Fort Myers

•Billy Gardner, new manager of the Kansas City Royals, upon arriving in Fort Myers, Fla., for the first time in 25 years: "The last time I was here, Howard Johnson's sold only vanilla."

JOAN WIENCEKHOMEWOOD, ILL.Joan, a junior goalie at Homewood-Flossmoor Community High, had five straight shutouts before surrendering a goal in a 3-1 win over Lake Forest High. She has had 67 saves this season in...

VERN KENNEDYMENDON, MO.Kennedy, 76, who was a major league pitcher for 12 years, won the discus, the shotput, the football throw, the softball throw and the javelin in the U.S. Senior Olympics 75-and-over division....