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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1986
Page
7
The California Angels visit the New York Yankees for a prime time game airing on ABC at 8 p.m. The matchup features two storied franchises in a key American League showdown.
Eddie Murray, Baltimore’s longtime captain and cornerstone, asked Orioles GM Hank Peters for a trade at a Friday meeting. Murray, 30, has been plagued by injuries this season, batting .303 with 12 home runs and 60 RBIs, and his medical handling is cited as a source of frustration among his circle.
The Baltimore Sun reports UM head basketball coach Lefty Driesell could be suspended if indicted by a grand jury investigating Len Bias’s drug related death. An assistant coach would serve temporarily during the suspension until charges are resolved.
Gene Sauers of Statesboro shot 6-under-par 66 to break his own tournament record by three strokes and win the Michelob Georgia Open at the Savannah Resort. He finished at 267, 21 under par, earning $3,500 at the 6,988-yard course.
Notre Dame guard David Rivers, top scorer the last two seasons, is alert and in very stable condition after surgery at Elkhart General Hospital. He suffered a severe abdominal cut when the van he rode in with former Irish player Ken Barlow ran off a county road and overturned early Sunday.
A San Francisco Giants manager Roger Craig comments on the team’s fading form with the line Every day you lose it gets worse. The remark reflects frustration as the Giants slide in the standings.
Atlanta manager Chuck Tanner, ex-Pirate, watches his Braves lose 4-3 to Pittsburgh for the second time in 18 hours. Omar Moreno and Bob Walk excel for the Pirates as two costly Braves errors help swing the game.
Dan Pohl won the World Series of Golf at Firestone, posting a 1-over 71 to finish 3 under 277, edging Lanny Wadkins by one stroke. Wadkins 278, Bobby Cole 279, Mahaffey 280, with Nicklaus bogey-laden 282 and $126,000 prize plus a 10-year PGA Tour exemption.
Oakland rookie Jose Canseco snapped a 0-for-40 skid with a ninth inning double that beat the Yankees. He then drew on restraint after an insult from a drunken bystander outside Yankee Stadium, bruising a wrist in the process and missing a home run leader spot.
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