Frazier earns revenge in ten round decision win
Philadelphia heavyweight Marvis Frazier defeats Atlantic City rival James Broad by unanimous decision to avenge a 1980 Olympic Trials knockout. Frazier improves to 9-0 with six KOs. Broad falls to 12-1 with seven KOs. Broad blamed the judges after the bout.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Philadelphia
Marvis Frazier
James Broad
Broad
U.S
Frazier
Joe Frazier
John Stewart
Frank Brunette
Phil Newman
James
Atlantic City Medical Center
Jose Correa
Marvis
Correa
Broad’s
Wilander Wins Portuguese Open in Lisbon Final
Mats Wilander of Sweden defeats Yannick Noah of France 2-6 7-6 6-4 to win the $50,000 Portuguese Open. It marks his second win in eight days after the Monte Carlo triumph. In doubles, Kirmayr and Motta defeat Slozii and Taygan 7-5 6-4 for part of the event.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Mats Wilander
Sweden
Yannick Noah
France
Carlos Kirmayr
Cassio Motta
Pavel Slozii
Ferdi Taygan
Porsche Wins Monza Endurance Race 1983 Opener
France's Robert Wollek and Belgium's Thierry Boutsen won the 1 000-kilometer Caracciolo Trophy at Monza driving a Porsche 956. They completed 173 laps totaling 620 miles in 5 hours 12 minutes 69 seconds at an average speed of 119 mph to start the 1983 world endurance racing season.
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Monza
Italy
Robert Wollek
France
Thierry Boutsen
Belgium
Imola rider Guido Paci dies after crash on curve
Italian rider Guido Paci, 34, a sergeant in the Italian Air Force, died from multiple fractures after his 750 cc Honda failed and seized at Imola during the second stage of the 200-mile race. Kenny Roberts won the event at the Dino Ferrari Speedway.
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Imola
Italy
Guido Paci
Paci
Vileneuve
U.S
Kenny Roberts
Dino Ferrari Speedway
Takashiki retains WBA junior flyweight title in Tokyo draw
Katsuo Takashiki defends his WBA junior flyweight belt in a 15 round draw with Lupe Madero in Tokyo. Scores read 145-143 for Takashiki, 145-144 for Madero, and 144-144 by the second judge. No knockdowns.
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Tokyo
Katsuo Takashiki
Japan
Lupe Madero
Madera
Joyce tops field at TAC women’s 10k championship
Regina Joyce of Great Britain won the Athletics Congress women’s 10k national championship with a 33 minutes 33.5 seconds. Judi St. Hilaire of Brighton, Massachusetts finished second in 33 minutes 43.4 seconds. The Freihofer’s Run for Women drew 708 entrants for the 5k and 392 for the 10k. Mary Herlihy of Boston won the 5k in 18:08.
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Albany
N.Y
Regina Joyce
Great Britain
Athletics Congress
Judi St. Hilaire
Brighton
Mass
Freihofer
Mary Herlihy
Boston
Minnesota tops Iowa in two-state high school all-star series
Russell Smith of Minneapolis South led Minnesota to a 70-58 win over Iowa all-stars at the Met Center in Bloomington. Smith scored 16 points as Minnesota split the two-game series after Iowa won 66-63 in Des Moines. Proceeds benefited charity.
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Bloomington, Minn
Russell Smith
Minnesota
Marfa Wins Santa Anita Derby in Dramatic Stretch Run
Marfa, son of Foolish Pleasure, passed Total Departure in the stretch to take the $310,500 Santa Anita Derby by three lengths on a drizzly day. My Habitony finished runner up with Naevus third as Desert Wine faded to sixth. Velasquez rode Marfa with the crowd of 54,500 watching.
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Canada
Miss Daigle
Grenier
Arcadia
Calif
Marfa
Desert Wine
Foolish Pleasure
Jorge Velasquez
Latonia
My Habitony
Naevus
Chris McCarron
Habitony
Donald Pierce
Bill Shoemaker
Valenzuela Shuts Out Expos For Dodgers 3-0
Fernando Valenzuela lasted seven innings and walked none in a three run Dodgers win over Montreal. Greg Brock hit his first major league home run, a two run shot in the second inning. Pedro Guerrero added three hits as Los Angeles improved to 3-0.
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Associated Press
LOS Angeles
Fernando Valenzuela
Valenzuela
Dodgers
Montreal Expos
Houston
Montreal
Greg Brock
Steve Rogers
Chicago
Brock
Pedro Guerrero
Rogers
Steve Sax
Guerrero
Pittsburgh
Atlanta
San Diego
Dale Murphy
Craig McMurtry
Steve Bedrosian
Murphy
Cincinnati
Johny Bench
Bruce Berenyi
Berenyi
Ben Hayes
Scot Thompson
Reds
Cubs
Ferguson Jenkins
Dickie Noles
J. Huber
Noles
Hamilton County
San Francisco
Gary Matthews
Steve Carlton
Philadelphia
Carlton
Bill Laskey
Masters in Your Head At Augusta Notes Stadler Floyd
Stadler birdied four holes and spoke of patience and anger alike as he contends at Augusta. Floyd, confident and cautious, noted his chance to win with the Masters prize now $90,000. Watson and Ballesteros struggled with their putting, lamenting missed birdie chances and pars.
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Stadler
Augusta National
Floyd
Watson
Ballesteros
Plondke Plans Wisconsin Signing Announcement
Wisconsin coach Steve Yoder said Scott Plondke a 6 foot 10 center from Dubuque Wahlert will announce today he plans to sign a letter of intent with Wisconsin. Plondke scored 17 points in the Iowa Minnesota All Star game and 18 in the rematch. He earned first team all state honors averaging 21 points and 11 rebounds per game.
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Iowa
Scott Plondke
Dubuque Wahlert
Mark LeMaster
Jewell South Hamilton
Minnesota
Met Center
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Steve Yoder
Dubuque
Lopez captures J&B Scotch Pro-Am with clutch seven-foot putt
Nancy Lopez won the $200,000 J&B Scotch Pro-Am in Las Vegas by one stroke over Laura Baugh Cole. Lopez finished 72 holes at 283 with a final round 74, securing $30,000 and moving 1983 earnings to $79,998 while Cole tied for second at 284 after a 73 in the final round.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Nancy Lopez
Lopez
Laura Baugh Cole
Cole
Gantner’s bases loaded homer sparks Brewers rally
In Kansas City, Jim Gantner hit a bases loaded triple after Frank White mishandled a grounder to tie the game 4-4. Gantner doubled the 2-1 pitch to right for the decisive run as Milwaukee beat Boston. Tom Tellmann earned the win in relief of Moose Haas. Gorman Thomas Robin Yount and Cecil Cooper homered for the Brewers.
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Kansas City
Jim Gantner
Frank White
Milwaukee
White
Charlie Moore
Ted Simmons
Gantner
Bob Tufts
Brewers
Moose Haas
Tom Tellmann
Gorman Thomas
Robin Yount
Cecil Cooper
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