Mad Pennant Chase Persists Amid Rainouts Across Leagues
Boston regains tops amid Fenway rain postponements while Detroit and New York stumble. Brewers rally with Bill Parsons and George Scott homers as the Yanks inch closer. In the NL, Pittsburgh ties for East, Cincinnati cuts magic numbers, and a marathon A’s White Sox tilt ends with Chicago closer. Cesar Tovar hits for the cycle for Minnesota as Oakland fights down to the wire.
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Baseball standings and schedules for Tuesday to Wednesday
The record shows American League standings with Boston Baltimore Detroit New York Cleveland Milwaukee Minnesota Kansas City California Texas and Oakland. Tuesday results include Cleveland 3 6 Detroit 2 4 Minnesota 5 Texas 3 Milwaukee 7 New York 2 Kansas City 7 California 2 Chicago 8 Oakland 7 15 innings. Wednesday games listed Baltimore Boston Minnesota Texas Detroit New York Milwaukee Texas Minnesota with matchups and pitcher notes.
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Celtics Sign Havlicek to Record Deal Ahead of Season
Havlicek signed the largest Celtics contract in franchise history estimated near 140000 per season on a three year deal ending last spring. He will be in uniform for Friday's pre season opener against the Milwaukee Bucks in Montreal as captain and a durable contributor.
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Red Sox Back In Lead After Cleveland Help
Boston moves back to first in the AL East as Detroit loses a doubleheader to Cleveland. Weather delays postponement at Fenway as Orioles prep to host with Jim Palmer and Mike Cuellar expected to duel Marty Pattin and Luis Tiant.
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Reds inch toward NL West title as Pirates clinch tie
Cincinnati beats San Francisco 5-4 to extend its lead to seven and a half games with four wins or Houston losses needed for the division. Pittsburgh tops New York 5-1 to pull into a tie in the East, while Houston beats Atlanta 5-3 and Montreal, St Louis, and San Diego win elsewhere.
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UCLA Prepares for Michigan After Nebraska Upset
UCLA faces Michigan as a possible second upset after beating Nebraska on five turnovers. Pepper Rodgers urges Michigan to risk giveaways while Bo Schembechler adjusts personnel.
Brewer Films to Show Thornton Academy Game Tonight
Films of the Thornton Academy versus Brewer football game will be shown at 7 30 tonight in the Burns School cafeteria. The smoker is sponsored by the Saco Athletic Boosters. Refreshments will be served. Journal Want Ads encourage readers to read Want Ads.
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Havlicek Signs Four Year Celtics Contract
BUZZARDS BAY Mass AP John Havlicek expresses happiness with a four year deal making him the Celtics highest paid player surpassing Bill Russell and Bob Cousy He notes the NBA season is near and that the holdout ended over the weekend The former Ohio State star says he will let the fans and team know more as the season opens
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Crusaders trim WHA camp roster to 28 in Bowling Green
The Cleveland Crusaders reduced their World Hockey Association training camp roster to 28 by releasing four players. Defenseman Reynald Rossier center David Vick right wing Paul Britton and left wing Ron McCosh were cut.
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