Cincinnati Reds Bring Dodgers Down to Edge in 2-0 Win
Reds pitcher Jack Billingham and catcher Johnny Bench powered a 2-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers, shrinking the NL West gap to 5 1/2 games. Bench homered in the fourth, his second game winner vs L A in as many nights, while Bill Buckner sparked a late Chicago scuffle with a slide into Joe Morgan.
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Expos Rally Past Cardinals In NL Bid Chase
Expos beat the Cardinals 7 5 as Larry Buttner drove in two with clutch singles and Steve Renko won. Boone delivered the decisive hit for Montreal on a 1 2 count against Tom Dettore to seal the late rally.
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Detroit Nips Cleveland in late scoring flurry
Nolan Ryan and Roger Moret carried no-hit bids into late innings but failed. Detroit beat Cleveland 3-2 as Lolich held the Indians to seven hits. The Yankees edged Baltimore 4-3, Royals split with Minnesota, and Oakland defeated Texas 8-4 with a Jackson three-run homer.
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Major League Thursday and Friday Game Schedule Overview
Thursday games feature California at Chicago with Figueroa and Lange in relief, Boston at Milwaukee, Oakland at Texas, Cleveland at Detroit, Minnesota at Kansas City, and more in the National League. Friday slate includes Chicago at Cleveland, Milwaukee at Kansas City, Baltimore at Minnesota, Detroit at Texas, and New York at California.
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Birmingham Americans stay undefeated in World Football League
The Birmingham Americans remain the lone unbeaten WFL team after a tense 28-22 win over the Detroit Wheels. Matt Reed led a late drive with 26 seconds left, connecting with Al Jenkins for a 17 yard touchdown to seal the victory. Meanwhile Philadelphia Bell defeated Memphis Southmen 46-15 and Florida beat Chicago 46-21.
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Grid Strike Near End as Talks Continue in Week
After a 13 hour negotiating session federal mediator W J Usery Jr expressed optimism that a solution to the 39 day NFL football strike could come this week. He will reconvene with NFLPA and club owners, with separate meetings to precede a potential joint session before noon.
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Kent State Leads MAC Football Preseason Picks
Kent State, Miami of Ohio and Ohio University were named the top three in the 1974 MAC football race by writers and coaches at the MAC meeting. Toledo, Bowling Green and Western Michigan followed in the writers poll, while coaches tied Toledo and Western Michigan for fourth and Bowling Green was last. Kent State was the predicted champion by both groups, though margins differed.
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Portsmouth Awaits Finalist From Fourway at Ashland
Portsmouth remains undefeated in the state American Legion baseball tournament and will face the winner of a fourway elimination at Ashland College Friday finals. Barry Sparks hit two homers as Portsmouth beat Miamisburg 8 to 7, with Jerome Baker allowing one run in relief and Mark Vetter earning the win after six innings. Lancaster meets Columbus Scioto and Cincinnati Budde faces Miamisburg in earlier games to determine Portsmouth’s semifinal opponent.
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