U S doubles team wins Davis Cup match in Hartford
Ken Flach and Robert Seguso defeated Jelen and Osterthun 6 3 8 6 14 12 to give the United States a reprieve in the relegation round as West Germany led 2 1. Becker sat out the doubles to rest for Sunday singles with McEnroe and Mayotte drawing next.
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Conn
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Ken Flach
Robert Seguso
United States
John McEnroe
Eric Jelen
Tim Mayotte
Boris Becker
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Seguso
Jelen
Ricki Osterthun
Osterthun
Becker
McEnroe
U.S
Tom Gorman
Germany
Mayotte
Nikki Pilic
Pike
John
Love-40
United States and others rest before Federation Cup opener
The United States and other top nations will rest or practice Sunday as 20 countries begin the 25th Federation Cup at Hollyburn Country Club. Seeding puts the U S and Czechoslovakia among the favorites with main draw play starting Monday and Tuesday, while Canada faces the Netherlands in a rematch of last year. Martina Navratilova’s status remains doubtful after a sprained ankle.
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British Columbia
United States
West Germany
Czechoslovakia
20 Nations
Hollyburn Country Club
Prague
Netherlands
Canada
Japan
Martina Navratilova
Texas
U.S
Sweden
Relays Shine as USA Festival Sets Attendance Record
In Durham at Wallace Wade Stadium the men’s 400 relay ran 38.37 seconds the year’s fastest globally and the women’s 4x100 topped the U S mark at 42.22. Diane Williams led the West women’s team to a World Championship contender as 11,880 fans filled Dean Smith Center and overall festival attendance neared 400,000.
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Duke University
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Fla
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Diane Williams
United States
Alice Brown
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Venice
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Pam Marshall
Glenwood
Brown
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Glendora
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St. Pierre
UCLA
North Carolina
Hill Carrow
North Carolina Amateur Sports
Neal Palmer
Lincoln
Neb
Palmer
Chuck Gerardo
San Diego
Mike Chaplin
Robert Sundstrom
San Jose
Gary Savage
Kansas City
Kansas City, Mo
Jim Hyde
Phoenix
Cal Shake
Newport News
Penny Stone
Robert Normann
Metairie
Roche Takes 40 Second Lead as Tour de France Nears End
Stephen Roche of Ireland stretched his overall lead to 40 seconds over Pedro Delgado after finishing second in the 24th stage time trial around Dijon. Jean-Francois Bernard won the stage as Roche secured the yellow jersey for Sunday’s final 119 mile Paris finish, aiming to become Ireland’s first Tour champion.
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France
Stephen Roche
Ireland
Spain
Pedro Delgado
Roche
Delgado
Jean-Francois Bernard
Bernard
Creteil
Paris
Han Janssen
Netherlands
Champs Elysee
Greg LeMond
LeMond
Fausto Coppi
Eddy Merckx
Bernard Hinault
Jacques Anquetil Merckx
Hinault
Anquetil
Charles Mottet
Parcells Says Taylor Won't Cause Disruption
Giants coach Bill Parcells says Lawrence Taylor's revelations about drug use will not disrupt camp as the team prepares to open. Parcells admits he may have been too lenient with Taylor and notes the drug problem permeates society while defending his own accountability.
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Taylor
NEW York
New York Giants
Bill Parcells
Lawrence Taylor
NFL
Rence Taylor
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