Chris Smith

Is Chris Smith ill? In a perverse way, maybe we should hope so. What other logical reason can there be for his inconsistent play this season and his horrendous offensive play Wednesday night? The University of Connecticut defeated Boston College in its Big East opener 96-70 little thanks to Smith. Watching Smith flounder, it was hard to believe this was the same player who was MVP of last season's Big East Tournament. Check that. It was impossible to believe.

Yahoo testimony: An article in Wednesday's Section A about executives testifying on Capitol Hill about Yahoo Inc.'s role in the arrest of a Chinese journalist did not give the first name of a member of Congress who urged Yahoo to settle the case to show that it cared about the families involved. The comment was made by Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.).

Chris Smith came to Los Angeles to study writing and acting and break into the entertainment industry, which he did. But it was his work as a teacher that helped put at least two young writers on a path from South Los Angeles to Hollywood success. Smith, 46, died April 21 in San Diego after complications from cancer surgery. Smith, a Seattle native, attended USC's theater school as an undergraduate and went on to sell several screenplays, although none was produced.

After reviewing a sideline-clearing brawl between players from Miami and Florida International, officials from both schools and their conferences on Sunday announced the suspension of 31 players -- 13 from the Hurricanes, and 18 from FIU. Each suspended player must sit out his team's next game for taking part in the ugly melee that marred the teams' Saturday matchup. Miami plays at Duke on Saturday; FIU plays at Alabama on Oct. 28.

When Chris Smith was in college, he read a play by Sam Shepard and noted that the production was sponsored by the Magic Theatre. Twenty years later Smith finds himself in the middle of his second year as the acclaimed artistic director of San Francisco's renowned theater incubator. "In school I had developed this utopian vision of the Magic as a place where writers and plays were born," Smith says. Utopia needs new carpeting.

Chris Smith, who resigned as baseball coach at Loyola Marymount after leading the Lions to a West Coast Conference title and two NCAA playoff appearances in three years, was hired as a scout by the Seattle Mariners.

Yahoo testimony: An article in Wednesday's Section A about executives testifying on Capitol Hill about Yahoo Inc.'s role in the arrest of a Chinese journalist did not give the first name of a member of Congress who urged Yahoo to settle the case to show that it cared about the families involved. The comment was made by Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.).

Chris Smith, who led the Loyola Marymount baseball team to two NCAA playoff appearances in his three years as coach, has resigned. Smith, 32, compiled a record of 122-63, and took the Lions to the 48-team playoffs in 1989 and 1990. He was reportedly disenchanted with NCAA legislation that will cut back the number of games and practice times starting next season.

New baseball coaches were named Wednesday at Loyola Marymount and Pepperdine. Chris Smith, a former assistant, was promoted at Loyola, and Pepperdine hired Andy Lopez. Smith, 29, served three years under Dave Snow at Loyola. Snow resigned to coach at Cal State Long Beach. Lopez, 34, was coach at Cal State Dominguez Hills six years. He replaced Dave Gorrie, who retired after 10 years at Pepperdine.

Chris Smith came to Los Angeles to study writing and acting and break into the entertainment industry, which he did. But it was his work as a teacher that helped put at least two young writers on a path from South Los Angeles to Hollywood success. Smith, 46, died April 21 in San Diego after complications from cancer surgery. Smith, a Seattle native, attended USC's theater school as an undergraduate and went on to sell several screenplays, although none was produced.

When Chris Smith was in college, he read a play by Sam Shepard and noted that the production was sponsored by the Magic Theatre. Twenty years later Smith finds himself in the middle of his second year as the acclaimed artistic director of San Francisco's renowned theater incubator. "In school I had developed this utopian vision of the Magic as a place where writers and plays were born," Smith says. Utopia needs new carpeting.

The Blue Monster's signature hole has teeth again. And they're sharper than ever. Just about everyone struggled on the beefed-up 18th hole in the first round of the Ford Championship at Doral on Thursday. Chris Smith was nine under par after 17 holes, but he closed with a double bogey for a seven-under 65 and a one-shot lead over Joe Durant at Miami. Phil Mickelson, Retief Goosen and Scott Verplank were two shots back. Smith, Mickelson and Verplank all found the water on the par-four 18th.

Chris Smith wrapped up two long journeys with a breakthrough victory in the Buick Classic. Smith, 33, playing the last of six consecutive tournaments, won his first PGA Tour title Sunday, shooting a one-under-par 71 for a two-stroke victory. "It's an awesome feeling," said Smith, tears welling in his eyes as he walked off the 18th green. "I've struggled all year. My putter held me in there." Smith had a 12-under 272 total on the Westchester Country Club's West Course. The five-time Buy.

Chris Smith became interested in the subject matter of his latest project, "Home Movie," about 10 years ago. "I went to visit an artist in Georgia named Howard Finster," Smith recalls. "He had a thing called Paradise Garden, and we went to visit his house and were completely taken with the world that he had created." To his wish list of "must-do" films, Smith added "a film about people that have created universes that they [also] live in."

75th Tournament * Where: Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades. * When: Today through Sunday. * Schedule: Today--First round, 7 a.m. Friday--Second round, 7 a.m. Saturday--Third round, 8 a.m. Sunday--Fourth round, 8 a.m. * Prize money: $3.4 million. Winner's share: $612,000. * Defending champion: Kirk Triplett. * Television: Today and Friday, 4-6 p.m., USA (delayed); Saturday and Sunday, noon-3 p.m., Channel 2.

Much lies behind the Tower of London's mustached Beefeaters, cobblestone lanes and ravens, including Ted Smith and son, armorers, who preserve an ancient craft from extinction. The two Royal Armory craftsmen and five assistants restore and conserve the 40,000 pieces of armor in the Tower collection. Smith, 62, will retire in 1992 and is passing on his knowledge of making and repairing armor to his 26-year-old son, Christopher.

Glendale College's Sal Velasco could not help but be nervous. With Glendale trailing Moorpark, 7-6, and 20 seconds left, the sophomore kicker ran onto the muddy Moorpark field and prepared for a 19-yard field-goal attempt. Velasco had been denied an extra-point attempt earlier in the game when the ball slipped through holder Chris Smith's hands and bounced away.

After a generation of spurts and starts, the British film industry is firing on all cylinders. A backlash against Hollywood blockbusters has contributed to successful runs of modestly budgeted British movies such as "Sense and Sensibility," "Trainspotting" and "The Full Monty." Although British talent has always enjoyed Oscar recognition, recent commercial successes have got the new Labor government thinking of ways to expand its movie-making machinery.

Chris (Hammer) Smith works hard. Friday night at El Matador, the blues specialist delivered a 90-minute first set that ranged from a Little Walter Jacobs slow ballad to Joe Zawinul's funky "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy." Along the way, he injected vim and vigor, not to mention plenty of body language, into every number he and his quartet played. Occasionally that gusto got out of hand, as on the closing "Goin' Down."