Borg Captures WCT Championship in Dallas Triumph
Sweden's Bjorn Borg, age 19, defeated Guillermo Vilas 1-6 6-1 7-5 6-1 to win the World Championship of Tennis title in Moody Coliseum. Borg earned $50,000 and added the victory to Italian Open French Open and Davis Cup wins while hinting at future Wimbledon and U.S. Open goals.
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Lonborg loses no hitter as Pirates win big after perfect bids
Lonborg pitches 6 1 3 perfect innings before Buckner’s double ends his bid as Dodgers fall 10-3. Strom allows late hits but shuts out Mets 4-0. other NL results include Pirates over Braves 5-2, Astros over Cardinals 10-5, Reds over Cubs 14-2, Expos sweep Giants 8-0 in second game after 4-2 opener.
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Little Wins First Women International Golf Title by One Stroke
Sally Little of South Africa captured the inaugural Women's International Golf Tournament at Moss Creek Plantation. She finished 7-under 281 to edge Jan Stephenson by one stroke, earning $10,000 while Stephenson took $7,500.
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Sonkisser May Not Enter Preakness Stakes
Despite Sonkisser's impressive run in the Withers Stakes at Imont Park, trainer Steve Di Mauro was not expected to name the 3-year-old son of Drone for next Saturday's Preakness, the second leg of the Triple Crown. He called the race tough and indicated a decision would follow.
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Biddeford Saco hosts tough windy amateur golf results
The Biddeford Saco Country Club hosted a windy weekend amateur golf tourney with only five of 202 entries breaking 80. Winners included Bill Bonney and Bill Cook of Biddeford Saco in Class A, Arthur Carr and John McGonigle in Class B, and Leo Pinette in Class C. Best ball honors went to Roger Lessard and Leo Pinette.
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Suns top Warriors in double overtime finish tied series
In the Western final Keith Erickson scored eight in the second overtime as the Phoenix Suns beat the Golden State Warriors 133-129. The victory evened the series at 2-2 with game five set for Oakland. Erickson totaled 28 points while Gar Heard added 22 and 18 rebounds. Paul Smith led Golden State with 30 points as Rick Barry fouled out late in the second overtime.
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Thornton Spaulding tennis game ends in 6-6 deadlock
Thornton Academy and Spaulding High School dueled to a 6-6 tie on the Academy courts. Thornton improves to 11-2-1 for the season and will play Cape Elizabeth Tuesday. Summary results list multiple singles and doubles matches with varied scores and two decisive doubles wins for Spaulding participants.
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