Norton Holmes title bout set in Caesars Palace clash
World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Ken Norton and challenger Larry Holmes weighed in within 30 minutes of each other in Las Vegas for their 15 round title fight at Caesars Palace. Norton 220 pounds Holmes 209, with ABC to televise the event. a companion bantamweight title fight pits Zarate Hernandez. Norton predicted a body assault while Holmes aimed to outbox Norton, who vows to hurt his rival despite mutual animosity.
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World Boxing Council
Ken Norton
Larry Holmes
Nevada Athletic Commission
Norton
Los Angeles
Holmes
Easton
Caesars Palace
WBC
Leon Spinks
Jimmy Young
ABC
Carlos Zarate
Mexico City
Emilio Hernandez
Caracas
Venezuela
Zarate
Newsmen
Earnie Shavers
George Foreman
Muhammad Ali
New York
Spinks
World Boxing Association
Hernandez
Philadelphia
Osvaldo Ocasio
Puerto Rico
Alfredo Evangelista
Ali
Jody Ballard
Houston
Don King
New Orleans
Affirmed Seeks Belmont Crown in Triple Crown Bid
In a Belmont Stakes金额 showdown at Belmont ParkAffirmed faces archrival Alydar with a 6-2 edge over eight meetings though 2-2 at Belmont. Darby Creek Road Noon Time Spender and Judge Advocate also contend, but Alydar is favored to upset. About 70,000 fans expected as Affirmed aims to join Secretariat Seattle Slew and others in racing history.
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NEW York
Affirmed
Belmont Park
Alydar
Belmont
Darby Creek Road
Noon
Judge Advocate
Secretariat
Seattle
Canonero II
CBS
Laz Barrera
Bold Forbes
Barrera
John Veitch
Calumet Farm
Jorge Velasquez
Veitch
Cauthen
Befor
Long Run runners Pierce and wife pace nation wide
Billy and Stephanie Pierce have competed in multiple long running events across four states over two years. Stephanie placed second in a 6.2 mile Bridgeport West Virginia race, and third in a 12.5 mile Oak Hill AAU event. Billy won the 3.2 mile Big Stone Gap race in May and led a Family Sweep with Stephanie. They ran the Terre Haute marathon in 3 hours 22 minutes and 4:17 for Stephanie. Both plan teaching at VPI while pursuing advanced degrees. Gale Catlett warns fans to temper expectations as Mountaineer basketball builds.
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Stephanie
Bridgeport
W. Va
West Virginia
Oak Hill
Billy
Big Stone Gap
Terre Haute
Bluefield College
Clinch
VPI
Clinch area All Area teams tied to coaches and boards
The piece critiques the All Area team selection process noting the mix of coaches officials writers and sportscasters in balloting and the board's effort to verify records. It cites Clinch Valley league events and quotes coach Tom Harding and AC Grant on evaluation and leadership dynamics. Bud adds a quip about a good coach requiring a patient wife a loyal dog and a great quarterback.
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Honaker High
Clinch Coaches
Tom Harding
Daily Telegraph
Oen
AC Grant
Minnesota
NFL
Bud
Portland Wins No 1 Pick In Draft After Blockbuster Trade
Portland Trail Blazers control the No 1 overall in Friday's NBA draft after trading guard Johnny Davis and the No 3 pick to Indiana. Indiana sent Davis and the No 3 pick for Portland's top selection and the Blazers also hold the No 7 pick. Portland previously swapped the No 22 pick to Golden State for a future No 1 pick to be delivered in 1980 or 1981.
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Larry Bird
Mychal Thompson
Minnesota
Philadelphia
George McGinnis
Bobby Leonard
Portland
Bird
Thompson
Rick Robey
Kentucky
Bill Walton
Maurice Lucas
Kansas City
Kings
North Carolina
Phil Ford
Otis Birdsong
Ford
Birdsong
New York Knicks
New Jersey
Phil Jackson
Nets
Knicks
Boston
Chicago
Atlanta
New Orleans
Milwaukee
Washington
Seattle
Phoenix
San Antonio
Jerome Whitehead
Marquette
Dave Corzine
DePaul
Robey
Purvis Short
Jackson State
George Johnson
St. John's N.Y
Fred Sanders
Southern
James Hardy
San Francisco
Rod Griffin
Wake Forest
Jack Givens
Guards Ford
Butch Lee
Ron Brewer
Arkansas
Reggie Theus
Nevada-Las Vegas
Freeman Williams
Portland State
Roger Phegley
Bradley
Winford Baynes
Mike Richardson
Montana
New York
Borg and Barazzutti Reach French Open Semifinals
Sweden's Bjorn Borg and Italy's Corrado Barazzutti advanced to the Roland Garros semifinals with straight-set wins. Borg defeated Raul Ramirez 6 3, 6 3, 6 0 while Barazzutti beat Eddie Dibbs 6 2, 7 4, 6 1 after a tense second-set tiebreak.
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Sweden
Bjorn Borg
Italy
Corrado Barazzutti
Borg
Mexico
Raul Ramirez
Barazzutti
Eddie Dibbs
Miami Beach
Fla
Barazzutti-Dibbs
Roland Garros Stadium
Dibbs
Dick Stockton
Dallas
Guillermo Vilas
Argentina
Barrazzutti
Connors barred from Queen's Club prep ahead of Wimbledon
Jimmy Connors, Wimbledon champion, has had Queen's Club withdraw his pre tournament practice facilities for refusing to play in the Grand Prix event. Tournament officials said the decision was due to court shortages and Connors not participating in the club's event. Connors noted other practice options including Wimbledon, while expressing disappointment at the club's stance.
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James Ewing
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Midland
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Detroit
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Barazzutti
Dibbs
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Ramirez
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Beckenham
England
Jimmy Connors
London
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Connors
Kent
Clive Bernstein
Jimmy
Dave Schneider
Schneider
Stan Smith
Peter McNamara
Smith
John Feaver
Sashi Menon
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