Rookie Sammie White Delivers Vikings Victory Over Bengals
Sammie White, a Grambling rookie, caught a 32-yard touchdown pass from Tarkenton with 24 seconds left to lift Minnesota to a 23-17 preseason win over Cincinnati in Bloomington. Tarkenton threw two TDs and setup another on a 52-yard pass to Tom Geredin as the Vikings improve to 2-2.
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Sammie White
Tarkenton
Sammie
White
Grambling
Minnesota
Cincinnati
Bloomington
Tarkerton
Tom Geredin
Bengals
Miami
Tampa Bay
Don Calhoun
Tom Owen
New England
Atlanta
Tony Adams
Jan Stenerud
Kansas City
Washington
Butch Johnson
Danny White
Duke Ferguson
Dallas
Jim Bakken
Steve Jones
Jim Otis
St. Louis
Chicago
Pat Leahy
Joe Namath
Jerome Barkum
Jets
Houston
Oilers
Skip Butler
Louis Wright
Steve Ramsey
John Hufnagel
Norris Weese
Denver
Seattle
John Reaves
Billy Brooks
Boobie Clark
Vikings
Los Angeles
Oakland
San Francisco
San Diego
Detroit
St Louis
New York Jets
Buffalo
Green Bay
New Orleans
Baltimore
New York Giants
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Philadelphia
John Cappelletti
James Harris
Carl Garrett
Jim Plunkett
Steve Mick- Mayer
Bob Griese
Midwest Grid Teams Again Face National Title Chase
The Midwest powers Oklahoma Nebraska Notre Dame Michigan and Ohio State enter a season of strong title contention. Oklahoma and Nebraska seek to continue or reclaim glory while Michigan and Ohio State rebuild to challenge for the Big Ten and a Rose Bowl bid. Conference rivals like Kansas and Colorado shape the race with returning starters and key players across squads.
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Midlands
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Southern California
Notre Dame
Midwest
Ohio State
Michigan
Associated Press
Irish
Rick Slager
Joe Montana
Ross Browner
Willie Fry
Luther Bradley
Kansas
Selmon Brothers
Leroy and
Dewey
Sooners
Joe Washington
Steve Davis
Cornhuskers
Arizona State
Vince Ferragamo
Monte Anthony
Jayhawks
Nolan Cromwell
Laverne Smith
Oklahoma State
Missouri
Tigers
Colorado
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Iowa State
Archie Griffin
Cornelius Greene
Brian Baschnagel
Woody Hayes
Pete Johnson
Tom Skladany
Wolverines
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Rob Lytle
Calvin O'Neal
Greg Morton
Wolverine
Purdue
Minnesota
Illinois
Michigan State
Mark Vitali
Scott
Mike Jones
John DiFeliciantio
Dean March
Scott Studwell
John Sullivan
Kurt Steger
Balk Called On Padres Hurts Jones in 1-0 Loss
Padres left-hander Randy Jones disputed a balk ruling in a 1-0 defeat to the Mets. Pepe Mangual scored on Jerry Grote's double after Jones balked while trying to pick off a runner. Mets pitcher Jon Matlack notched his fifth NL shutout, improving to 13-7.
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San Diego Padres
New York Mets
Padres
Pepe Mangual
Joe Torre
Mangual
Philadelphia
Houston
St. Louis
Atlanta
Cincinnati
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Montreal
Jones
Mets
Jon Matlack
Matlack
Giants
Expos
Gary Matthews
Larry Herndon
Pirates halt Dodgers' win streak with Stargell blast
Willie Stargell hit his 16th homer and Richie Zisk added three singles as the Pirates defeated the Dodgers 11-2 ending Los Angeles six-game win streak. Larry Demery and Kent Tekulve combined for six hits allowed while Rick Rhoden took the loss. Al Downing yielded the final Pittsburgh tally.
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Dodgers
Willie Stargell
Richie Zisk
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
Larry Demery
Kent Tekulve
Stargell
Rick
Rhoden
al Downing
Phillies
Astros
Tom Underwood
Houston
Philadelphia
Underwood
Cardinals
Braves
Keith Hernandez
Major League Ball Tonight Across Cities
Tuesday games feature California visiting Boston and Oakland traveling to Baltimore. Other matchups include Kansas City at Cleveland, Minnesota at New York, and Chicago at Detroit.
