FourYearOld to Meet Racing Legend Richard Petty
A 4 year old, Donnie Jennings of Spartanburg, will meet Richard Petty today at Curb Motorsports in Kannapolis North Carolina. Petty may drive Donnie around in a pace car if he feels up to it as he battles a life threatening tumor. Donnie has idolized Petty since he could talk and has a room filled with Petty items.
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Frobel Fights for Job as Pirates Camp Opens
Pittsburgh manager Chuck Tanner says only six outfielders will make the roster and Doug Frobel must earn a regular job after a subpar 1984. Cedeno enters a DUI plea. Cedeno faces probation and fines after a Jan. crash. Other clubs open camps in Florida and Arizona with signings and comebacks underway.
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Arizona
USFL Chief Seeks Best Time for 1986 Fall Schedule
Harry Usher, new USFL commissioner, says fall is likely the right move though timing remains unsure. He aims to win network time and keep the league competitive with the NFL, despite questions about a 1986 switch from spring.
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Marcus Dupree to Undergo Knee Arthroscopic Surgery
Marcus Dupree, 20, star running back for the Portland Breakers, will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left knee at Providence Hospital after inuries hampered his USFL career. Team spokesman Russ Blunck said the operation was planned for today following tests by team physicians.
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Breakers
Arizona
Robert Cook
Jim Baldwin
Jim Schader
Schader
Braves Face Mixed Spring Start With Wounds And Worries
Atlanta manager Eddie Haas reports a rocky opening week of spring training in West Palm Beach with Len Barker and Terry Forster showing promise after injuries while Steve Bedrosian deals with shoulder stiffness. Dal Maxvill leaves for St Louis. Bobby Dews could be Braves next GM option as Claudell Washington faces drug charges procedure. Washington will join later after his waiver. Barker and Forster appear to be recovering from elbow and hamstring issues.
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Richmond
Washington
California
Walnut Creek
Calif
Lincoln Mintz
Oakland
District Attorney’s Office
Contra Costa County
William Kadersha
Barker
Forster
Payton to retire in 2 or 3 years after stellar career
Walter Payton, the NFL’s leading rusher, says he plans to retire after two or three seasons. He was named Gordon's Gin Black Athlete of the Year, earning a $25,000 prize. Payton, age 31 in July, rushed for 1,684 yards last season and set career rushing records while guiding the Chicago Bears to the NFC title game.
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Bears
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Sherrod Wins Smith Award
Dallas columnist Blackie Sherrod of the Dallas Morning News was named the Red Smith Award winner by the APSE for a meritorious sportswriting career. He was honored at a Tampa Bay board meeting, after a January switch to the Morning News following 26 years at the Dallas Times Herald.
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New York Times
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Los Angeles Times
Shirley Povich
Washington Post
Fred Russell
Nashville Banner
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Temple
Texas
Daily Telegram
Fort Worth Press
Woman Boxing Writer Dies At 61 In Charlotte
Margery Miller Welles a boxing writer for Sports Illustrated and the first female reporter admitted to Joe Louis's dressing room died at 61 in Charlotte Memorial Hospital. A Wellesley College graduate she began her sports career with King Features Syndicate from 1945 to 1947 and later edited trade books for E S Barnes & Co from 1951 to 1953.
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Sports Illustrated
Wellesley College
Welles
King Features Syndicate
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