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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1987
Page
8
Prime time college basketball features Mississippi State at Auburn at 8 p.m. Local boxing fans watch Top Rank Boxing on ESPN at 8:30 p.m. The night closes with Arizona at UCLA college basketball on ESPN at 11 p.m.
Friday February 13 doubleheader prep slate with girls games at 6 30 p m and boys to follow featuring South Aiken Strom Thurmond Wagener Valley Pelton North Augusta Lexington Silver Bluff Swansea C A Johnson Aiken Orangeburg Prep St Angela Midland Valley Airport Blackville RS M Williston Elko H K T USC Aiken also posts schedule for Thursday Feb 12 Morris DH 6 p m and Saturday Feb 14 Erskine at USC A men 8 p m
Ray Knight, the 1986 World Series MVP, accepted a 475000, one year contract with Baltimore after turning down an 800000 offer from the Mets. He could near last season's 645000 with incentives, becoming the first World Series MVP not to return to his team next season. Knight delayed negotiations as his wife Nancy Lopez won the Sarasota Classic and earned LPGA Hall of Fame eligibility.
Dave Poulin scored with 1:15 left lifting the NHL All Stars to a 4-3 win over the Soviet National Team in the opening Rendez-Vous 87 game. The All Stars, fueled by a stout defense, limited the Soviets to one shot in four power plays. Grant Fuhr made key saves, stopping 21 Soviet shots for the victory.
The Boston Red Sox secured a salary arbitration win over pitcher Bruce Hurst who sought 845000 for 1987 while the club offered 700000. The arbitrator, hearing Monday in Chicago, awarded the Red Sox offer. Hurst earned 475000 in 1986 as the team won the pennant.
Bruce Sutter, Braves pitcher famed for his split finger fastball, is recovering after a three hour nerve repair operation on his right shoulder. The Denver hospital reported the procedure occurred Tuesday at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center.
Louisville defeats South Carolina 59-55 in a Metro Conference game at Carolina Coliseum. The win extends Louisville’s February surge to four straight, while USC slips to 1-3 this month and 6-2 in conference play.
Louisville held on to beat South Carolina 59 to 55 as USC rallied from an 11 point deficit. Terry Dozier scored 22 for the Gamecocks while Herbert Crook led Louisville with 18. Louisville advances in the Metro race as Carolina eyes next home date.
Berkeley star Mike Dingle signed to play for the University of South Carolina on national signing day, capping a two year stretch of 4 000 rushing yards and 60 plus TDs. Clemson Citadel Furman and South Carolina State also announced early signings from multiple states in a busy recruiting period.
Clemson improves to 22-2 with a 78-75 road win over North Carolina State as Horace Grant scores 14 in the second half. Michael Tait sparks an early surge for Clemson, while N.C. State rallies but falls short.
Clemson defeats NC State 78 to 75 as Tait scores 28 and Pryor adds 23 for the Tigers. Del Negro leads NC State with 16 points while Bolton and Shackleford pace the Wolfpack with 19 and 12 respectively. Attendance is listed as 11,600.
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