— Bobby Hitz, a heavyweight from Addison, has been rejected by the California boxing commission as an opponent for ex-champion George Foreman in a scheduled March 3 match in Sacramento that was supposed to launch Foreman`s comeback after a 10-year layoff. Said promoter Don Chargin: ”The commission felt that if Hitz had had another 10-rounder, he might be okay. But his only 10-rounder was against this one-legged guy (Tinley Park`s Craig Bodzianowski), and he got knocked out, and they didn`t want to reward that.”
— Britain`s Lloyd Honeyghan stopped American challenger Johnny Bumphus 55 seconds into the second round of their scheduled 15-rounder in Wembley, England, to retain his World Boxing Council and International Boxing Federation welterweight titles. Bumphus was headed to the canvas for the third time when the fight was stopped.
— At Inchon, South Korea,Dodie Penaloza of the Philippines knocked out champion Shin Hi-sop of South Korea in the fifth round to win the IBF flyweight crown.
— Chava Valencia scored three goals to lead the Shoccers (21-11) to a 5-1 victory over the Louisville Thunder (21-10) in an American Indoor Soccer Association match at the Pavilion. Goalie Paul Zimmerman`s 20th victory tied the league record for victories in a season.
— Greg Foster equaled a world indoor best in the 60-meter hurdles at the Michelob Invitational in San Diego with a 7.47-second effort, matching Canadian Mark McKoy`s 1986 record. Harvey Glance won the men`s 50-meter dash in 5.81 seconds, but the fastest 50-meter time of the meet was turned in by Los Angeles Rams` wide receiver Ron Brown (5.69), who defeated Dallas running back Herschel Walker (5.81) in an exhibition race.
— Bruno Marie-Rose of France, despite a slight knee injury, set a world indoor record of 20.36 seconds in the 200 meters at the European Indoor Track and Field Championships in Lievin, France. Italian Stefano Tilli set the old indoor mark of 20.52 seconds in 1985.
— Portugal, paced by Rosa Mota, defeated 22 other six-member teams in the `87 Yokohama International Women`s Ekiden–a relay marathon–in Yokohama, Japan. Mota overtook nine runners on the race`s 10-kilometer (6.2-mile) second leg and her Portuguese team went on to win in 2 hours 16 minutes 49 seconds, more than 200 meters ahead of Norway (2:17:38).
— Boris Becker tuned up for the $1.8 million Lipton International Players Championships that begin Monday by defeating Stefan Edberg 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 in the final of the Pilot Pen Classic in Indian Wells, Calif. . . . Steffi Graf defeated Helena Sukova 6-2, 6-3 to win the Virginia Slims of Florida tournament in Boca Raton.
— Bob Ormsby won the men`s slalom title at the U.S. Alpine Ski Championships in Copper Mountain, Colo., with a two-run time of 1:37.77. A year ago, Ormsby appeared en route to victory in the national slalom when he fell four gates from the finish on his second run. Tamara McKinney won the women`s slalom in 1:35.04.
— Matt Roy broke his own course record in winning the World Cup four-man bobsled competition in Lake Placid, N.Y. Roy`s single-heat time of 58.75 seconds broke the mark he set Saturday of 58.99. His team`s four-heat total was 3:55.49. The sled that included the Bears` Willie Gault finished sixth in 3:58.43.
