King Connors And Lloyd Vie For Wimbledon Titles
Billie Jean King aims to add a 21st Wimbledon title as Jimmy Connors defends his All England crown. Chris Evert Lloyd seeks a fourth straight Grand Slam, with Navratilova and Austin among the top seeds. Second rounds loom as Lendl showcases serve and volley on grass while others falter or withdraw.
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Wimbledon
England
Billie Jean King
Jimmy Connors
Chris Evert Lloyd
Connors
Lloyd
King
Chris
Martina
Navratilova
Beth Herr
Marcella Mesker
Netherlands
Wally Masur
Australia
Alycia Moulton
Beverly Mould
Tracy Austin
Bettina Bunge
West Germany
Christiane Jolissaint
Switzerland
Andrea Jaeger
Wendy Turnbull
Hana Mandlikova
Czechoslovakia
Sylvia Hanika
Virginia Ruzici
Romania
Jo Duke
Britain
Andrea Temesvari
Hungary
Claudia Kohde
Ivan Lendl
Bernie Mitton
South Africa
Vitas Gerulaitis
Ramesh Krishnan
India
Johan Kriek
Sammy Giammalva
Lend
Lieberman
Kathy Horvath
Navratilova Driven to Wimbledon Title with Computer Aid
Martina Navratilova shows dominant form at Center Court, crushing Beverly Mould 6-1 6-0. A high tech entourage led by Mike Estep and Nancy Lieberman uses match tapes and data analysis to optimize tactics and training, while Dr. Haas oversees a strict high carbohydrate diet and energy maintenance.
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Wimbledon
England
Martina Navratilova
Beverly Mould
Martina
Mike Estep
Houston
Nancy Lieberman
Navratilova
Estep
Lieberman
Robert Haas
Miami
Haas
Renee Richards
Mike
Texas
Astros Beat Braves 5-0 Behind Scott Rhythm At Astrodome
Mike Scott scattered six hits over 8 2 3 innings to shut out the Atlanta Braves 5-0 as Houston snapped a three game skid. Phil Garner hit his ninth homer and Ray Knight added three knocks and drove in a pair as the Astros piled up 13 hits.
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Houston
Houston Astros
Mike Scott
Scott
Atlanta
Joe Torre
Phil Niekro
Braves
Donnie Moore
Terry Forster
Astros
Ray Knight
Knight
Phil Garner
Garner
Jose Cruz
Cruz
Denny Walling
Alan Ashby
Craig Reynolds
Terry Puhl
Ashby
Orangeburg Tops Aiken 9-2 in Legion Baseball Clash
Orangeburg league leader used 11 hits to rally for three runs in the fourth and eighth innings to beat Aiken Post 26 9-2. Glenn Widener led Aiken with three hits, while Gregg Dawsey added one. Aiken falls to 1-7. Orangeburg improves to 7-1. Next, Aiken travels to Barnwell for an 8 p.m. game.
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Orangeburg
Aiken Post
Post
American Legion
Aiken
Glenn Widener
Gregg Dawsey
Barnwell
Rutland Charpin and Jones Pace Post 26 Batting and Pitching
Aiken Post 26 American Legion baseball shows Rutland leading with a .421 average after six games, supported by Charpin .320 and Coleman .383. Jones heads the pitching with a 0.12 ERA over 26 innings, while Moseley hits .666 in limited at bats.
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Aiken Post
American Legion
Rodney Rutland
Wylie Ray
John Hearn
Vance Coleman
Mike Uhle
Rusty Charpin
Charpin
Bill Moseley
Bill Jones
Jones
Glenn Widener
Lance Thomas
Sheldon Higgsnbotten
Dawsey
Eee Ee Ones
Craig Dawsey
Wyman Pope
Damon Hitt
David Meldrum
Mike Uhie
Mike
A Broadwater
Pat Lowe
Moseley
Bilf Jones
Bcty
Ain Nene
Herman wins Augusta Junior Golf title in tight finish
Scott Herman captured the Augusta City Junior Championship with a two day total of 146. He led by four going into the final round before finishing with a 75 for a three stroke victory over Jeff Pope of North Augusta. Herman birdied Nos. 14 and 17 and ended with a bogey filled final round.
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Augusta
Scott Herman
Augusta City
Herman
North Augusta
Jeff Pope
Pope
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Mats Wilander
Sweden
John Fitzgerald
Austin
Mould
Grimsley
Associated Press
New York Mets
Bob Lillis
Lillis
Homer
Dedney Riad
Biff Jones
Lancesheraas
Honey David Meldrum
Ulmer
Mike Mahoney
Rutland
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