Vida Blue to Return and Fight Threats Ahead
Vida Blue plans a return to the Oakland A's before the season opener and faces a 30 day suspension plus a $5000 fine if he misses the deadline. Ali vows a serious prep for Alfredo Evangelista in a May 16 bout in Landover Maryland. John Naber wins his 14th AAU title as Tracy Caulkins and Nancy Hogshead set American records in Canton Ohio.
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Oakland A’s
Charles O. Finley
Finley
Chris Daniels
Blue
Minnesota
John Naber
Canton
Ohio
Tracy Caulkins
Nancy Hogshead
Tracy
Miss Hogshead
Coe and Peacocks Share Victories in Doubleheader Win and Loss
Coe defeats Upper Iowa 9-3 in the opener as Terry Kahle belts a two run homer and Jude Milbert allows three hits. Upper Iowa takes the nightcap 6-1 before weather ends the game after five innings with Mark Parker collecting three hits in the first game. Coe improves to 6-4 and heads to Dubuque on Tuesday.
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Coe
Upper Iowa
Kohawks
Watkins
Terry Kahle
Jude Milbert
Dyersville
Cue
Mark Parker
Cedar Rapids Giants
Sally Parker
Dubuque
Geronimo Delivers Homer In Reds Opener In Snow
Cesar Geronimo homered off Cy Young winner Randy Jones to lift the Cincinnati Reds to a 5 3 victory over the San Diego Padres in the season opener at Riverfront Stadium. The game was played in heavy cold and snow with 51 937 fans, as Woodie Fryman earned the win and Rawly Eastwick closed it out. Ivie and Champion each had three hits for San Diego.
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Bobby Valentine
Riverfront Stadium
Cincinnati
Reds
Padres
Cesar Geronimo
San Diego Padres
Cincinnati Reds
Geronimo
Randy Jones
Jones
Dominican Republic
Sparky Anderson
John McNamara
Gene Richards
Mike Ivie
McNamara
Woodie Fryman
Rawly Eastwick
Mike Champion
Ivie
Freshman nucleus leads Coe women's softball opener
A quartet of freshmen anchors Coe College women’s softball as they open a ten-game schedule hosting Mt Mercy. Deb Johnson, C R Kennedy, Kim Gibney, and Patti Schmid anchor the infield with Jenifer Johnson at first. Returnee June Miell and others compete for starting roles as Grinnell is noted as the only other Midwest Conference team fielding softball.
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Flossmoor
June Miell
Marion
Sue Klaas
Barrington
Cathy Calhoun
Brandon
Fla
Michele Conrad
Davenport
Lisa Billingham
Rockford, Ill
Linda Ostrander
Buffalo Center
Cindy Cowman
Nampa
Idaho
Grinnell
Coe
NYAC Favored In Mat Meet At Hilton Coliseum
The New York Athletic Club enters the National Amateur Athletic Union wrestling championships as favorites at Hilton Coliseum Iowa State University with twelve teams competing. NYAC faces strong opposition from the Mayor Daley Youth Foundation club while the international advancement point system will rank individual wrestlers on an open basis. Tickets cost 1.00 per session for a Thursday through Saturday meet.
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Ames
New York Athletic Club
National Amateur Athletic Union
Hilton Coliseum
Iowa State University
Mayor Daley Youth Foundation Club
NYAC
Reds Poised for Third Straight World Title in 1977 Poll
AP report from St. Louis says 211 sportswriters nationwide predict the Cincinnati Reds will win a third consecutive World Series championship in 1977, signaling strong optimism for the team.
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Cincinnati Reds
Two Olympic divers win titles at AAU Indoor meet
In Austin Texas Cindy McIngvale captured the women's three meter title with 690.94 points at the National AAU Indoor Diving Championships. The 26 year old adds a 25th career title as she eyes the one meter and 10 meter events. Robert Cragg won the men's one meter while Peggy Anderson and Scott Reich finished runners up. Competition continued with women's one meter and men's three meter events.
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Texas
Texas Olympic Swimming Center
Cindy McIngvale
McIngvale
Robert Cragg
Montreal
Peggy Anderson
University of Wisconsin
MclIngvale
SMU
Scott Reich
Cragg
Tomjanovich fuels Rockets rally to clinch division title
Rudy Tomjanovich scored 28 as Houston beat Boston 104-93 to clinch the Central Division title. John Havlicek joined the 25,000-point club as Boston faltered late. Newlin and Murphy contributed, while San Antonio, Denver, and Buffalo won on the same night.
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Houston Rockets
Tomjanovich
Houston
Boston Celtics
National Basketball Association
Rockets
Celtics
John Havlicek
Mike Newlin
Moses Malone
Newlin
Tom Nissalke
Boston
Philadelphia
Calvin) Murphy
Havlicek
Atlanta Hawks
Buffalo Braves
New Orleans Jazz
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Parker
Carlson and Gaskill
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Cook-Rowley Ins. Inc
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