Television schedule highlights for ESPN and ABC
A dense listing of ESPN and ABC programming across the day including NCAA lacrosse North Carolina versus Virginia for the NCAA championship, World Cup soccer highlights, roller derby, Montreal at Chicago Cubs, Wimbledon, and the 1985 Olympic Festival highlights. Also listed are SportsCenter airings, Inside Baseball, Great Outdoors, and late night sports programming on ESPN.
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ESPN
North Carolina
Virginia
Montreal
Chicago Cubs
WGN
HBO
Sportslook
John Fox
New York Mets
St. Louis
San Diego
Houston
ABC
Maryland regents open inquiry into Len Bias death and athletics
College Park Maryland regents begin an inquiry into questions raised by Len Bias death about possible drug use and athletes academics. Allan Schwait signals institutional concerns while Sheldon Knorr urges an independent panel. actions to be decided at a closed meeting.
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College Park
University of Maryland Regents
Len
Sheldon Knorr
Allan Schwait
Bo Jackson Relaxes About Slumps In Minor League Start
Bo Jackson, son of the Memphis Chicks, says life has slumps but you can come out of them. He declares his minor league career will not be plagued by fear of a slump.
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Bo Jackson
Memphis Chicks
Becker Faces Doubts Over Serve In Wimbledon Clash
Defending champion Boris Becker enters the second week of Wimbledon amid doubts about his serve after a string of double faults in victory over McNamee. Seeded No 4, Becker prepared to meet Sweden’s Pernfors and American Anger as pressure mounted on his title defense. Becker acknowledged the strain of being champion while manager Ton Tirpac noted Becker’s strong position if he plays well, as Pernfors and Jejen contested later rounds.
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Wimbledon
England
Boris Becker
Becker
Sweden
Mike Pern
Matt Anger
Mats Wilander
Pat Cash
Paul McNamee
King Becker
Sunday Express
McNamee
the Express
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Mee
Mail
Ton Tiriac
Argentina Wins World Cup Title in Mexico City
Argentina defeats West Germany 3 2 to claim the 1986 World Cup title. Maradona, though not at his peak, sets up Burruchaga for the late goals as Valdano also shines. Beckenbauer praises the team while festivities erupt across Argentina and even Brazil.
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Mexico City
Diego Maradona
Maradona
Jorge Burruchaga
Argentina
Ess
Janz Beckenbauer
Burruchaga
Valdano
Oscar Ruggeri
Karl- Heinz Rummenigge
Andreas Brehme
Rummenigge
Rudi Voeller
Voeller
Thomas Berthold
Beckenbauer
South America
Miguel de la Madrid
Palmer Keys Braves Win Over Padres
ATLANTA CHUCK TANNER credits David Palmer for a four hit complete game as the Braves sweep the Padres 3-1. Palmer notes his arm is stronger from throwing every fourth day and he adds the winning run in the fourth inning.
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Atlanta
Chuck Tanner
David Palmer
Tanner
Atlanta Braves
San Diego Padres
Palmer
Montreal Expos
The
Braves
Philadelphia
St. Louis Cardinals
Cocaine deaths of Bias and Rogers raise questions
A reflection on Len Bias and Don Rogers deaths from cocaine use. The piece notes prior warnings from Keith Hernandez and test policies, questions the effectiveness of testing, and ponders whether lessons will ever be learned from these tragedies. It contrasts moments of triumph with fatal choices and cites public misperceptions.
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Len Bias
Don Rogers
Cleveland Browns
Keith Hernandez
Pittsburgh
University of Maryland
NBA
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Tom Seaver
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James Beede
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Jack Christiansen
Detroit Lions
Stanford Medical Center
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Lions
Chris’ Crew
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Robert Millward
Tiriac
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Erik Jeen
Lendl
Tim Mayotte
University of
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Karl Heinz Rummenigge
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New York Times
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