Sutton Opens PGA Championship Lead With 65 At Riviera
Hal Sutton shot a 6 under par 65 at Riviera to lead the PGA Championship by one stroke over Scott Simpson and Buddy Whitten. He aims to finish in the top five on the money list and win a major this year, as he contends with a tight field in the 1983 final major.
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Longtime standardbred trainer-driver Harry Short recalls a racing life
The 85-year-old former trainer-driver from Ohio, now living in Aiken, preserves his trotting era with a wall of memorabilia. He began racing as a child, retired in 1974 after a career spanning decades, and recalls horses like Remus and B F Coaltown. Short returned to racing circles during the Meadowlands Hambeltonian weekend.
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Dancer to drive filly in Hambletonian bid at Meadowlands
ESPN carries the Hambletonian from East Rutherford featuring Stanley Dancer driving Duenna in a 253-horse field. Dancer helped Dancer's Crown win titles before dying in surgery, then returned to contend with Duenna as the 12th filly in the race's history.
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Winfield charged with cruelty to animals in seagull incident
Dave Winfield, star for the New York Yankees, was charged with cruelty to animals after a warmup throw struck and killed a seagull during a 3-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. He posted a $500 bond, appeared in court later, and defended it as an accident.
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Niekro anchors Braves in 8-1 victory over Giants
Phil Niekro at 44 proves durable for Atlanta as he threads knuckleball sinker and fastball to outpitch San Francisco. Dale Murphy drives in 23rd homer, while Niekro praises a strong, experienced club and aims to pitch several more seasons with a team he calls the best he's been on. The Braves open a three game series in Los Angeles as they pull ahead of the Dodgers in the NL West.
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