Wimbledon seedings announced for 1986 championships
Seedings named for the men and women at Wimbledon with players from Sweden Czechoslovakia West Germany and the United States listed among top seeds. Notable names include Martina Navratilova Steffi Graf Chris Evert and Pam Shriver for the women and Ivan Lendl Mats Wilander Stefan Edberg Jimmy Connors and Tim Mayotte for the men. Doubles teams also announced with Navratilova Shriver pairing and other top combinations.
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Wimbledon
England
Borta Becker
West Germany
Ivan Lendt
Czechoslovakia
Mats Wilander
Sweden
Stefan Edberg
Miloslav Meci
Yannick Noah
France
Jimmy Connors
Sanibel Harbor
Fla
Andres Gomez
Ecuador
Henri Leconte
Guy Forget
Paul Annacone
Knoxville
Tenn
Chinato van Renaburg
South Africa
Slobodan Zivojinovic
Yugoslavia
Anders Jarryd
Martina Navratilova
Fort Worth
Texas
Pam Shriver
Lutherville
Steffi Graf
Gabriela Sabatini
Argentina
Claudia Kohde-Klrsch
Helena Sukova
Hana Mandlikova
Wendy Turnbull
Australia
Ken Flach
Sebring
Kathy Jordan
King of Prussia
Paul McNamee
Wimbledon opens with Navratilova Becker as top seeds
Martina Navratilova and Boris Becker enter Wimbledon as reigning champions and No. 1 seeds. Navratilova aims for an eighth singles title and a sixth straight crown, while Becker seeks a third Wimbledon win before age 20. Graf and Lendl present strong challenges as the field features record British absence and Swedish depth.
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Wimbledon
England
Martina Navratilova
Boris Becker
Navratilova
Centre Court
All England Club
Helen Wills Moody
West Germany
Steffi Graf
Moody
Sweden
Bjorn Borg
Becker
Ivan Lendl
Borg
Wimledon
Lendl
Rod Laver
Australia
Jimmy Connors
Guillermo Vilas
Argentina
Martina
Paris
Graf
France
Claudia Parwick
Eastbourne
Adriana Villagran
London
Karel Novacek
Czechoslovakia
Gladiators beat Commandos in arena football debut in Pittsburgh
Mike Hohansee threw three touchdowns and 364 yards as the Pittsburgh Gladiators defeated the Washington Commandos 48 to 46 in the first regular arena football game. A crowd of 12,117 at Civic Arena saw a fast paced matchup with heavy passing and a new scoring system.
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Pittsburgh
Mike Hohansee
Pittsburgh Gladiators
Washington Commandos
Civic Arena
Hohansee
University of Minnesota
Russell Hairston
University of Kentucky
Gladiators
Washington
Pittsburgh Steelers
James F. Foster
Arena Football League
Foster
National Football League
NFL
Spurs determined to draft Navy star Robinson No. 1
San Antonio remains firm on selecting David Robinson with the top pick despite his Navy commitment and lingering questions over signing rights. Spurs officials cite bylaw predated CBA, while legal and league ambiguities cloud the exact signing window.
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San Antonio Spurs
David Robinson
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U.S. Naval Academy
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Chicago
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Washington
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Utah
Philadelphia
Portland
Dallas
Atlanta
Boston
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Grand Hotel
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Gladiators Edge
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Rosemont
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Larry Fleisher
NBA Players Association
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Olden Polynice
Virginia
Chris Welp
Kenny Smith
North Carolina
Horace Grant
Clemson
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DePaul
Reggie Williams
Georgetown
Derrick McKey
Alabama
Ken Norman
Iowa
Mark Jackson
St. John's
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Roanoke St. Christiansburg
U.S
Shoney's
Stedl Light
Blacksburg
Virginia Ave
Christiansburg Narrows
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