Pirates hold off Cubs with palm ball in ninth
Dave Giusti used a palm ball to escape a ninth inning jam and preserve a 7-5 Pirates win over the Chicago Cubs. Manny Sanguillen drove in two runs, Willie Stargell hit his first homer, while Don Kessinger doubled in two for the Cubs. Dodgers rout Braves 11-1 and Giants edge Padres 2-1 in NL action. Orioles beat Tigers 1-0.
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Pirates
Chicago Cubs
Giusti
Cubs
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Rick
Bill North
North
Los Angeles Dodgers
Atlanta Braves
San Francisco Giants
San Diego Padres
Baltimore Orioles
Detroit Tigers
Milwaukee
New York
Dock Ellis
Luke Walker
Walker
Don Kessinger
Manny Sanguillen
Willie Stargell
Ron Santo
Chicago
Dodgers
Atlanta
Atlanta Stadium
Braves
Bobby Bonds
San Francisco
Giants
San Diego
Sam McDowell
Jim Barr
Jerry Johnson
Steve Arlin
Chris Speier
Green leads first round at Tournament of Champions
Hubert Green shot a four under par 68 to share the lead with Gardner Dickinson at Rancho La Costa in the Tournament of Champions. Jack Nicklaus, Bruce Crampton and Jerry Heard sit two behind as Arnold Palmer and Lee Trevino struggle in the demanding course conditions.
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la Costa
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Green
Jack Nicklaus
Bruce Crampton
Jerry Heard
Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Lee Trevino
Trevino
Palmer
Houston
Las Costa Country Club
AP Wirepho
NAL Stars to Face Russians in September Hockey Series
Minnesota based coach Murray Williamson forecasts tough eight game set between NHL players and Soviet stars in September. The first four games run in Montreal Vancouver Winnipeg and Toronto with four in Moscow September 22 to 28.
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U.S
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Japan
Tarasov
Baseball Standings and Schedule Highlights Across Leagues
American League East shows Baltimore Cleveland New York Detroit Milwaukee Boston tied in mid table with 4 1 2 2 2 1 1 standings. National League East features Montreal Philadelphia Pittsburgh Chicago New York St Louis Los Angeles and San Francisco in tight races with multiple matchups listed for Friday through Sunday.
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Atlanta
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Stoneman
Nolan
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Reed
Grief
Ingeles
Downing
Wilson
San Wreatuane
Cumberland
Native Trail Wins Feature at Narsett Park
Pawtucket AP reports Native Trail won the feature race at Narsett Park by a length, finishing in 6.60.0. The victory highlighted the track's Thursday card with a dominant performance over the field.
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Pawtucket, RJ
Narsett Park
Bucyk Leads Bruins to 10-2 Win Over Blues in Semifinals
Boston's Johnny Bucyk scored three goals aided by Fred Stanfield and Johnny McKenzie as the Bruins built a 3-0 lead, then 5-0, and routed St. Louis 10-2 to take a 2-0 series edge in the best of seven. The Blues vow a stronger performance in St. Louis for Game 3.
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Johnny Bucyk
Boston Bruins
Bucyk
Fred Stanfield
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St. Louis Blues
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St. Louis
Ace Bailey
Buc
Ernie
Wakely
Mike Murphy
Phil Roberto
Phil Esposito
Eddie Westfall
Bailey
McKenzie
Stanfield
al Arbour
Arbour
Mes
Orr
Esposito
Johnson
Boston St Louis Semis 10 2 Boston Leads 2 0
Boston defeats St Louis 10 to 2 to take a 2 0 lead in the NHL semifinals while New York tops Chicago 3 2 to lead 3 0 in their series. No games scheduled tomorrow with Boston at St Louis later.
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Boston
St. Louis
New York
Chicago
Rday
National TV
Six Oldtimers Enshrined in Hall of Fame at Springfield
Six basketball greats were enshrined in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame at Springfield College, including Edgar Diddle and Robert Douglas. John Wooden received a rare dual honor for his coaching and playing career. Walter Kennedy urged preservation of the game amid NBA ABA tensions and urged unity.
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National Basketball Association
Walter Kennedy
Hall of Fame
Springfield College
Edgar A. Diddle
Western Kentucky
Robert L. Douglas
Renaissance
Paul Endacott
University of Kansas
Max
Marty) Friedman
Edward Gottlieb
Philadelphia Warriors
Cliffordells
Tulane University
UCLA
John Wooden
Purdue University
France Pomeroy
Scott Martin
University of Oklahoma
Lanchick
Basketball News” Magazine
Travis Grant
Kentucky State
Kennedy
Bob Douglases
Johnny Woodens
Adolph Rup
Bob Gouglases
Adolph Rupps
NBA
American Basketball Association
Wooden
JCLA
Czechs Edge Russians For World Hockey Gold In Prague
In Prague 14 000 fans watched Czechoslovakia defeat the Soviet Union 3 2 to end nine year reign as world champions. Vaclav Nedomansky and Richard Farda scored early, Jaroslav Holik tallied in the second, Kharlamov added late for Russia, goalie Jiri Holecek shut the door in the third. Finland beat Sweden 5 4 but missed bronze.
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Wenceslas Square
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Finland
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Russia
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Valerii Kharlamov
Jiri Holecek
Vladimir Kostra
Czechoslovakia
Quiet Love Wins Groton Purse at Suffolk Downs
Quiet Love heavy favorite scores a three length victory in the featured four thousand dollar Groton Purse at Suffolk Downs.
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Boston
Quiet Love
Groton
Suffolk Downs
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