Weekend TV Sports Schedule Highlights
A concise listing covers Friday to Sunday events with Wimbledon tennis on NBC and HBO, Braves vs Mets, USF playoff, CFL game Hamilton vs Monreal, boxing matches Brown vs Santana and Hearns vs Duran, and NBA versus U S Olympic Team, plus USFL playoff action and golf at the Canadian Open.
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HBO
ABC
Braves
Mets
TBS
Brown
Santana
USA
ESPN
Hamilton
Monreal
CFL
Hearns
Duran
CBS
Legion Post 26 Meet Richland at USC Aiken
AAU Junior Olympic team faces Kentucky in Yakima Washington as part of a double header. The USC Aiken venue hosts an 8 p.m. schedule featuring American Legion Post 26 against Richland.
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American Legion Post
Richland
Usc-Aiken
Kentucky
Yakima
Wash
Furman's Jennings Tops Southern Conference Athlete Honor
Furman senior Stanford Jennings was named 1983-8 Southern Conference Athlete of the Year by the conference media association. He led Furman to four straight conference football titles, had his jersey retired, and finished with 4 016 rushing yards, the second in league history.
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Columbia
Stanford
Jennings
Furman Paladin
Southern Conference
Summerville
S.C
Western Carolina
Eric Rasheed
Paladins
Furman
Mancini Passes Tests Ready to Return to Ring
Ray Mancini known as Boom Boom completed two days of medical exams by five doctors and said he aims to fight again in September. Manager Dave Wolf confirmed Mancini passed all tests and the former WBA light welter champion plans a comeback after the June 1 defeat to Livingstone Bramble in Buffalo.
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New York
Ray
Mancini
Livingstone Bramble
Dave Wolf
Bramble
Buffalo
Faustmann Loses In Southern 12s Closed Quarterfinals
Christy Faustmann Ai ken 12 faced top seed Audra Keller in Columbia at the Southern 12s Closed. Keller won 7 5 in the first set before sweeping the second 6 0 to reach the semifinals at Richland County Tennis Center with consolation rounds starting earlier.
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Columbia
Christy Faustmann
Aiken
Audra Keller
Christy
Keller
Richland County Tennis Center
Lucky McMurtry Sparks Braves Victory in Rain Delays
Atlanta right-hander Craig McMurtry earned his first win in four starts as he pitched into the ninth and collected three hits including an RBI triple. He credited defense and luck for the hitting while overcoming two rain delays that paused the game. Alex Trevino hit his first homer of the year to spark the Braves in the fifth before McMurtry’s two hits capped the performance.
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NEW York
Atlanta Braves
Craig McMurtry
McMurtry
Braves
Ken Oberkfell
Gerald Perry
Berenyi
Rafael Ramirez
Mets
Kelvin Chapman
McEnroe Advances Amid Wimbledon Upset Wave
John McEnroe beat Rodney Harmon 6-1 6-3 7-5 to reach the Wimbledon third round as a wave of upsets hit the field. Prince of drama, McEnroe quarreled briefly with reporters after questioning calls while Garrison, Wade, Wilander and others fell to surprising defeats amid rain delays and tense crowds.
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Wimbledon
England
John McEnroe
Rodney Harmon
McEnroe
Mats Wilander
Sweden
Zina Garrison
Chris Evert Lloyd
Betsy Nagelsen
Scott Davis
Lloyd
John Lloyd
Ivan’ Lendl
Rolf Gehring
West Germany
Carling Bassett
Anne Hobbs
Marty Davis
Jimmy Connors
Martina Navratilova
Iva Budarova
Czechoslovakia
Harmon
Garrison
Virginia Wade
Kathy Horvath
United States
Bettina Bunge
Stars and Generals Clash In USFL Playoff Opener
Philadelphia Stars 16-2 host New Jersey Generals 14-4 in a playoff opener after two regular season meetings won by New Jersey. Key stars include Chuck Fusina Kelvin Bryant Herschel Walker and top defenses as the arena crowd reaches 37 758 in Philadelphia. Michigan faces Los Angeles and Arizona visits Houston in other Western matchups with title games set for July 7 8 and the championship July 15 in Tampa.
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Philadelphia Stars
Stars
New Jersey Generals
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Generals
Brian Sipe
Sipe
Tampa Bay
Birmingham
Michigan
Los Angeles
Arizona
Houston
Tampa
Chuck Fusina
Kelvin Bryant
Herschel Walker
Veterans Stadium
Walker
Los Angeles Coliseum
Express
Steve Young
Caulkins Secures Olympic Berth Amid Stroke Recovery
Tracy Caulkins overcome a ailing stroke at the U S Olympic Trials to win the 100 breaststroke and earn an Olympic berth. She credited coach Paul Bergen and college mentor Randy Reese for helping tighten her tempo and water position as she pursued multiple events. Caulkins aims for the 200 individual medley and possibly the 200 backstroke, while Susan Rapp also qualified in the 200 breaststroke.
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Indianapolis
Tracy Caulkins
U.S
Paul Bergen
Randy Reese
Caulkins
Bergen
Nashville
Tenn
Reese
University of Florida
Susan Rapp
Eden Prairie
Minn
Rapp
George DiCarlo
Denver
John Mykkanen
Placentia
Calif
Brian Goodell
Mykkanen
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New York Mets
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Wilander
Pat Cash
Chris Lewis
New Zealand
Nduka Odizor
Nigeria
India
Ramesh Krishnan
Lewis
Odizor
Boris Becker
Roland Stadler
Switzerland
Krishnan
Ramesh
Ramanathan
Shahar Perkiss
Israel
Curren
Ben Testerman
Vitas Gerulaitis
Balazs Taroczy
Hungary
Hana Mandlikova
USFL
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