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Focuses on the soccer coaching career of Tom Simpson. His coaching of youth-league and amateur teams, from the Toreadors to San Francisco United to the All Blacks and currently to the San Francisco Bay Seals of United Systems of Independent Soccer Leagues (USISL); The Seals record against Major League Soccer (MLS) teams; How MLS champion D.C. United is the Seals' next opponent on September 3, 1997.

Focuses on Abdirizak Mohamud, a junior at Boston English High School who won the Foot Locker National High School Cross-Country Championship in San Diego, California in December 1996. The pivotal role played by his coach, Tony DaRocha; Somalia, his native land; His background in track; His other achievements; DaRocha's success at Boston English.

Concentrates on the use of mass mailing to recruit basketball players at the University of Southern California. The practice started by George Raveling; Amount of letters sent; Comments from college basketball player Michael McDonald on letters he received.

Focuses on actions by Charles Young, chancellor of UCLA, regarding tickets to the Rose Bowl game. Admission that he had given approval for UCLA booster Angelo Mazzone III to buy a large number of tickets in exchange for a $100,000 contribution to the university.

Discusses how the golf caddies at the Saint Andrews golf course in Scotland were able to beat the caddies from Pebble Beach Golf Links in California in a golf tournament at Saint Andrews. The combination of alcohol and bad weather helping the Scots to victory.

Presents reactions from around the world to Mark McGwire's 62nd home run during the 1998 baseball season, which broke Roger Maris' record of 61, set in 1961. How the Hollywood Wax Museum melted down a statue of Roger Maris to make one of McGwire; The gas station in Michigan which lowered its price to 62.9 cents per gallon; The 149 people in Missouri who chose the number 0, 6 and 2 in the Missouri Pick-3 lottery; Other reactions.

Focuses on the relationship between Fresno State University president John Welty and basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian. How Tarkanian has peopled his roster with criminals and drug abusers, yet Welty extended his contract through 1999 with options to renew through 2000-01; The March 15, 1998 segment on the television news show `60 Minutes' on the school's team; The arrests of players Avondre Jones and Kenny Brunner; How Welty responded to the incident.

Focuses on the dispute between Denise DeBartolo York and her brother, former San Francisco 49ers chairman, Eddie DeBartolo over ownership of the San Francisco 49ers football team. How the dispute has thrown the San Francisco organization into disarray and cast doubt on the construction of a new stadium that was barely approved; How National Football League (NFL) Commissioner Paul Tagliabue will try to resolve the situation.

Profiles Eric Heiden, the United States speed skater who won five gold medals in the 1980 Olympics. His work as a orthopedic surgeon at the University of California at Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California in 1998; His role on the medical staffs for the Sacramento Kings and the Sacramento Monarchs, the city's professional basketball teams; What the Olympic gold medals mean to Heiden; Why Heiden is glad of the anonymity he has in California.

Previews the 2005 Summer X Games in Los Angeles, California. Profile of athletes that will compete in the games, including Eddy Seel in the Moto X Supercross, Dane Reynolds in surfing, and Ryan Nyquist in BMX Freestyle.

Presents the achievements of several amateur athletes in the United States. Roger Kish, a senior at Lapeer West High, set national records for career victories (252) and consecutive victories (223) and won his fourth state wrestling championship. Rosanna Delurgio, a sophomore at UC San Diego, won the 100-and 200-yard breaststroke at the NCAA Division II swimming championships, in 1:02.37 and 2:15.84, respectively. Austin Johnson, a sophomore guard for the Palo Duro High basketball team, averaged 23.5 points per game and was named All-District 3-4A player of the year. Katie Agey, a first-grader at St. Anthony's, won the 44-pound elementary division at the U.S. girls' wrestling championships. Nick Metakes, a senior at Spruce Creek High, became the first high school weightlifter in Florida to clear 400 pounds in the clean and jerk, winning the 238-pound division at the Class 2A championships. Jeni Boesel, a senior guard for the Brewster High basketball team, finished her high school career with 2,728 points, the third-highest total in state history. Ryan Lobban, a senior lefthander at St. Joseph Regional High, set a state record for a seven-inning game, striking out 21 in a no-hitter.

