1 quarterback was assured only after redshirt freshman Ben Olson — no relation — suffered a small fracture in his throwing hand

1 quarterback was assured only after redshirt freshman Ben Olson — no relation — suffered a small fracture in his throwing hand.Uncertainty that might have rattled other players seemed to only strengthen Drew Olson’s resolve.”Now there’s pressure to perform, and to perform at a high level, not just, ‘Hey, I’m the guy,’ ” offensive coordinator Tom Cable said.Said Olson: “I needed to get back and prove to myself and my teammates and coaches that I could still play and raise my game to a better level.”Olson has completed 71.8% of his passes, 56 of 78, for 762 yards and six touchdowns, and the Bruins’ scoring average is the third-highest in the nation.”It seems like we’ve jelled,” said running back Maurice Drew, who has caught four passes for 33 yards and has 298 yards rushing. Rosario Probo, who was touched by Jessica’s story when she heard Foley preach, raised more than $200 to buy a headstone, which she says will be rose colored and engraved with the words, “Our Little Angel.”She has held off getting the headstone, hoping at least to find proof that Jessica Chavez is the child’s real name. Grassley (R-Iowa) has been leading the charge for corporate accountability at the Smithsonian, asking tough questions about such items as first-class trips by Small and his wife to Hawaii and Las Vegas, $31,000 for upholstery for his office furniture, and household expenses that included $12,000 for swimming-pool upkeep and $273,000 for housekeeping services.”Mr. 2-5: With concerts, a film festival, dance, theater, comedy, poetry readings and art exhibitions, there’s generally more going on at Bumbershoot than you can shake an umbrella at.

Skydivers have turned up in large numbers at Perris Valley Airport because of the clear weather.”There’s no doubt that business has picked up,” said Mary Tortomasi, spokeswoman for the airport.What a difference two years makes.More than 37 inches of rain fell in downtown Los Angeles during the 2004-05 rainfall season, which missed the all-time record by less than an inch.In February alone, 11 inches of rain fell that year. But Ravitch declined to say how much money would be provided or whether Goldman would be the majority investor. ABC finished third among viewers ages 18 to 49, the demographic many advertisers seek.The lack of depth is why ABC executives are sifting through nearly three dozen pilots before next week’s announcement. 42 on April 15, the 60th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking baseball’s color barrier, the Angels asked Gary Matthews Jr. “I needed to realize there were other possibilities out there for me.”It was tough coming back to Kansas City, knowing that some would see him as a failure. He remembers who they were, and hopes his game will take care of such behavior from now on.Powe played in a summer pro-am league in San Francisco and was named MVP, averaging 33 points and 11 rebounds.Many figure Powe’s days with Cal will be short-lived, expecting him to bolt for the NBA after the season.

It was not in the bill passed by the House and could spark embarrassing internal battling among Republicans.”We’re not going to be delivering a bill to the president’s desk that is veto bait,” said Rep. The fact is, we would never condone leaving an individual at a location without his consent,” he said.Springer would not comment on the Midnight Mission video. Los Angeles homicide detectives have asked the public’s help in finding the mother of a dead infant found next to a trash bin early Monday.The baby boy, with his umbilical cord still attached, was discovered in a cardboard box behind a popular student hangout north of the USC campus, a Los Angeles Police Department spokeswoman said.Under state law, a mother can turn over a newborn to any hospital or fire station with no questions asked if she does not want to keep the baby.The mother in this case could face charges of murder, child neglect or other offenses, said Sgt. Michael Aguirre over the disclosure of documents and the hiring of consultants or discuss whether the combative Aguirre is a help or hindrance to solving the city’s problems.”I think history will be able to clarify that,” he said.

That’s because opening up every weld in a building for inspection would be very expensive and disruptive, so inspectors only spot-checked each structure, opening up connections where damage was suspected or in random corners.”Those inspected and damaged after Northridge have been repaired in the spots where the damage was found,” said Nick Delli Quadri, head of the engineering bureau of the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety. He appeared to be uninjured and left a small hole in the net.Play was stopped as Harper crawled off the net and into the stands, where police took him into custody. Listeners now wanted contact numbers for the Red Cross, they wanted to know if they should boil their water, they wanted to reunite with family members.Bellavia, 34, who was diagnosed last year with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, feels the way he felt when he found out his tumor was gone: guilty that he has walked away when so many others died.Leaving the station every night, for the hourlong drive to his home in Amite, 50 miles northeast of Baton Rouge, he “began to feel like a machine,” he said.”I’ll put it like this: I haven’t broken down, but I wonder when I will,” Bellavia said. Boonyi Kaul, dark as a secret, bright as happiness, his first and only love.

sanctions that had been tightened two months earlier against the Afghan regime for harboring Bin Laden and Al Qaeda. “But Apollo is among the smartest buyers in the industry, so there must be some underlying assets there.”Leon Black, who sold junk bonds with Michael Milken in the 1980s, formed Apollo in 1990, which has owned stakes in Ralph’s grocery and Dominick’s Food He was ranked at No. Within the army, as in Israeli society, opposition to the Gaza pullout is being galvanized by religiously observant Jews.KISSUFIM CROSSING, Israel The young Israeli soldier blinked, but did not flinch, when the bearded settler standing nose-to-nose with him spat out a single sentence: “The Nazis were just obeying orders too.”Moments later, a young woman, her long skirt grazing the ground, approached the same soldier, speaking in gentle tones “You are my brother,” she told him. He is Asian but Arab, from a country friendly enough with the U.S. Discovery only required Armstrong to ride in one more Tour and knew he likely was going to retire before the contract expired, company spokesman David Leavy said.It initially seemed an odd move. To read previous columns by Plaschke, go to latimes.com/plaschke.. The Mississippi, the Missouri, the Ohio rivers have washed away whole towns like nature’s Roto-Rooter.