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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1984
Page
9
The AP tally lists country by country medals through Tuesday's events at Los Angeles 1984. It reports gold silver and bronze counts and overall totals for each nation, highlighting leading performers and total medals.
Listing of broadcast times for baseball and Olympic events across ESPN ABC TBS and NBC style slots. Includes medal events in diving fencing judo track and field weightlifting yachting equestrian team sports and wrestling for August 8 and 9 with various time blocks and channels.
The Seattle SuperSonics announced the signings of Cory Blackwell from Wisconsin and Danny Young from Wake Forest to two year contracts. Blackwell, a 6 foot 6 swingman, was taken 28th and Young, 6 foot 3, 39th in the June draft. General Manager Les Habegger did not disclose terms. The team previously signed No 1 pick Tim McCormick, a 6 foot 11 forward, acquired in a three club trade that also brought Ricky Sobers to Seattle.
Former Duke football coach Mike McGee reflects on a low point after his firing in 1978 and explains choosing time for family and future plans. He will become athletic director at the University of Southern California as the Olympic Village is dismantled, continuing a career after coaching at East Carolina and Duke and later serving Cincinnati.
Reggie Jackson of the California Angels was suspended for two games by the American League President Bobby Brown for his role in a July 21 bench clearing fight in Anaheim California. The suspension starts Saturday with a home game against Oakland and can be appealed with a hearing delaying the suspension's start.
The question asks who led the National League in batting average in 1982, a notable statistic from that baseball season. No specific names are provided in the prompt. Potential candidates include players from 1982 rosters who topped NL batting averages.
Olympic notes from Los Angeles highlight Greg Louganis of Mission Viejo topping springboard prelims as the US leads with 105 medals and 48 golds. Track and field action centers on Carl Lewis with others like Budd, Decker, and Tully in further events amidst water polo, handball, and boxing results.
South Korea protests after Pernell Whitaker's quarterfinal win advances him to the semifinals. Dong Kil Kim loses a disputed decision to Jerry Page, prompting threats to withdraw. Whitaker dominates West Germany's Reiner Gies, joining Evander Holyfield and others in the semis as Americans push for bronze.
Zola Budd arrival on barefoot speed looms as she faces Mary Decker and Maricica Puica in the 3000 meter semifinals at the Los Angeles Games. Decker tests an Achilles injury while Budd may wear shoes for the race. Carl Lewis eyes a fourth gold as he seeks to match Jesse Owens.
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