National League standings and weekend results overview
Baseball results and schedule updates from the National League with Pittsburgh New York Montreal St Louis Philadelphia Chicago San Francisco Los Angeles Cincinnati Atlanta San Diego and Houston games. Sunday's results include Chicago Philadelphia Pittsburgh New York Montreal St Louis Philadelphia Chicago and more. next week schedules listing multiple doubleheaders and venues.
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Baseball Transactions Weekend AP Style
American League Cleveland Indians removed Will Horton from active roster and signed Dave Fremieben and Pri Lansford before assigning Lansford to Batwin in the New York Penn League. Chicago Cubs placed Jerry White on the disabled list and called Rooney Scott from the American Association. St Louis Cardinals optioned Ken Oberkiel to Springfield in the American Association. San Francisco Giants signed Willie McCovey to a 16 year contract including two active years.
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Jerry White
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Wille McCovey
Wimbledon Opens With Borg Amaya Bout In Round One
AP reports defending champion Bjorn Borg faces Vic Amaya in the opening round at Wimbledon. Other marquee first rounds include Gottfried vs Lloyd, Vilas vs Smith, Connors vs Simpson, Nastase vs Yuill, and El Shafei vs Tanner with many more matches listed. Women begin play Tuesday.
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Bjorn Borg
Vic Amaya
Brian Gottfried
John Lloyd
Britain
Guillermo Vilas
Argentina
Stan Smith
Jimmy Connors
Jeff Simpson
New Zealand
Ilie Nastase
Romania
John Yuill
South Africa
Ismail el Shafei
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Roscoe Tanner
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49ers sign Ken MacAfee to one year deals
The San Francisco 49ers announced the tight end Ken MacAfee was signed to a sequence of one year contracts to join the roster. The move adds depth at the position as the team builds its sharp offense for the upcoming season.
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Dodgers Outfielder Rex Smith Attacked After Game
Two men, Tony Mendoza 27 and Larry Mendoza 3, both of El Monte California, were booked on assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly blocking Reg gie Smith’s car leaving Dodger Stadium Saturday. One man smashed the windshield and the other struck Smith with a beer bottle. Smith was not seriously hurt according to a Dodgers spokesman.
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Chinese Army women dethrone touring U.S. team in Beijing
The August 1 Army women's basketball team, 1977 national champions, defeated a touring U.S. squad 96 to 77 at Peking indoor stadium. China led 48 44 at halftime, Tien Ching had 30 points to top scorers while Tara Heiss led the American side with 22. The Americans, coached by Lea Plarski, were on a three game losing streak on the tour and planned to depart for Canton Monday.
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New Boxing Club Slated in Bluefield Area
Jerry Smith of Bluefield Virginia forms a new boxing club inviting interested residents aged 16 and over to contact Smith at 327-8329 for more information.
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Victory Bell Trophy Restored to UCLA Rivalry
Los Angeles AP reports the Victory Bell trophy, awarded to the winner of the annual Southern California UCLA football game, was once displayed on a Southern Pacific locomotive. The symbol of the long rivalry has readied a new chapter in college football lore.
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Virginia Tech Faces Busy 1978 79 Basketball Schedule
Virginia Tech under Coach Charlie Moir plans a 26 game regular season in the Metro Seven with three conference games and trips to Memphis for the conference tournament. The Hokies face St Louis Cincinnati Louisville NC State UNC and UVA among others with ten games against in state rivals and a Nov 27 home opener vs Samford.
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Metro Conference Adds Sunday Telecasts For 1978-79 Schedule
Commissioner Larry Albus announces a Metro Conference TV schedule expanding to two Sunday games, bringing the league to 11 telecasts the most in its three year history. The package includes eight Saturday games and the March 1-3 tournament in Memphis, with Virginia Tech joining the network and Louisville hosting tech on Jan 28 and Tulane visiting Feb 25. Announcers include Ron Jacober and Oscar Robertson, with most games at noon CST and the title game at 8 05 p.m. CST.
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Orioles Split Doubleheader With Paintsville In Appalachian League
Bluefield Orioles rout Paintsville Highlanders 15-3 in game two to earn a split after a 14 inning pitching duel loss in the opener. Eddie Rodriguez went 3 for 3 and Victor Rodriguez 3 for 4 with two RBIs in the second game, while Cal Ripkin and Curt Frabigio added key hits. Spanton won game one on three hits allowed, and Eddie Hook won game two in relief, as injuries and lineups influenced the brief two game stand.
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