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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1986
Page
7
Tomorrow’s first round NAIA Regional Tournament baseball game features USC Aiken versus Georgetown KY on WAKN AM 99 starting at 2 50 pm with Steve Smith handling play by play. Elon NC meets West Liberty in the second game as double elimination continues.
New York AP reports Frank Gifford will stay with ABC Sports as an analyst on Monday Night Football moving from play by play. Earlier, Joe Namath was fired by ABC as an NFL analyst while O J Simpson was offered a college football position at the network. Braves mystery surrounds Pascual Perez as Rafael Ramirez says he has no idea of the pitcher’s location or status with any major league club.
Celtics sprinted to a 29 point lead and routed Milwaukee 128 96 to open the Eastern Conference finals. Bird led Boston with 26 points while Moncrief battled injury as Milwaukee failed to solve their defense in front of a home crowd.
Houston Rockets defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 112 102 to even the Western Conference finals at 1-1. Akeem Olajuwon and Ralph Sampson limited Kareem Abdul Jabbar to 21 points on 26 shots and 4 rebounds, while Olajuwon and Sampson combined for 46 points, 29 rebounds and 11 blocks.
In Indianapolis, teams rebuild and tune cars as the field narrows. Rutherford, among 28 first-weekend qualifiers at 210.220 mph, notes those unqualified push for more speed. Pole starter Mears and teammates Sullivan and Unser practiced, while several entries like Carter inspect setups after extensive rebuilds as final qualification approaches.
Hall of Fame trainer Charlie Whittingham, 73, prepares Ferdinand for the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico after winning the Kentucky Derby. He aims to extend the colt’s Triple Crown bid against six rivals, believing Ferdinand the best horse and eyeing the $534,000 purse. Whittingham notes intense media attention since Derby triumph and calls the Preakness the toughest Crown race.
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