Wimbledon Faces A Weakened Field Without Borg And Co
Wimbledon 1980 faces a thinner field as stars skip the event. Borg declines to play, Clerc Vilas withdraw, Lendl sits out, and Noah pulls a muscle. Defending champ McEnroe and Connors loom, with young rivals Hooper Wilander and veterans Gerulatis Mayer Tanner awaits.
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Ivan Lendl
John McEnroe
Yannick Noah
France
Jimmy Connors
Connors
McEnroe
Chip Hooper
Mats Wilander
Hooper
Peter McNamara
Wilander
Borg
Vitas Gerulatis
Sandy
Gene Mayer
Roscoe Tanner
Young Mats Wilander at Wimbledon draws gaze of fans
A 17 year old English schoolgirl watches Mats Wilander after his 7-4 6-4 6-0 win over Nduka Odizor as Wimbledon action heats up. The article notes Wilander's rising idol status amid a day with top players like Martina Navratilova and Billie Jean King milestone, and other upsets including Candy Reynolds and Joanne Russell advances.
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Mats Wilander
Wimbledon
Candy Reynolds
Hana Mandlikova
Joanne Russell
Mima Jansovec
Yugoslavia
Wade
Marjorie Blackwood
Canada
Goolagong
Zina Garrison
Houston
Billie Jean King
Claudia Pasquale
Switzerland
Dodgers Beat Braves 5-3 as Reuss Delivers Ninth Win
Dodgers edge Braves 5-3 in Atlanta to take a 2-1 lead in the series. Jerry Reuss fired seven strong innings with four hits allowed and two strikeouts, earning his ninth win. Steve Howe nailed down the save as Los Angeles moved within five games of Atlanta in the NL West, while Derrel Thomas suffered a fractured fibula and will miss about six weeks.
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Atlanta
Jerry Reuss
Los Angeles Dodgers
Reuss
Dodgers
Atlanta Braves
Los Angeles
Braves
Tom Lasorda
Lasorda
Ron Perranoski
Benedict
Randy
Pedro Guerrero
Dale Murphy
Bob Horner
Murphy
Derrel Thomas
Danny Ozark
Thomas
Rogers Named Buyer of Cocaine Ties Saints to Drug Inquiry
NFL star George Rogers, Heisman winner and 1981 rushing leader, reportedly told federal grand jurors he bought cocaine with personal checks and was among more than a dozen present or former Saints players under investigation. Evidence links him to dealers Mike Strachan and Joselyn Bruno. Strachan faces a seven count indictment. NFL officials say they are cooperating with authorities.
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George Rogers
National Football League
New Orleans Saints
Saints
Rogers
University of South Carolina
New Orleans Times-Picayune
States
Mike Strachan
New Orleans
Joselyn Bruno
Strachan
NFL
Jack Anderson
ABC
Good Morning America
Chuck Muncie
San Diego Chargers
David Wilson
South Carolina
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Charles Bennett
Bjorn Borg
Jack Nicklaus
Jose-Luis Clerc
Guillermo Vilas
King
England
Nduka Odizor
Nigeria
Vitas Gerulaitis
New
Peter Elter
Brad Drewett
Martina Navratilova
Anne White
Pam Shriver
Kathy Rinaldi
Virginia Wade
Evonne Goolagong
Navratilova
Beth Norton
Tracy Austin
Alycia Moulton
Andrea Jaeger
South Korea
Duk Hee Lee
Wendy Turnbull
Australia
Holland
Marcella Mesker
Kim Jones
Sylvia Hanika
West Germany
Paula Smith
John Alexander
Dodger
Steve Yeager
Rufino Linares
Linares
Ed Holler
Columbia
Heller
Associated Press
New York
Dick Maxwell
The
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