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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1986
Page
9
A busy schedule features auto racing including Formula One Grand Prix at 10 am on ESPN and Talladega 500 at 1 pm on CBS, baseball Mets at Braves at 2:05 pm on WTBS, and Olympic events with figure skating boxing and golf across ESPN CBS NBC.
Len Bias, Maryland basketball star who died from cocaine intoxication, is named the 1986 ACC athlete of the year by the Atlantic Coast Sports Writers Association at Foxfire Resort. He led the league in scoring with 23.2 ppg and became Maryland’s all time leading scorer with 2,149 points. Johnny Dawkins placed second on 33 ballots.
Bill Elliott says qualifying means little once the race begins and that after about 10 laps the field reshuffles with 10 cars or more potentially in the hunt for the checkered flag at Talladega.
Old time ballplayers aside, a golf tease asks if Barbara Koosa or Kelly Smith won the Carolinas Junior Girls Match Play Championship at Houndslake. The answer remains uncertain, with only their putters likely knowing.
Tim Richmond, a 31 year old stock car star, seeks acting after racing glory and a possible big screen future. He will start Talladega 500 from the third spot as he pursues a championship bid alongside pole winner Bill Elliott, with 39 of 40 qualifiers over 200 mph.
The Talladega 500 lineup lists 26 drivers with car types and speeds in mph led by Bill Elliott at 209.005 in a Ford Thunderbird. The field includes Dale Earnhardt, Tim Richmond, Benny Parsons, Sterling Marlin, Kyle Petty, and others. a forecasted fast pace and lingering record from Lennie Pond’s 1978 race average are noted as potentially in jeopardy.
In Glens Falls New York Mike Tyson flattened Marvis Frazier with a rapid first round uppercut burst to extend his unbeaten record to 25 0 The son of Joe Frazier was hurt early and rushed to the ringside by doctors Tyson weighed 217 pounds Frazier 210 pounds Tyson ranked No 2 and Frazier No 9 in the World Boxing Council heavyweight rankings
North Augusta resident Herb Marshall, a 40-year baseball veteran, was selected to umpire the South Carolina High School All Star game in Charleston. He emphasizes objectivity and learning from mistakes, noting he values good officials for young players and that umpiring is about love of the game, not money.
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