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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1986
Page
8
At 2:05 p.m. the Braves vs Cubs airs on WTBS. 5 p.m. features the International Festival of Racing. At 8 p.m. the Mets visit the Dodgers on NBC.
Alabama players coping with a fatal wreck that killed a teammate and left Willie Ryles in a coma after surgery to relieve a brain blood clot. Doctors say no new bleeding or clots were found, but his condition remains critically unstable days before the Kickoff Classic against Ohio State.
Third seed Stefan Edberg defeats Tony Mmoh 6-2 6-3 in the first round of the $375,000 ATP Championships in Mason Ohio. Marcel Freeman upsets Johan Kriek 6-7 7-6 6-2. Kent Carlsson beats Amos Mansdorf 6-2 7-6 4-6 and Serio Casal defeats Wally Masur 6-2 6-3.
The Prince George's County State's Attorney Arthur A. Marshall Jr. faces accusations from Brian Lee Tribble's attorney that he used the grand jury to pursue a case against Tribble, already indicted on four drug charges following Len Bias’s death from cocaine intoxication on June 19.
U.S. District Judge James Nowlin ordered that recruiting investigation records are public information, but withheld rulings on most specific documents sought by reporters. He scheduled no date for a separate opinion on those documents. The Dallas Morning News, Dallas Times Herald, and Belo Broadcasting filed the suit seeking release from the NCAA and the Southwest Conference.
Quotable from California Angels pitcher Don Sutton who says beating every major league team is not a big deal and that his success partly reflects trades he has endured. He minimizes the significance of the milestone amid questions about his career.
Greg Norman sinks a final 30-foot putt to tie Peter Jacobsen and Curtis Strange on 8 under. The two teams share the championship after a two day best-ball event at Portland Golf Club, with Palmer-Watson third and Zoeller-Couples fourth. 9,754 fans watched the finale.
Doyle Alexander pitched a complete game for the Braves adding a sacrifice fly and a key fourth inning double to spark a 7-2 win over the Chicago Cubs. Omar Moreno drove in two runs, while Glenn Hubbard and Dale Murphy contributed with several timely hits as Atlanta rallied from an early deficit.
Mike Schlueter of Aiken holds a one stroke lead heading into the final round of the Carolinas Open at Arcadian Shores and Dunes after a 1 over par 73 in round two. Defending champion Neal Lancaster sits second at 142, while Rick Lewallen and Stu Taylor posted the low rounds of the day.
Cowboys officials Tom Landry and Tex Schramm ruled out trading Tony Dorsett, insisting he remains Dallas’s top tailback. Dorsett warned against splitting carries with Herschel Walker, arguing both players need clear roles and production to justify salaries and team plans.
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