French Open Opens Amid Wimbledon Boycott Talk
Paris AP reports the French Open opens with players weighing a Wimbledon boycott. Vitus Gerulaitis trails Iskersky in Paris while Lendl and Vilas fault Wimbledon remarks. Vilas and Clerc skip Wimbledon over the Falklands dispute. Connors and Navratilova lead seeds as Borg skips both events.
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Paris
Vitus Gerulaitis
Erik Iskersky
Roland Garros
Gerulaitis
Iskersky
Ivan Lendl
Fernando Magnetto
Peru
Lendl
Falkland Islands
Britain
Argentina
Vilas
Christophe Freyss
Clerc
Spain
Eduardo Osta
Lloyd
Martina Navratilova
Tracy Austin
Andrea Jaeger
Brian Gottfried
Angel Givenez
Jose Higueras
Sergio Casal
Bjorn Borg
Pro Council
Borg
Hoyt Keeps Winning as White Sox Edge Royals 3 1
LaMarr Hoyt benched a tough start to post his ninth straight win, lowering his ERA to 1.45 as Chicago beat Kansas City 3-1. The White Sox broke a run-drought with three sixth inning runs helped by Greg Luzinski and Tom Paciorek. Hoyt allowed eight hits and struck out eight, his teammates contributing early support.
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Chicago
LaMarr Hoyt
Hoyt
White Sox
Kansas City Royals
Paul) Splittorff
Splittorff
Greg Luzinksi
Tom Paciorek
Paciorek
Kansas City
Dick Howser
Comiskey Park
Hal McRae
Cesar Geronimo
Padres
Cubs
Tim Lollar
Ruppert Jones
Mets
Braves
Ellis Valentine
New York
Pat Zachry
Neil Allen
Expos
Astros
Montreal
Bill Gullickson
Woody Fryman
Cards
Giants
Joaquin Andujar
St. Louis
San Francisco
Pirates
Seaver Struggles as Phillies Pound Reds 9-1
Tom Seaver labeled his slump long and baffling after allowing seven runs in five innings as the Phillies crushed the Reds 9-1. Bo Diaz drove in three and homered for Philadelphia, while Steve Carlton earned his first win over Cincinnati since 1980.
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Tom Seaver
Seaver
Philadelphia Phillies
Phillies
Cincinnati Reds
Philadelphia
Reds
Bo Diaz
Steve Carlton
Cincinnati
Fernando Valenzuela
Aiken High Honors All Sports Team at Banquet
Aiken High held an All-Sports banquet at East Aiken Elementary School honoring athletes in tennis basketball track soccer volleyball baseball and golf. MVPs include Kevin Bell Gail Rubini Yvonne Blocker Arthur Washington Eddie Scott and Robbie Hrubala among others with multiple players earning specialized awards.
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Aiken High
Sheri Irwin
Yvonne Blocker
Debbie Taylor
Gail Rubins
Debra Folks
Robbie Hrubala
Bear
Brian Katonak
Charlie Simpkins
Arthur Washington
Neal Richardson
Eddie Scott
Lynne Katonak
Aiken
East Aiken
Kevin Bell
Gail Rubini
Lisa Knight
Debbie Pollock
Mark Stevens
Jerome Elam
Brian Minnick
North Augusta High All-Sports Banquet honors numerous players
Scott Sawyer named MVP in soccer and baseball and top baseball batting average. Lisa Lott and Lewie Landon win girls tennis and boys tennis MVPs. Dwayne Cofer and Jimmy Winfield lead boys track. Bruce Johnson and Jodie Bowser win basketball awards and the Ed Stillwell Character award. Multiple athletes receive MVP, sportsmanship, and captain awards across golf, softball, volleyball, and cheerleading.
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Debbie Taylor
Charlie Simpkins
David Brown
Sheri Irwin
Lori Wells
Debra Folks
Eddie Scott
Greg Dawsey
John Lites
Neal Richardson
Robert Girardeau
Robbie Hrubala
North Augusta
Scott Sawyer
North Augusta High
Sawyer
Allen Field
Brian Wisnewski
Lisa Lott
Cari Capstid
Lewie Landon
Dwayne Cofer
Jimmy Winfield
Jesse Williams
Lynn Webber
Neel Boggs
David Steed
Jon Bivens
Bruce Johnson
Ken McKie
Amy Tudor
Debra Johnson
Jodie Bowser
Janice Samuels
Pizarro Aldrich
Tricia Colvin
Jina Tollison
Ed Stillwell
Shaun Anderson
Phil Jones
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Jimmy Connors
Eliot Teltscher
Peter McNamara
Yannick Noah
France
Connors
John McEnroe
Bruce Manson
Tony Trabert
Chris Evert Lloyd
Royals
Indians
Twins
Cleveland
Len Barker
Andre Thornton
Orioles
Blue Jays
Gary Roenicke
Toronto
Pittsburghs
Dale Berra
Los Angeles
Carlton
Bessie Williams
Sherri Henderson
Margaret Hayes
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