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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1987
Page
6
Television listing shows at 7 30 p m Philadelphia Phillies vs Atlanta Braves on WTBS and at 9 p m junior middleweight boxing Mardo Roybal against Fred Hutchings on USA Network with prime time schedules.
The listing shows South Aiken at Aiken in soccer at 4 p.m. and baseball at 4:30 p.m. plus tennis at 5 p.m. A quadrangular track meet in Ai ken at 4 p.m. features Aiken RSM and Midland Valley. Other games include Swansea and Silver Bluff softball and baseball, Columbia and Aiken softball and baseball, Lexington at Midland Valley baseball, Midland ct at Lexington softball, and USC Aiken hosting Wofford and visiting Piedmont College in baseball with a DH at 1 p.m.
Horace Grant of Clemson is voted the South Carolina men's player of the year by the state sportswriters association. Tracey Tillman of Francis Marion tops the women's poll, with coaches of the year named as Cliff Ellis and Trudi Lacey. Grant also leads the all-state first team with 62 points.
Larry Epperly will become USC Aiken head coach on June 1 after replacing Glen DeHart. He aims to build the program through local recruiting and strong graduation rates, plans to reach Buck Robinson and expand to Atlanta and Charlotte, and will require study hall and progress checks for players.
Sugar Ray Leonard won the middleweight title by split decision over Marvin Hagler in Las Vegas in his first big comeback since 1982 retinal surgery. Hagler, the 2 to 1 favorite, claimed robbery and noted Leonard’s girllike bursts as the fight drew to a close. The bout ended with Leonard claiming the WBC belt while Hagler’s IBF title and WBA status drew scrutiny amid litigation.
Atlanta hosts Philadelphia at 7:40 p.m. EDT at Fulton County Stadium in the opener. Mike Schmidt chases his 500th career homer as Rick Mahler aims to open strong. New Braves uniforms and a $700,000 grass surface debut amid a downtown parade and roster tweaks.
Sugar Ray Leonard defeats Marvin Hagler at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas in a dramatic comeback billed as a Superfight. The long layoff hardly showed as Leonard used his movement and jab to win, ending Hagler's middleweight reign. The crowd and observers, including a 1,400 venue network, witnessed the bout.
A ringside observer rates the bout a draw on the score sheet but credits Leonard with a victory through rounds won and late drama. Hagler slows Leonard in rounds five to nine, then regains only a late knockdown chance in the final round. Leonard’s comeback and title retention surprise critics amid a sport questioned by the medical association.
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