Surely the most startling thing about the sports landscape -- at first glance -- is that the king of all leagues, the National Football League (NFL), has no team in America's second-largest market, Los Angeles (Calif.). Since attendance woes made the Los Angeles Raiders and the Los Angeles Rams bolt for Oakland and St. Louis, respectively, L.A. has supported two hockey teams, two baseball teams and two basketball teams but has only a great void where there once was pro football. Last week NFL owners voted to spend $10 million to explore the development of a 157-acre plot in the south L.A. suburb of Carson for a football-only stadium. But why? Three pro teams (Chargers, Raiders, Rams) have failed in L.A. since 1960. There is also evidence that anything but a consistent winner in L.A. would hurt the NFL in future negotiations with Fox and CBS. Currently, with no hometown teams, L.A. fans get three marquee network games every Sunday.

Mentions the simulcast of the Las Vegas Bowl football game between the University of Utah and Fresno State University on Animal Planet and ESPN2 by a Utah cable company.

Focuses on the victory of the University of California, Berkeley over Clemson University in the 1999 National Invitational Tournament. Inability of the team to advance to the 64-team National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) basketball tournament; Role of Geno Carlisle in the win; Increased support of the team from alumni.

Focuses on the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) Bruins. Their jokes about the University of Southern California (USC); How Los Angeles, California football fans have little to cheer about since the National Football League's Rams left for St. Louis and the Bruins had a subpar 1996 season.

Reports the move of the Association of Volleyball Professionals' 1997 Manhattan Beach (California) Open to nearby Hermosa Beach. Protests by residents about noise and overcrowding.

Announces that Stanford University defeated the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) to become the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's volleyball champions for 1997. The reaction from UCLA's players and coaching staff.

Covers the announcement by Earl Woods, father of golfer Tiger Woods, that he and his wife will turn their home into an historical monument as an inspiration to young people. The location of the home in Cypress, California.

Discusses the success of the California Maritime Academy basketball team in the early part of the 1997 season. Their coach, Dan Dion; The team name, the Keelhaulers; Their poor showing during the 1995-1996 season; The record-breaking losing streak of the Rutgers-Camden men's basketball team.

Tells of the success of the college football team at Menlo College in California in 1996. The team's previous lack of success at the small college; The turnaround under former Dallas Cowboy Doug Cosbie who attended Menlo.

Suggests that athletes from the University of California/Los Angeles (UCLA) would have won ten gold medals at the 1996 Olympics if they had competed as a nation. Number of gold medals won by athletes from UCLA in the Olympics.

Explains how students at the University of California, Davis, voted in April 1994 to raise student fees to offset the projected budget cuts for sports. Sports that would have been eliminated next year; Speculation on the impact of the students' action.

States that the consumption of alcoholic beverages has been banned from World Cup matches in the Rose Bowl...except in executive or private suites and the press box.

Points out major league money headaches in youth baseball as Evans Sporting Goods (Garden Grove, California) and Major League Baseball sue each other over Evans' sales of uniforms bearing big league names and logos to Little League and Pony League squads. Details of the disagreement.

Discusses the advantage the Sacramento Gold Miners, the Canadian Football League's (CFL) first U.S. franchise, should have due to U.S. labor laws. U.S. labor law forbidding CFL rule that no more than 17 of a team's 37 players be U.S.-trained; Advantage of having an all-American team; More.

Discusses the L.A. Marathon following the riots in Los Angeles, California in the spring of 1992. Sticking to the usual course; Efforts of Rebuild L.A., an organization dedicated to increasing economic involvement in the city; Field of runners and number of fans at the race.

Focuses on the sport Cowboy Action Shooting in which people fire single-shot guns at metal targets. Popularity of the sport; Sponsorship by the Single Action Shooting Society; Details of the world finals held in Norco, California called End of Trail.

Presents a chart showing the four college football teams in the Bowl Championship Series standings as of November 9, 1998. The win loss percentage of each team's opponents and the opponents of each team's opponents; Kansas State University; University of California at Los Angeles; Ohio State University; University of Tennessee.

Discusses the waves at Maverick's, an offshore area in Half Moon Bay near San Francisco, California, where the waves can reach between 20 and 50 feet high. Efforts of Jeff Clark to organize the Quiksilver's Men Who Ride Mountains surfing contest at Maverick's; Dangers that the waves at Maverick's pose; Surfer Mark Foo, who died at Maverick's in 1994.

Reports on the Halloween festivities planned for the night before the Marlboro 500 race at the California Speedway in 1998. Drivers who plan on dressing up and participating in the events.

Reports on swimmer Lenny Krayzelburg. Details about his childhood; His contributions to the United States men's swimming team; How he performed at the University of Southern California (USC).