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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Feb 23, 1992

Page

9

Tyson Rape Case Sparks National Backing for Tyson

A heated response follows Tyson rape verdict with Trump urging leniency and Indianapolis ministers circulating petitions to spare Tyson from prison. Allegations of a $1 million bribe to drop charges surface along with ties to Don King and the National Baptist Convention U.S.A. Inc. Sentencing is set for March 27, with potential 60-year totals across counts.

Indianapolis Mike Tyson Donald Trump Patricia Gifford Tyson Gifford Bloc Desiree Washington Trump Donald Atlantic City N.J Champ Melvin Girton Virgil Mike Men of the Cloth National Committee For Mercy Girton Christ Missionary Baptist Church Washington FBI National Baptist Convention U.S.A. Inc Don King TJ. Jemison King Muhammad Ali

Grissom earns pole at Hickory after record speed

Steve Grissom of Gadsden Alabama shattered Hickory Motor Speedway qualifying record for the Mountain Dew 500 NASCAR Busch Grand National race. He zipped the .363 mile track at 89.354 mph, eclipsing Chuck Bown’s 88.659 mph mark from last year. Edberg and Ivanisevic reach Eurocard Classic finals with semifinal wins. Edberg beat Petr Korda 6-4 6-4 and Ivanisevic toppled Alexander Volkov 3:6 6:3 6:4.

Grissom Steve Grissom Gadsden Ala Chuck Bown Edberg Ivanisevic Stefan Edberg Goran Ivanisevic Petr Korda Czechoslovakia Alexander Volkov Russia

Scores Line and Hotline For Sports Results

Readers are urged to call 648 2311 to report scores or share ideas. Sports department staff respond from 6 am to noon and 7 pm to 11 pm on weekdays, and 4 pm to midnight on Saturdays. For up to date pro and college scores call 1 900 976 9905. charged 95 cents per minute with updates every 15 minutes.

Sports Department

Football Schedules In For Big Changes From Staff Reports

Changes from January reclassification reshape 1992 high school football schedules across South Carolina. Aiken moves to Class AAAA adding Spring Valley and Sumter to non region slate. South Africa joins AAAA to face Barnwell. Silver Bluff vs Barnwell moved to end of regular season. Midland Valley and South Africa become new Region 3-AAAA rivals and will meet twice. North Augusta adds Spring Valley and Spartanburg. Savannah River, Burke County Ga. added to Augusta area mix. Aiken rivals South Aiken and Aiken and Ridge Spring Monetta-Wagener Salley shift to single regular season meetings. AAAA keeps Division I II playoff format. six-team regions created for A, AA, AAA with top four advancing. Strom Thurmond leaves Aiken and South Aiken in Region 5-AAA. Rebels lose long time rivals.

D.C Aiken Spring Valley Sumter South Africa Barnwell Silver Bluff Midland Valley North Augusta Spartanbury Yalow Jackets Savannah River Burke County Aiken County South Aiken Ridge Spring-Monetta Wagener-Salley Rebels

Seniors Go Out In Style For Pacers In Peach Belt Win

USC Aiken seniors Kelvin Wymbs and Greg Gibson combined for 49 points to lift the Pacers over Armstrong State 82-80 in Peach Belt play. Wymbs career high 30, Gibson 19 as USC Aiken ends conference slate fourth at 8-6.

USC Aiken Kelvin Wymbs Greg Gibson Pacers Wymbs Gibson Armstrong State Student Activities Center Marion Greg Peach Belt

USC Aiken Rips Buccaneers 7 1 In Baseball Action

USC Aiken righthander Mike Berlin picks up the win with 7.2 innings of scoreless relief to extend his streak to 14.4 innings as the Pacers top ETSU 7 1 at J H Satcher Field. Lefty Steve Lee earns his fourth save, closing out the final three innings while allowing an unearned run. Rubiniak belts a two run homer to cap a five run fifth for USC Aiken, ranked 12th in NCAA Division I.

USC Aiken Mike Berlin Berlin Ree Suast Tennessee State J.H. Satcher Field Garrett Berlin Cord Steve Lee Lee Kalamazoo Valley MD Community College Buccaneers Gary Gilmore Pacers ETSU Tim Holbert USCA Jeff Rubiniak Holbert

Lady Pacers Fall Short in Late Comeback

USC Aiken women lagged in the first half scoring 14 and lost 56 53 to Armstrong State at the Student Activities Center. Coach Gail Johnson said the team failed to show intensity early and will host Columbus College in the Peach Belt tournament Wednesday at 7 p.m. This was the seniors last regular home game.

USC Aiken Armstrong State Student Activities Center Gail Johnson Tenagu Tisha England Teresa Jones Charita Sims Columbus College

Pacers Box Score Messy Readout From OCR Snapshot

An OCR fragment shows a box score related to the Pacers with garbled characters and incomplete data. Key players or numbers cannot be reliably identified, leaving the specific scorers and totals unreadable in this snapshot.

Norman Among 96 Invitees For 1992 Masters

Greg Norman earned a foreign invite to the 1992 Masters amid a 96-player field including 14 first timers. The event runs April 9-12 with 91 pros and five amateurs. Norman’s past criteria and 1986 British Open exemption lapse left his qualification uncertain.

Norman Austi Tom Kite Kite

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