Bengals Edge Steelers In Overtime For Third Straight Win
The Bengals won a 60 yard touchdown pass from Wayne Clark to John McDaniel in overtime to secure their third consecutive victory. NFL action across the league saw the Cowboys, Dolphins and Vikings mix veterans with rookies as preseason games continued.
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Marty Domies
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Concepcion's Three-Run Shot Lifts Reds Past Mets 6-5
Dave Concepcion redeemed himself with a three-run homer in Cincinnati as the Reds beat the Mets 6-5. Concepcion had talked of proving himself after missing the All-Star game, while Cleon Jones added a ninth-inning two-run homer for New York. The win narrows the Dodgers’ lead as Cincinnati moves closer in the pennant race.
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Reds rally past Mets on late rally and Perez walk set Concepcion up
The Cincinnati Reds erased a 3-0 deficit to tie the game in the fourth as Pete Rose sparked a three run seventh inning with aggressive baserunning. Tony Perez was intentionally walked, opening the door for Dave Concepcion who delivered. Matlack took the loss, Carroll earned the win.
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Major League Baseball Scores Highlight Weekend Pitchers
Saturday results include Cleveland defeating Texas 4–0 and New York 2–1 in seven innings amid rain, with Minnesota 7, Boston 4 and Detroit 4, Oakland 3. Kansas City 3, Baltimore 2 in ten innings. Sunday Texas 1–0 Cleveland, Baltimore 1–0 Kansas City 0, Boston 9– Minnesota 6, New York 9– Chicago 4, Oakland 13–Detroit 3, Milwaukee 5– California 2. Monday actions list Chicago at Boston, Minnesota at New York, Detroit at California, Milwaukee at Oakland with several postponed or rescheduled notes.
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Wynn Sees Dodgers Loss Fueling NL West Chase
Wynn says Sundays 10-3 loss to the Pirates could spur the Dodgers as Reds inch within 2 games in the NL West. Reds beat Mets 6-5 to close gap while Cardinals topple Giants 4-1 and Phillies, Astros, Cubs win.
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Sharks Name Replacement After Asher Firing
World Football League’s Jacksonville Sharks fire head coach Bud Asher and promote defensive coordinator Charley Tate. In golf, Dave Stockton wins the Sammy Davis Jr Greater Hartford Open by four strokes, 268 total. JoAnne Carner captures LPGA St Paul Open with 212 after a 54-hole finish. Maplewood Inn bowed out of the state softball tournament with a 20 4 loss to Worthington Steel and Bowman Funeral Home advances 7 1 in a late starting game.
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Bowman Funeral Home
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Rockport Captures Great Lakes Legion Title in Doubleheader Sweep
Rockport Indiana defeated Bowling Green Kentucky twice to win the American Legion Great Lakes regional baseball tournament in Stevens Point Wisconsin. Greg Tooley hit a three run homer in the first win, and Lynn Partridge delivered a bases loaded infield single in the eighth to seal the second game. Rockport advances to the Legion World Series in Roseburg Oregon with a 31-11 season mark. Portsmouth Ohio was eliminated after a 1-0 loss to Rockport.
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Athens High School freshman football tryouts announced
All boys interested in trying out for freshman football at Athens High School must report to the boys locker room on Monday August 26 at 10 a.m. Participants should be ready to work out and their doctors physical cards will be collected then.
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Boosters Plan Fish Fry Ahead of Bulldogs Scrimmage
The Athens High School Bulldog Booster Club schedules a fish fry for Saturday from 4 30 to 6 30 p m in the high school cafeteria before the pre season football scrimmage against Chillicothe at Butter Field. Adults pay 1 75 and children under 12 pay 1 00. Tickets available at Dale's Sohio Athens The Plains Mobil and from local booster organizers plus Athens High football players. Tickets will also be sold at the door.
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Jack's Bar and Grill Wins Nelsonville Slo Pitch Title
Jack's Bar and Grill claimed the Nelsonville Men's Slo Pitch championship by defeating Koker's 8 to 4 in the playoff. Jim Schulitz earned the win, Bob Fick took the loss, with key hits from Jerry Cline Mike Thompson and Dick Ritz for Jack's while Terry Courtney Dick Grandy and Dick Steenrod led Koker's. A double elimination format replaced a third round, and two makeup games were scrapped as winners prepared for the next round after Parade of the Hills.
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Rangers edge Indians 1 0 behind Burroughs homer and Jenkins
Jeff Burroughs belted a first inning solo homer and Ferguson Jenkins tossed a four hit shutout as Texas defeated Cleveland 1 0. Jenkins threw 78 pitches earning his 17th win while Tiant struggled for Boston in a 9 6 loss.
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Athens Teams Crown Chauncey-Dover Little League titles
The Medics won the championship after a 11-5 finals win over Glouster Legion in a double elimination event with Rick Maccombs and Fred Ross leading a nine hit attack. Ellis edged Corning 10-6 to take the B tournament while Athens Elks beat Albany Merchants 11-6 in a semifinal and Corning defeated Moxahala 14-8.
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