit that turned the actor from dramatic leading man to comic star. “I am serious,” Nielsen replies. “And don’t call me Shirley.” The line was probably his most famous – and a perfect distillation of his career.
Chace Stanback, above, had 17 points and seven rebounds as UNLV defeated Virginia Tech 71-59 tonight in the championship of the 76 Classic in Anaheim, Calif. Stanback was named the tourney’s MVP.
Drawn to the colorfully lighted gazebo, two small children tore past us at full throttle and leaped up the short set of stairs. Pressing their noses against the cold outside surface of the glass, they looked as if, could they only push hard enough, they might be magically transformed to become part of the life-sized diorama scene within. Inside, time had frozen a quintessential holiday living room, complete with Santa Claus who appeared to be finishing up his delivery to this home. Taking center stage was a traditionally trimmed tree, with red and gold glass balls and ribbons with the lower limbs protectively covering festively wrapped gifts.
Legacy’s Latia Matthews is “trying to own” the paint every time she steps on the basketball court.
There is a big problem with this theory about Bobby Hauck building his UNLV football program in the same manner Brady Hoke has at San Diego State: It doesn’t make sense.
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Senior guard Malcolm Delaney is one of the nation’s top players, and he stars for Virginia Tech, which comes from college basketball’s most respected conference.
OMAHA, Neb. — Chase Clement turned in an award-winning performance Saturday in leading the Locomotives to their second straight United Football League championship.
On Friday night at the MGM Grand Garden, Roger Waters played, in its entirety, “The Wall,” the charred-black rock opera from his former band, stadium rock progressives Pink Floyd.
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