Twins regain division lead in 7-6 rout of White Sox
Minnesota outslugged Chicago 7-6 in Bloomington as Larry Hisle hit a broken-bat three run homer and two doubles to lift the Twins to first in the American League West. His 70th RBI pace highlighted a high-scoring duel where all four homers were solo shots except Hisle’s three-run blast.
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Hayfield
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American Legion
Stewartville
Jeff Stevens
Evert Faces Rising Tracy Austin In Wimbledon Duel
In a dramatic third round match on center court Tracy Austin, 14, challenges defending champion Chris Evert in a tense display of speed and poise. Evert, 22, battles to maintain composure as the rising American prodigy tests her on Wimbledon’s famed stage.
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Date changes slated for hockey school
The Lou Vairo Austin Mavericks Summer Hockey School dates shifted to avoid clashing with the 1977 78 school year, with two one week sessions from August 7 to 12 and August 15 to 19. Former Maverick goalie Bill Fedoryk will assist with goaltenders and several Mavericks may join. Registrations go to Austin Mavericks PO Box 713 and inquiries to Vairo at 433-4102.
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Hakes hurls hitless ball for prep stars
The Minnesota All Stars swept a doubleheader over the Metro All Stars 8-1 and 5-4 at Midway Stadium in the Minnesota Lions High School All Star series. Scott Goldberg doubled in the first game, Jeff Matthews drove in runs for Mankato East, and Bob Hakes with Doug Fregin combined for three hitless innings to start the night.
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Mankato East
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Austin
Doug Fregin
Little Falls
Yankees Edge Red Sox In 11 Invasion Of Defiant Comeback
Roy White and Reggie Jackson delivered the heroics for New York as they beat Boston 11th inning, with White tying the game on a two out homer off Bill Campbell and Jackson driving in the decisive run in the 11th. Boston set a major league homer record with three players hitting.
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Reggie Jackson
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Bill Campbell
Willie Randolph
Jackson
Paul Blair
Merger Proposed Between NHL and WHA for 1977-78
The NHL proposed a merger with the WHA effective for the 1977-78 season. WHA would form a separate six team division under the NHL umbrella and top teams would join an interlocking Stanley Cup format. Teams named include Quebec New England Cincinnati Edmonton Houston Winnipeg with Birmingham a possibility.
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Houston
Winnipeg
Birmingham
John Ziegler
R. Alan Eagleson
Players Association
Board of Governors
Eagleson
Players’ Association
Toronto
Blues to Host Winona In South Border Baseball Clash
Austin Blues 2 1 visits Winona 3 1 at Marcusen Park for a key Sunday prowl to top the South Border standings. Winona beat Austin 5 4 in their lone prior meeting on June 8. Austin home 7 2, six straight wins after a 2 3 start. four Blues over .300 led by Stratton 429 Christopherson 414 Sebastian 379 Todd 367. Dolan and Dunlap both 20 in the pitching column.
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Dodgers Beat Reds 3-2 as Seaver Debuts for Cincinnati
Tom Seaver, now with the Reds, gave up all three Dodgers runs over eight innings in his Riverfront Stadium start. Tommy John earned the win for L A with 8-4. Garvey and Monday drove in runs. Other NL results featured Pirates, Astros, Braves, Cardinals and Cubs triumphs.
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Riverfront Stadium
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Montreal
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Steve Garvey
Rick Monday
North and Watson lead Western Open after two rounds
Andy North and Tom Watson co lead the Western Open at Butler National after two rounds. North, fighting muscle spasms, shot a 69 after a 70 opening round while Watson posted 69 to reach five under par 139. Gary McCord and Phil Hancock trailed at 140 and 141 respectively.
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Butler
Gary McCord
Phil Hancock
Mike McCullough
Baseball Standings and Sunday Matchups Across Leagues
Major league games listed for Sunday include Cleveland at Detroit Toronto at Baltimore Boston at New York Chicago at Minnesota Seattle at Milwaukee Kansas City at Oakland Texas at California Montreal at Pittsburgh Los Angeles at Cincinnati San Diego at Atlanta New York at Chicago Philadelphia at St Louis San Francisco at Houston.
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Dallas Tornado tie for first in NASL after 4-1 win
Dallas Tornado moved into a tie with the Los Angeles Aztecs for first place in the NASL Southern Division by beating the Minnesota Kicks 4-1. Kyle Rote Jr opened the scoring at 6:21 amid a rainstorm with assists from Glenn Myernick and a play sparked by Jim Ryan. Alanston starred with a goal and two assists to lift Dallas to a 10-5 record and 92 points.
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Slew favored in Swaps Stakes return on July 3
Seattle Slew likely to add about 200000 to his bankroll by winning the Swaps Stakes at Hollywood Park on July 3 as the purse rises to 300000. Coowner Mickey Taylor announced in New York that the race for 3-year-olds would draw seven to 12 entries, with horses like J.O. Tobin Text Nordic Prince and Bad N Big among the probable runners.
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Inglewood
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Seattle
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