Fans can once again chant 'Beat L.A.'

Thanks to USA Today's Michael Hiestand for digging up that one. . . .

Attention, Jerry West: Sandy Koufax is scheduled to play in the Travelers Celebrity Pro-Am on Wednesday at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Conn. . . .

Maybe next year, West can convince the reclusive ex-Dodger to play in the pro-am at the Northern Trust Open. . . .

All three quarterbacks taken in the first round of the NFL draft -- Matthew Stafford of the Detroit Lions, Mark Sanchez of the New York Jets and Josh Freeman of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers -- are expected to contend for starting positions this season. . . .

Mary Lou Retton, Edwin Moses and dozens of other veterans of the 1984 Olympics are scheduled to gather for a gala 25th-anniversary celebration of the Los Angeles Games on July 18 at the Coliseum -- and the public is invited. . . .

Information: (213) 482-6352 or The84Games.com. . . .

Johnny Ruettiger, a freshman outfielder who helped Arizona State reach the College World Series, is a nephew of Rudy Ruettiger, a former football walk-on at Notre Dame and subject of the 1993 film "Rudy." . . .

Corked bats weren't enough of an edge for Sammy Sosa? . . .

After Pascal Dupuis of the Pittsburgh Penguins showed up at this week's victory parade with fresh ink on his back to commemorate the team's Stanley Cup championship, blogger Stan Wyshynski noted, "Unlike Dupuis in the majority of the playoffs, a new tattoo shouldn't be scratched." . . .

Reader Rudy Silva of Brea doubts this record will ever be topped: In a 1999 game at Dodger Stadium, Fernando Tatis of the St. Louis Cardinals hit two grand slams in one inning. . . .

Chan Ho Park, victimized by both, undoubtedly remembers. . . .

Bill Laimbeer, David Greenwood and USC's John Lambert and Bill Boyd were among the high school and college basketball stars who portrayed Sleestak lizard men in the 1970s TV series "Land of the Lost," recently remade into a film starring Will Ferrell. . . .

Notes Boyd: "They wanted tall guys with no talent."

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