Red Sox Face Crucial Six Game Road Trip After Home Win
Boston manager Eddie Kasko emphasizes the need to win on the road as the Red Sox start a six game trip after a 3-1 victory over Kansas City. Luis Tiant to open Baltimore series. Curtis earned his 11th win.
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Jimmy
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Petrobelli
Carlton Fisk
Douglas
Lindy McDaniel
White
Lolich
John Curtis
Dick Drago
Pittsburgh
Bob Robertson
Innning
Robertson
Carlton
Canada Triumphs Over Russia 6-5 In Nail-Biting Olympic Match
Canada rallied from a 5-3 deficit to beat Russia 6-5 as Paul Henderson scored the winner after a late scramble. Esposito credited Henderson with the decisive goal and reflected on the series' emotional intensity and reactions from fans and officials.
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Esposit
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Canada
Yvan Burnover
Brad Park
Kil White
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Hender
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Carpenalties
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Vlsdimir Lutchenko
Vladimir Shadrin
Valeri Vasiliev
Russia
Esposito
Henderson
Paul
Jean-Paul Parise
Josef Kompalla
Alan Eagleson
Parisé
Kompalla
Are Cowboys Riding For Fall
Cowboys hold a 12 game regular season streak as they prepare for a Sunday clash with Green Bay Packers. Forecasts predict Dallas 24 Green Bay 17 with emphasis on the Cowboys surge while Green Bay shows cautious improvement under coach Lombardi.
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Allas Cowboys
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Scott Hunter
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Minnesota
Miami
Florida
Frank
Parkenton
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Bob Griese
Davihns
This Week's Grid Picks Results
A list of regional high school and college games with winners noted in a rush of matchups. Teams include Riddeford over Portland. Oxford Hills over Borkiana. Cheverus over South Portland. Lewiston over Rumford. Gardiner over Skowhegan. Lisbon over Monmouth. Yarmouth over Titien. Tufts over Bales. St. John's University baseball schedule listed at the end.
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Portland
Anger
Cony Brewer
Brunswick
Oxford Hills
Borkiana Livermore
Essalonskee
Cheverus
South Portland
Deering
Sanford
Westbrook
Thornton
Rutgers Seeks Touchdown After Crossbar Blocked Field Goal
On a 51 yard Rutgers field goal attempt Colgate deflects the ball above the crossbar and it rolls into the end zone where a Rutgers player recovers. The ruling favors Rutgers with a touchdown as the ball was legally possessed and in the end zone.
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Colgate
Baseball standings and results from the American and National Leagues
The American League standings show Boston leading with 82 wins, followed by Detroit and New York, with Baltimore and California in the lower half. Thursday results include Boston 3 Kansas City, Oakland 8 Minnesota 7, and New York 3 Detroit 2 in 12 innings. National League standings list Pittsburgh atop, then Chicago and New York, with St Louis Montreal and others trailing. Thursday results Philadelphia 2 Pittsburgh 1.
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Torrez
Seaver
Pittsburgh
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Los Angeles
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Incinnati
Billingham
Houston
Forsch
San Diego
Kirby
Atlanta
Stone
San Francisco
Bryant
Cincinnati
Scramble May Begin To Clear Scramble For East Title
The American League East race tightens this weekend as New York trails Boston by 3 games with five left. Baltimore sits four back with five to play as Boston hosts Baltimore in a three game series. Boston leads Detroit by 1 1/2 games with six remaining, including a season ending series in Detroit.
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Pittsburgh
Steve Carlton
Sal Bando
Cal Maxvill
Maxvill
A’s
St. Louis Cardinals
Mike Epstein
Epstein
Roy White
Homer
Yanks
Mickey Lolich
Thurman Munson
Boston Attendance Tops Million Again
The Boston Red Sox concluded their 1972 AL home schedule with 1,441,775 in attendance over 78 home dates. It marked the sixth straight season above 1.4 million at Fenway Park despite three fewer dates from the prior year due to the strike. Last year the total was 1,678,732.
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Boston Red Sox
Red Sox
Fenway Park
Major League Batting and Pitching Leaders Summary
Major League leaders include Carew Min with 317 at bats and Allen Chi with 308. Rudi Oak tops runs with 93 and hits at 179. Piniella KC leads doubles with 32 while Rudi again high in hits with 169. Bench Cin drives 122 RBIs, Rose Cin 192 hits, and Bench 40 home runs.
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Murcer
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Oak
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Fisk
Ben
Oak, 9. Home Etay Allen
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Tiant
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Cal
Lolich
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Wynn
Hun
Rose
Brock
Montaner
Phi
Cedeno
Erp Bee Phi
Bench
Oakland Clinches West Title With 8-7 Win Over Twins
Oakland erased a seven run deficit to clinch the AL West 8-7 as Angel Mangual and Sal Bando delivered key hits. Philadelphia beat Pittsburgh 2-1 as Steve Carlton fanned 300 batters, joining Koufax as the only NL pitchers with 300+ strikeouts.
BC Eagles Show Offense as Navy Clash Looms
Boston College, now asserting an offense after last week’s 49 27 win over Temple with Phil Bennett’s school rushing record, travels to Annapolis to face Navy. Coach Joe Yukica seeks a stronger defense and may activate injured tackle Jeff Yeates who returned to practice this week.
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Yeates
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Associated Press New England
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Holy Cross
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Bridgeport
Skating Practice Scheduled Sunday by Biddeford Hockey
The Biddeford Hockey Association will hold a skating practice at the arena in Portland this Sunday for students from Biddeford or Saco interested in hockey. Participants should arrive at St. Louis Field at 1 p.m. A fee of $1 is charged.
Gene Sarazen's 1922 PGA win and Detroit first round
Gene Sarazen won his first PGA title in 1922. Fifty years later at the same Detroit course he shot a 79 in the opening round at age 70.
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Gene Sarazen
Detroit
Harry Sinden May Return as Boston Bruins GM
Montreal report by Ted Blackman says Harry Sinden will rejoin the Boston Bruins as general manager after accepting an offer made at the Team Canada camp in Toronto. Sinden previously coached the Bruins to the 1969-70 Stanley Cup and will replace Mike Schmidt, who becomes vice president.
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Micki King to be honored in Pontiac city celebration
Pontiac Michigan will host an Oct 5 citywide tribute for Micki King the lone Michigan Olympic gold medalist. King an Air Force captain won the three meter springboard diving event at Munich.
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