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Oakland
Blue
Baltimore
Flanagan
Kansas City
Fitzmorris
Cleveland
Eckersley
Minnesota
Singer
New York
Holtzman
Chicago
Gossage
Detroit
Bare
Milwaukee
Rodriguez
Texas
Umbarger
California
Boston
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Montreal
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
San Diego
Houston
Atlanta
San Francisco
Lonborg
Auta
Ruthven
Denny
Cinci
Billingham
Rooker
San I
Sawyer
Stanhouse
Angeles
John
West
Ryan
Lee
Race Horses Learn New Stroke in Ohio Pool
HOYTVILLE Ohio AP harness trainer Bob J Shafer built a 15000 pool behind his Wood County farm to exercise eight trotters and pacers. Horses swim 15 to 20 minutes daily boosting strength, with some times dropping about three seconds.
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Hoytville, Ohio
Bob J. Shafer
Shafer
Wood County
Bowling Green
Thirteen Injured as Car Crashes Into Pit Area
Florence Kentucky AP report says thirteen people were injured when a car skidded from the Northern Kentucky Speedway pit area. Seven remain hospitalized, five in serious condition. Local driver Roy Sandusky lost control in the dirt track race, but survived uninjured.
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Florence
Northern Kentucky Speedway
Here
Dick Paul
Paul
Roy Sandusky
Wellston seeks football scrimmage opponents this fall
Wellston High School invites teams for football scrimmages this fall. The Class AA Southeastern Ohio Athletic League member lists contact numbers for Coach Joe Michael to arrange games. Gary Anderson, Nebraska state senator from Axtell, led the national high power rifle event at Camp Perry with 1492 points after three days.
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Wellston
Wellston High School
Southeastern Ohio Athletic League
Joe Michael
Camp Perry
Gary Anderson
Axtell
Neb
Anderson
Campbell Is Man Who Nails Down Twins Win
Twins relief ace Bill Campbell earned his 13th win and 16th save in a 6-4 12 inning victory over Detroit. Gene Mauch praised Campbell and Mike Marshall as top relievers and noted Campbell’s ability to get left and right handed batters out.
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Associated Press
Gene Mauch
Mike Marshall
Minnesota
Mauch
Bill Campbell
Twins
Detroit Tigers
Tiger
Bill Freehan
Pedro Garcizon
Mike Cubbage
Rod Carew
Ben Oglivie
Cubbage
Marshall
California Angels
New York Yankees
Baltimore Orioles
Massengale Wins Hartford Open in Humid Finish
Rik Massengale, a Bible study leader, captured the Sammy Davis Jr Greater Hartford Open title with a final round 66 for an 18 under 266 total and a $42,000 top prize. J Snead and Al Geiberger tied for second at 268, with Geiberger opting out of Akron to await a child’s birth.
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Conn
Rik Massengale
Sammy Davis
Wethersfield Country Club
Don Massengale
Massachusetts
J Snead
Coleader
al Geiberger
Geiberger
Akron
Ohio
Snead
Lee Trevino
Westfall Insurance beats Bob's Marathon in Athens softball
Westfall Insurance of Glouster won 10 to 4 over Bob's Marathon to improve to 6 1 in the second half of the Athens Men's Softball League. Bill Mingus had three hits and Bill Koons and Wayne Lent added two apiece.
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Westfall Insurance of
Glouster
Bob
Athens
Bill Mingus
Bill Koons
Wayne Lent
Overall Trapshooting Champ Fails to Win Crown
Gene Sears of El Reno Ohio won the overall Grand American trapshooting title on the final day, breaking 971 of 1 000, tying Brad Dysinger of Grover Hill Ohio after the shoot off 97 to 96. Susan Nattras won the women’s overall and all around titles after two shootoffs with Nila Johnson. Frank Little tied for the men’s all around title with 394 of 400. Other winners included Jeffrey Heine and Robert Mathisen. doubles and handicap events went to Larry McKinley Michael Makey and Kitty Snellenberger.
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Vandalia
Nila Johnson
Chattaroy
Wash
Frank Little
Mechanicsburg
Jeffrey Heine
Dunlevy
Robert Mathisen
Duluth
Kitty Snellenberger
Grove City
Ohio
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