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Aiken Standard in Aiken, South Carolina

24 Dec 1985

Page 8

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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1985

Page

8

Year-ender recap of 1985 sports and world events

Sports and news intersect in 1985 as 300 win pitchers Seaver and Niekro raise records while cocaine test bans spark scandal. Pete Rose and college programs face probes. global clashes over Olympics and Goodwill Games shape the year. Royals, Mets, Dodgers, and Blue Jays highlight dramatic seasons amid strikes and management changes.

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Tom Seaver Chicago White Sox Phil Niekro New York Yankees Pete Rose Dave Parker Keith Hernandez Pittsburgh Peter Ueberroth Players’ Union Kenneth Davis Tulane University Kentucky Joe B. Hall NBC Turner Broadcasting System Moscow Howard Cosell Cosell ABC Brussels Belgium Bradford England Roger Maris Brooklyn Dodgers Burleigh Grimes van Lingle Mungo Boston Red Sox Smokey Joe Rose Ty Cobb Cincinnati Reds Los Angeles Dodgers Willie McGee St. Louis Dwight Gooden New York Mets Rod Carew California Angels George Brett Bret Saberhagen Kansas City Royals Toronto Blue Jays Billy Martin Don Mattingly U.S
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Strange Year for Golf Favors Foreign Winners and Comebacks

Tom Watson notes a strange season marked by Curtis Strange’s strong year, foreign champions Seve Ballesteros and Sandy Lyle, and dramatic comebacks. Bernhard Langer won the Masters, Lyle captured the British Open, T C Chen nearly won the U S Open, while Lanny Wadkins earned PGA Player of the Year after three titles. Watson himself won three titles but faced a late Masters setback.

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Mats Wilander Joe Montana San Francisco 49Ers Miami Dolphins Dan Marino United States Football League Harry Usher NFL Baltimore Oakland USFL Doug Flutie Steve Young Gary Anderson Mike Rozier Reggie White Anthony Carter David Greenwood Bobby Hebert Trumaine Johnson Tim Spencer Chicago Miami Bears William Perry Cincinnati Sam Wyche Detroit Darryl Rogers Indianapolis Rod Dowhower Tampa Bay Leeman Bennett Bud Grant Minnesota Bum Phillips New Orleans Campbell Hugh Houston Marion Philadelphia Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Los Angeles Boston Lakers Celtics Tom Watson Mark Wiebe Golf Writers Association Don Pooley Wiebe Dan Forsman Phil Blackmar Billy Glasson Jack Nicklaus Lee Trevino Craig Stadler Larry Nelson Ben Crenshaw Scott Verplank Strange Augusta Bernhard Langer Seve Ballesteros Spain Sandy Lyle Royal St. George’s Tom Kite Lyle Oakland Hills T.C. Chen Taiwan Hubert Green Trevino Cherry Hills Fuzzy Zoeller Watson Bay Hill Zoeller Green North Lanny Wadkins
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Spend a Buck Dominates Derby Year With Controversy

The 1989 Thoroughbred season saw D Wayne Lukas near 70 stakes winners and a $10 million purse milestone despite no single star. Spend a Buck highlighted the year after Derby glory and a controversial choice to skip the Preakness and Belmont to chase a $2 million bonus.

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D. Wayne Lukas Lukas Proud Truth Gate Dancer Aqueduct Pebbles Sheikh Mohammed al Maktoum Dubai United Arab Emirates United States Abigail Fuller Chief’s Crown Creme Fraiche Precisionist Tasso Win Cozzene Spend A Buck Dennis Diaz Angel Cordero Tank Propsect Eugene V. Klein Woody Stephens
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