McDonald Shines On Jim Palmer Night With Orioles
Orioles rookie Ben McDonald, tall LSU product, wowed 49,417 fans at Memorial Stadium on Jim Palmer Night. He dazzled with a fastball near 96 mph and a developing curve, earning praise from Curt Young and Mark McGwire as he navigated his first full major league season after a swift rise from college to pro ball.
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Raiders Stay In Los Angeles Amid Move Rumors
An unnamed Los Angeles Raiders official says the team will remain in Los Angeles for the 1989 season despite ESPN reports of a possible move back to Oakland. The piece notes attendance for the preseason game against Dallas, the Sept. 9 opener vs Denver, and ongoing relocation talks with Oakland, the Coliseum lease, and a Fontana bid for a new stadium complex.
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Prep Season Opens With Rivalry At Hagood Stadium
The Friday six game slate kicks off the prep football season as eight of eleven area high schools reach the playoffs in 1989 and set up intriguing matchups. At Hagood Stadium Aiken hosts cross town rival South Aiken in a bragging rights game not counting in Region 4 AAA.
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Highlights of Steinbrenner era with the Yankees
A timeline of George Steinbrenner since buying the New York Yankees on January 3 1973 includes a Cleveland court plea on April 15 1974 for election violations a guilty plea on June 23 1974 to conspiracy to make illegal campaign contributions a two year suspension by Bowie Kuhn starting November 27 1974 the 1976 signing of Reggie Jackson a 5 year 3 million contract and the 1977 World Series title the 1990 resignation ultimatum from Fay Vincent requiring Steinbrenner to step down by August 20 1990 and his eventual resignation as general partner by then.
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Steinbrenner Declares Victory In Yankee Exit
George Steinbrenner held a farewell news conference to affirm he was a winner after 14 winning seasons and three losing ones. He resigned as Yankees general partner, returned Gene Michael as GM, and noted Steve Greenberg and Fay Vincent’s ongoing legal actions while reaffirming his ownership role.
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Federal Judge Clears Way For Steinbrenner Resignation
A federal judge ruled George Steinbrenner must step down as head of the New York Yankees, denying a request to let him stay on. The ruling allows the two minority partners to press their suit while Steinbrenner exits, framing the settlement as his chosen course after Commissioner Fay Vincent linked him to gambler Howard Spira.
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