Mike Kelly

Arizona State outfielder Mike Kelly, a graduate of Los Alamitos High, was named a first-team NCAA Division I All-American by the American Baseball Coaches Assn. Utah's Mike Edwards, a sophomore third baseman from Valencia High, was named to the second team, as was Cal State Long Beach designated hitter Scott Talanoa, who attended Orange Coast College. The Division I player of the year was third baseman Scott Stahoviak of Creighton.

For Mike Kelly, talking about the weather is anything but shooting the breeze. As president and chief executive of the Weather Channel Cos., Kelly oversees a cable network in nearly every one of the 100-million cable homes in the country; weather.com, a website with more than 40 million monthly visitors; and the second most popular smartphone app behind Facebook. Annual revenues are north of $500 million. In other words, your rainy day is his cash cow. The Weather Channel, which turns 29 on Monday, was initially a hard sell.

They formed arguably the greatest college outfield of their time, and possibly for generations to come. Even in the long and distinguished history of Arizona State baseball, that cradle of major league talent that produced some of the finest players in the game, no three outfielders with their ability and potential played side by side like they did. Perhaps no three others will ever again.

Re "Police Lose Ground in Contract Battle," Dec. 27: Thank you, once again, for taking note of the ludicrous situation faced by the officers of the Huntington Beach Police Department. Your article tries to summarize the issues in the most recent conflict between city management and the Huntington Beach Police Officers Assn., but there is much more to the story. Readers may be left with the impression that it is all about money. They may look at the close figures quoted in your article and wonder if the officers are being reasonable.

Watch Mike Kelly run. Watch him hit. Or catch. Or throw. Kelly doesn't run as much as he floats, like Carl Lewis in mid-flight of an Olympic 100 meters, sprinting to first base. His bat seems so light in his hands when he slaps an outside pitch into right field for a single. He catches the ball smoothly, effortlessly snapping his glove shut, the ball tucked safely inside. Kelly's right arm whips the ball into the infield in a blur.

Center fielder Mike Kelly of Arizona State has been named the Sporting News' college baseball player of the year.

Arizona State sophomore outfielder Mike Kelly was selected Thursday as Player of the Year by Baseball America magazine. Kelly, a 6-foot-4, 195-pound graduate of Los Alamitos High School, hit .376 with 21 homers and 82 runs batted in. "Mike Kelly may be as good a player as any who has come out of Arizona State, and they have had some terrific players through the years," said Allan Simpson, Baseball America's editor. "I have no doubt that if he were eligible this year, he'd be the No.

Arizona State center fielder Mike Kelly has been named The Sporting News' college baseball player of the year, the publication said today. Kelly is the ninth player from Arizona State to be selected for the award. A sophomore, he hit .376 with 21 home runs, 82 RBIs and 230 stolen bases this season. Chal Port of The Citadel was selected the college baseball coach of the year. His team posted a school-record 46 victories, including a winning streak of 26 games.

Brian Gross is anything but lost in his keenly focused, wildly naughty multimedia musical "If I Were Lost" at Highways, about the ultimate antihero--a lustful gay druggie named Bill (Blaine Cotton). Bill is ostensibly looking for inner peace in the desert but is distracted by his abundant cravings for sexual encounters and drugs. His first temptation is a black leather boy-toy named Dante (Joe Decker), who takes pleasure in stealing away other men's boyfriends.

Perhaps no one was happier to hear the name of the new coach than the former coach. Bob Richards was elated with the news that Thousand Oaks High has hired Mike Kelly to replace him as football coach. Kelly has been part of the Lancer football staff for 12 seasons, the past two as a varsity assistant to Richards. Richards resigned as head football coach in January. The school announced that he wanted to spend more time with his family and that he might be an assistant under the new coach.

On feeling the charge from the crack of the bat, Mike Kelly raced from the batter's box in long, fluid strides, rounded first base gracefully and eased into second as he had countless times before. This time, though, the moment was special, worth savoring. The Atlanta Braves' rookie left fielder from Los Alamitos High had just notched his first major league hit in his second at-bat of the regular season.

They formed arguably the greatest college outfield of their time, and possibly for generations to come. Even in the long and distinguished history of Arizona State baseball, that cradle of major league talent that produced some of the finest players in the game, no three outfielders with their ability and potential played side by side like they did. Perhaps no three others will ever again.

Andy Van Slyke's 7-year-old son, Scott, saved his 3-year-old brother from drowning in a hot tub at the condominium complex in Bradenton, Fla., where their family is staying during spring training. "It was amazing. Jared weighs 33 pounds and Scott weighs only 53, but he carried him out of the water," said Lauri Van Slyke, the wife of the Pittsburgh Pirate outfielder. Jared had turned blue, but was fine after a night in the hospital. Mike Kelly, the Atlanta Braves' 1991 No.

The Atlanta Braves on Monday signed their No. 1 draft pick, Mike Kelly, an outfielder from Arizona State and Los Alamitos High School. Kelly, 21, will work out with the Braves in Pittsburgh today and Wednesday before reporting to the organization's Class-A team in Durham, N.C., later this week, said club spokesman Jim Schultz. Kelly was the second pick overall in the free-agent draft June 3 behind Brien Taylor, a high school pitcher from Beaufort, N.C., who was chosen by the New York Yankees.

Arizona State center fielder Mike Kelly has been named The Sporting News' college baseball player of the year, the publication announced Tuesday. Kelly, a former Los Alamitos High School standout, is the ninth player from Arizona State to be selected for the award. A sophomore, he batted .376 with 21 home runs, 82 runs batted in and 20 stolen bases this season. Chal Port of The Citadel was selected the college baseball coach of the year.

Chapman College's struggling men's basketball team suffered two more blows Monday when the Panthers learned they would have to play tonight's nonconference game against U.S. International University without guard Mike Kelly and forward Paul Rollins. Kelly, the team's captain and second-leading scorer, pulled his left hamstring during Saturday's 68-57 loss to Cal Poly Pomona and is expected to miss at least one game. Kelly is averaging 11.5 points a game and leads the team in assists.

Arizona State outfielder Mike Kelly, a graduate of Los Alamitos High, was named a first-team NCAA Division I All-American by the American Baseball Coaches Assn. Utah's Mike Edwards, a sophomore third baseman from Valencia High, was named to the second team, as was Cal State Long Beach designated hitter Scott Talanoa, who attended Orange Coast College. The Division I player of the year was third baseman Scott Stahoviak of Creighton.