Would Grandpa Have Liked TV boxing Night of Champions
A reflective look at boxing's evolution from Grandpa’s era to today. It notes three KOs last week, mentions Mike Weaver’s upset of John Tate, Sugar Ray Leonard’s punch power, and the sport’s money driven shifts led by Arum and King. Cedar Rapids’ Steve Eden, AAU champ and 178 pounds, discusses race, opportunity, and professionalism.
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Grandpa
Mike Weaver
John Tate
Sugar Ray Leonard
Davey Green
Leonard
Angelo Dundee
Cedar Rapids
Steve Eden
Shreveport
Tate
Green
Eden
AAU
Bob Arum
Don King
Larry
Holmes
Aram
Muhammad Ali
Brazil
King
Holmes-Weaver
Ali
Sugar Ray
Maurey Hachey
Cedar Rapids Boxing Club
Steve
Chicago
Jack Cowan
Hachey
Wisconsin
St. Louis
Hackey
NBA Playoff Scores and Schedules Roundup
Eastern Conference matchups unfold with Philadelphia beating Washington in two games 111 112 at home. Houston takes series against San Antonio 2 1 while Phoenix defeats Kansas City 2 1. Los Angeles awaits winners as Atlanta leads Philadelphia 1 0 with remaining games scheduled through April 20.
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National Basketball Assn
Philadelphia
Washington
Atlanta
Houston
San Antonio
Boston
Phoenix
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Seattle
Portland
Los Angeles Lakers
Walter Davis
Paul Westphal
Alvan Adams
Scott Wedman
Phil Ford
Gymnastics Saturday Night Meet All Around Results
Nebraska star Jim Hartung leads the all around with 115.02 followed by UCLA’s Peter Vidmar and Iowa State’s Ron Galimore. Event winners include Steve Elliott of Nebraska on floor and Dove Stoldt of Illinois on pommel horse with top marks across parallel bars and still rings.
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Jim Hartung
Nebraska
Peter Vidmar
UCLA
Ron Galimore
Iowa State
Phil Cahey
Casey Edwards
Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Wallace Miller
Southern Connecticut
Steve Elliott
Ron Gallmore
James Yahashi
Oregon
Les Moore
Oklahoma
Dan Hinton
Arizona State
Dove Stoldt
Ilinois
Bob Stanley
Indiana State
Steve Jennings
New Mexico
Butch Zurich
Illinois
Andy Isaacson
Ilinois State
Mike Lyons
Dave Abrahamson
Northern Illinois
Josh Visek
Brigham Young
Kevin McMurchie
Peter Weiguth
Darrel
Kerber
LSU
Randy Beard
Widmar
Mitch Gaylord
Jim Fredrickson
Ohio St
Galimore
Scott Johnson
Chris Wiloth
Houston Baptist
Paul Price
Tom Forster
Penn State
Elliott
Openers poised as MLB teams set for early 1979 games
A list of probable pitchers for Wednesday opening day matchups across both leagues including Toronto at Seattle with Lemonczyk and Parrott, and a full NL slate with Niekro at Cincinnati and Palmer at Chicago. Several transactions noted after Sundays games: Durham Smith and Frazier optioned to Springfield, Burnside reassigned to Redsland.
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Toronto
Lemonczyk
Seattle
Parrott
Atlanta
Niekro
Cincinnati
Scover
St. Louis
Leon Durham
Keith Smith
George Frazier
Springfield
Sheldon Burnside
Redsland
Cuevas KO fuels bid for Leonard title clash
Promoters courted a world welterweight title fight between Pipino Cuevas and Sugar Ray Leonard after Cuevas stopped Harold Volbrecht in five rounds. Arum and Leonard attended ringside as Cuevas extended his knockout streak to 10 KOs in 11 title defenses. A May 16 Houston bout was proposed if both sides agree.
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Houston
UPI
Sugar Ray Leonard
Mexico
Pipino Cuevas
Bob Arum
Top Rank Inc
Cuevas
Harold Volbrecht
Arum
Leonard
Pipino
World Boxing Association
Volbrecht
Erving leads 76ers past Hawks 107 104 in Game 1
Julius Erving sparked Philadelphia with 11 fourth-quarter points and a clutch court-length pass to Bobby Jones for a 107 104 win over Atlanta in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Jones dunked after the oncourt setup as the guard drew the defense.
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Bobby Jones
Jones
Philadelphia 76Ers
Atlanta Hawks
Bobby
Erving
Atlanta
Doc
76Ers
Steve Mix
Mix
Philadelphia
Hawks
Eddie Johnson
Billy Cunningham
The
Spectrum
Gus Williams
Fred Brown
Seattle
Milwaukee Bucks
Portland
Brown
Sonics
Bowling scores and honors dominate lanes at multiple venues
Dale Bevill led Wilson Foods at Lancer Lanes with 249 655 series while Barb Heath starred at Jubilee Lanes with 216 617. Several bowlers posted firsts and high games including Inez Polaski 204 04 Jose Welsh 209 and Mac James 202. Other notable totals and high marks appeared across Legion Lanes and various leagues and mixed events.
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Dale Bevill
Wilson Foods
Barb Heath
Jubilee
Jerry
Inez Polaski
Jose Welsh
Charlotte Butler
Alice Seaman
Mac James
Denny Pyle
Craig Eastin
Dorothy Staub
Rudi Hrdlicka
Ron Mefford
Legion Major
Jim Roster
Jim Novak
Bever Realty
E & S Electrica
Cedar Rapids Rugby Club opens with 5th place in Ruggerfest
Cedar Rapids finishes fifth in a 32 team Ruggerfest in St Louis after opening with a 7-4 win over The Norsemen and a 19-0 victory against Flint Rogues, then loses 14-3 to the Indianapolis Reds.
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Cedar Rapids Rugby Club
Cedar Rapids
Norsemen
Flint
Rogues
Indianapolis Reds
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Kevin Tann
Don Royer
Rob Bleakley
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John Roger
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Kurt Drew
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Dan White
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Bill Hines
John Regan
Wade Wilcox
Kevin Hartin
Chuck Hardin
Kevin Lesmeister
Pat Hogan
Jeff Curry
Gary Peyton
Doug Gee
Danny Birmingham
David Henderson
Rick Norris
Stuart Stahl
Monte Proctor
Tony Johnson
Steve Deaver
Matt Hayek
Bob Fitzharris
Mike Potter
David Baird
Jesse Holt
Kirk Douglas
Bill Driscoll
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