Playoff pressure as three NBA teams trail 3 2
The Bulls Lakers Bucks and Hawks all trail 3 2 in best of seven series with Game 6 tonight Friday the 13th. Utah Stars beat Indiana Pacers 124 107 to take the ABA Western Division finals opener.
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Aaron Withdraws After Fat 77 At Monsanto Open
Masters champion Tommy Aaron withdrew after a 77 in the first round of the Monsanto Open in Pensacola. Homero Blancas led with 67 while Doug Sanders and others chased, as field contenders navigated a tough course and slim hopes of making the cut.
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Pro Basketball At A Glance NBA Playoffs Schedule
Eastern Conference Boston at Atlanta 8 05 p m Boston leads 3 2 Western Conference Chicago hosts Los Angeles Milwaukee at Golden State 11 06 p m Golden State leads 3 2 Friday no games scheduled Saturday and Sunday games listed with if necessary designations and locations Madison Wisconsin for Golden State Milwaukee series and Boston Atlanta in Boston.
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Dodgers Fall as Russell Errors Spark Reds Win
Los Angeles fans booed Bill Russell after an error and a misplay led to runs in a 5-2 Dodgers loss to Cincinnati. Sparky Anderson defended Russell while noting tough Dodger infield play on a West Coast trip. Reds swept LA and head to San Francisco for a four game set.
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Yankees Win With Early Lead In Florida Opener
The Athens Messenger Sports notes the Yankees opened with walks and Alou hit by pitch. Nettles drove in a run on a sacrifice fly and Blomberg singled for a 2 0 lead. In the eighth New York added three more on Alou and Murcer hits. Kline handed Fritz Peterson a Florida orange juice token as a good luck omen, joking about its effect on left handers.
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Canadiens eliminate Sabres in six games
In the Stanley Cup quarter finals the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Buffalo Sabres 4-2 to win the series 4-2. Ken Dryden stopped 44 Buffalo shots as Montreal built a 4-0 first period lead and held on. The Flyers beat the North Stars 4-2 in six games to advance, while the Rangers won 4-1 in Chicago to lead the semifinal 1-0.
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Major League Baseball Scores and Schedules Roundup
In The Majors results show New York 5 Cleveland 0 and Chicago 6 Oakland 3. Other games include Baltimore 1 Detroit 0 in 10 innings and Texas 4 Kansas City 0. Multiple matchups list pairings, undecided games and doubleheaders with pitchers named and teams facing each other across the league.
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Double Win For Riessen In Cleveland
Top-seeded Marty Riessen won both singles and doubles at the Cleveland Tennis Classic in Cleveland Ohio Riessen beat Ross Case 6 4 7 5 in singles then teamed with Tom Okker to beat Boro Janovic and Alex Metroveli 4 6 6 4 6 4 Ashe and Rosewall advanced with ease in their singles matches Ashe defeated Torben Ulrich 6 2 6 4 in a brisk session
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