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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1984
Page
14
Braves visit Pirates at 7 35 p m on TBS Steelers clash Cowboys at 9 p m on ABC Bo Landini faces Johnson at 8 30 p m on ESPN Chevrolet Championship golf tee times 4 p m on ESPN
Dale Murphy drove in three runs including a two run single as Atlanta built a six run first inning lead over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Glenn Hubbard added three RBI on a bases loaded double as the Braves extended their winning streak. Torre credited Murphy for relaxing the team and Hubbard for his hot hitting despite shaving his beard.
Duke University will host a four team soccer tournament September 15 and 16 featuring UCLA South Florida and Southern Illinois Edwardsville. Metropolitan Insurance sponsors the event. Duke coach John Rennie calls it a major East coast event and the finest soccer tournament of the year outside the NCAA. The schedule opens with UCLA vs South Florida and SIU Edwardsville vs Duke, followed by two afternoon matches on September 16.
Greensboro AP Five athletes with perfect 4.0 GPAs lead ACC Honor Roll as 543 student athletes are recognized for GPA of 3.0 or better across full academic year. North Carolina's Robert Bach tops the 4.0 group. others include Jon Gotow, Richard Lawson, Kim Evans, and Yvonne Heinrich from Duke, UNC, UVA, and NC State.
Scarlette Hunley said Sam Wyche told her in late June that Hunley could be hurt by teammates if he reported late to training camp. Hunley is a first round holdout rookie for Cincinnati, out 33 days.
The Aiken Augusta Eagles begin their 1984 campaign with an 8 p.m. game against the Charleston Hawks at Hagood Stadium. Led by president Tom Caniglia and coach Toney Wright the team, made of local players ages 18 to 40, aims for a championship season in the Independent Football League and to build fan support in the Aiken area.
Olympic coach Bobby Knight watches as Michael Jordan returns from the Games with a gold medal. Bulls officials Jonathan Kovler and Rod Thorn push to sign him, fearing a failed deal could end the franchise. Jordan recalls how he earned a basketball camp invite in high school and the 5-Star try that changed his path.
In Wilmington North Carolina Michael Jordan and his Laney High School performance drew national attention after a standout showing at the 5-Star basketball camp run by Howard Garfinkel in Pittsburgh. ACC schools watched him while he weighed offers from North Carolina State Maryland and South Carolina before committing to a college path.
Pete Rose will become the Reds manager with occasional playing duties under a contract through 1985. The announcement, confirmed by owner William J. Williams and Reds president Bob Howsam, follows Rose's long association with Cincinnati and his past as a player in both Cincinnati and Philadelphia.
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