Baseball returns to Cedar Rapids with Reds home stand
In Cedar Rapids Memorial Stadium hosts three Reds games. The club splits with Beloit and loses to Clinton as fans brave cold weather for Bruce Kimm’s Iowa managerial debut. Promotions, autographs, and nostalgia fill the ballpark as readers are invited to learn baseball lore and scorekeeping.
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ISU signs sprinter Alvin Myles from Des Moines Roosevelt
Alvin Myles, a 6 foot 160 pound sprinter from Des Moines Roosevelt, signed a national letter of intent to attend Iowa State University. He won the state 200 meter title last spring and anchored the state champion 4 x 100 relay. He also won the 100 and anchored the winning 4 x 200 at Drake Relays. His best times are 10.6, 21.5, and 48.30 seconds.
Cyclones sweep Wartburg in doubleheader baseball sweep
Iowa State tops Wartburg 10-4 in game one and 6-0 in game two. Steve Padget doubled twice and drove in three runs as ISU built a 2-0 lead. Kent Testerman added two hits. In the nightcap Steve Lampkin pitched six shutout innings with two hits allowed and seven strikeouts. Mark Mercer hit a double and solo homer with two RBIs.
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Black Hawks and Oilers poised to clinch in playoffs
NHL teams race toward quarterfinal clinches as Chicago, Edmonton seek to seal series on home ice. The Black Hawks beat Minnesota 4 3 in overtime to go up 3 1 while Edmonton tops Calgary at Northlands Coliseum as Boston and New York chase momentum in their divisions.
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Denis Savard
Ken Linseman
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Rookie Terry Cummings Faces Heart Tests in Chicago
San Diego Clippers forward Terry Cummings flew to Chicago for sophisticated heart tests after monitoring revealed a ventricular arrhythmia and a rapid heart beat during recent games. Doctors fear potential sudden death but said new drugs may let him return to play if effective under game conditions.
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