Williams and Thorn lead rod Thorn Camp at Concord College
Ron Fritz Williams and Rod Thorn headline a two week basketball camp at Concord College with 70 youths ages nine to eighteen. Williams Demonstrated ball handling shooting and control while Thorn shared career high school and pro experiences.
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Jack Honaker
Ron “Fritz
Williams
Rodney Thorn
West Virginia
Rod Thorn
Concord College
National Basketball Association
Concord
Thorn
Ira Blankenship
Golden State Warriors
Fritz
Weirton High
Jim Davidson
Logan High
Weirton
West Virginia University
Mountaineers
NBA
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Detroit Pistons
St. Louis Hawks
Seattle SuperSonics
Seattle
Lennie Wilkens
Sonics
Seattle Brass
Wilkens
Mercer
University of Washington
Mountain Lion
Ron
College
Ken Hilling
Gibson’s three run homer caps 14-3 Cards win over Padres
Bob Gibson pitched seven innings of three hit ball and hit a three run homer as the St. Louis Cardinals routed the San Diego Padres 14-3. Gibson earned his 211th career victory, surpassing the St. Louis club mark. he left with a sore leg after a dominant start.
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ST. Louis
Bob Gibson
St. Louis Cardinals
San Diego Padres
Gibson
Jesse Haines
Padres
San Diego
Jerry Morales
Leron Lee
Lee
Nat Colbert
Moe Drabowsky
Curt Blefary
Cards
Joe Torre
Lou Brock
Clay Kirby
Mets Edge Astros for 4-3 Win in eighth inning
Mets break 3-3 tie with two eighth inning runs after a Helms error and Milner single. Agee doubles, Boswell singles, and Harrelson scores on Dyer’s double in a 4-3 victory over the Astros, snapping Houston's six game NL streak.
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Houston
New York Mets
Tommy Helms
John Milner
Houston Astros
New York
Jerry Koosman
Tom Griffin
Tommie Agee
Doug Rader
Ken Boswell
Dave Marshall
Helms
Agee
Milner
Mets
Duffy Dyer
Jim Fregosi
Bud Harrelson
Larry Howard
Griffin
Marshall
Astros
Jim Wynn
Lee May
Bob Watson
Metzger
Boswell
Harretson
Dyer
Howard
Watson
Fregosi
Rader
Sb—Wynn
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Koosman
McGraw
Grittim
Gladding
Save—McGraw
Aaron Reaches Fifth on All-Time Hit List
Hank Aaron collected a first inning single against the Braves to move into fifth on the all-time hits list with 3,312, passing Eddie Collins who had 3,311. Aaron remains second to Babe Ruth in career home runs with 652 and Ruth at 714.
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Atlanta
Hank Aaron
Braves
Aaron
Eddie Collins
Babe Ruth
Ruth
Reds Rally Past Expos Behind Rose Trio
Cincinnati Reds overcome a deficit to beat the Montreal Expos 6 4 as Pete Rose drives in two with a second inning triple and starts a five inning rally with a leadoff single in Cincinnati on Wednesday night.
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Cincinnati
Pete Rose
Reds
Montreal
Ryan delivers ninth inning double lifts Phillies over Braves
Mike Ryan drilled a bases-loaded two-out double in the ninth to break a tie and give the Philadelphia Phillies a 9-7 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night.
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Atlanta
Mike Ryan
Philadelphia Phillies
Atlanta Braves
Texas Leads In NCAA Tourney After Opening Round
Cape Coral Fla AP Tom Kite fired a 65 to lead individually and fuel Texas into the front after the first round of the NCAA Golf Tournament. Kite’s seven under par gave him a three stroke edge as Texas posted 281, four under, five clear of Houston paced by Jim McLean and Bill Rogers with 703. Pfaff ended at 72 and Tucker 73 for Texas.
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Cape Coral
Fla
Tom Kite
Texas
Kite
Houston
Cougars
Jim McLean
Bill Rogers
Tony Pfaff
George Tucker
Appy Results From Thursday Games
Bluefield at Wytheville PPO results. Johnson City at Bristol PPO. Kingsport at Marion PPO. Covington at Pulaski PPD. Thursday schedule lists two games for each pairing: Bluefield Wytheville, Johnson City Bristol, Kingsport Marion, Covington Pulaski.
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Bluefield
Wytheville
Johnson City
Bristol
Kingsport
Marion
Covington
Pulaski
Pulaksi
Super Team Faces Mixed Start in Schaefer 500
Mario Andretti Al Unser and Joe Leonard form a high profile USAC effort under Parnelli Jones with new super cars and big sponsors but have yet to win a race this season. Leonard shares first in points, Unser third, Andretti seventh as they prep for the July 2 Schaefer 500 with time trials looming after rain washout.
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Mount Pocono
Mario Andretti
al Unser
Joe Leonard
Indianapolis
Andretti
Unser
Parnelli Jones
Indy
Leonard
Mark Donohue
USAC
Ontario
Calif
Bobby Unser
Screaming Eagle
Pocono
Parnelli
Bobby
Virginia Open begins with 180 golfers eyeing title
Norfolk AP. The 45th Virginia PGA Open starts today with about 180 players. Favorite contenders include defending champion Claude King, Sam Harvey, and Herb Hooper. King seeks fourth PGA crown on his home course Lak e Wright after last year’s five under 283 win at Waynesboro. Harvey, who opened with 64 then faltered, and Hooper, a former USGA champ, also loom. Nonpro entrants highlight O D Gardner of Williamsburg and former State Amateur champion Nelson Broach of Richmond.
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Norfolk
Claude King
Sam Harvey
Herb Hooper
King
Waynesboro Country Club
Lake Wright
Harvey
Fairfax
Hooper
Shaving strokes and aiming for straighter golf shots
A golf tip explains that players often misalign by aiming feet at the target rather than the ball, leading to rightward misses. Correcting to aim the ball first makes the stance feel open with the left foot back, aligning feet left of the hole for straighter putts and improved accuracy.
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Vance Elkins
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