Vikings fans choose Wade Wilson as starter in QB derby
Minnesota readers favored Wade Wilson over Tommy Kramer and Rich Gannon, with Wilson receiving 1,870 votes or 89.4 percent in a Pioneer Press Dispatch readers poll. Kramer drew 135 votes, 6.5 percent, and Gannon 50 votes, 2.4 percent, as Burns weighs options for the season. The survey covered Minnesota and Wisconsin readers, and Burns indicated the coaches will decide the starter.
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Jerry Burns
Vikings
St. Paul Pioneer Press Dispatch
Wade Wilson
Wilson
Tommy Kramer
Kramer
Rich Gannon
Pioneer Press Dispatch
Wisconsin
Panana City
Fla
Burns
Gannon
Minnesota Twins
Frank Viola
Tank McNamara
George Bush
Archer Leads Dolphins In Rain Soaked Preseason Victory
In a Wembley preseason clash between the Miami Dolphins and San Francisco 49ers, penalties and incomplete passes peppered the action. Marino and Montana each played a quarter, with Marino driving the early Miami scoring and Lorenzo Hampton finishing a 3-yard TD plunge as Fuad Reveiz added the extra point.
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Joe Montana
49Ers
San Francisco
Troy Stradford
Mark Clayton
Wembley
Miami
Lorenzo Hampton
Fuad Reveiz
Dolphins
Reveiz
Montana
Steve Young
Ron Jaworski
Reds edge red hot Kenosha 6 5 in tight win
Cedar Rapids manager Marc Bombard praised Mack Jenkins and Milt Hill for four hitless innings to seal a 6 5 victory over Kenosha. Reds starter Mike Moscrey struggled with five walks in 3 1 3 innings as the Twins stole five bases early before Beeler rebounded at the plate and with catchers’ throws. Rosario Rodriguez to face Tom Gilles in tonight’s 7 p.m. game.
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Marc Bombard
Lombo
Reds
Mack Jenkins
Milt Hill
Hill
Pete Beeler
Mack
Bombard
Milt
Mike Moscrey
Kenosha
Twins
Moscrey
Rosario Rodriguez
Tom Gilles
Jarvis Brown
Greg Lonigro
Memorial Stadium
C.R
Hupp nets seventh straight 16 inch slow pitch title at Kirkwood
Hupp Electric Motors of Cedar Rapids won its seventh consecutive 16 inch district slow pitch title at Kirkwood Softball Complex. Rick Danly and Blair Wildman led Hupp with strong hitting as Danly drove in 13 RBIs and Wildman posted a .700 average. Rex's Business Machines claimed two state bids by finishing second in 16 inch and third in 14 inch divisions.
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Rex
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Blair Wildman
Wildman
Danly
Northwest Blue reaches AAU 12U final in Des Moines
Northwest Blue of Cedar Rapids reached the state AAU 12 and under final in Des Moines after two Sunday wins. Pitcher Scott Vrba earned the win as Northwest Blue beat Des Moines Bluejays 13 to 6, while Scott Weldon victoryed in a 13 to 3 win over Urbandale Jayhawks. Kim Walsh Donny Karr and B J Johnson homered, and Northwest Blue improved to 51 10 and faced West Des Moines Renegades today at 5 30 p m.
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Northwest Blue
Cedar Rapids
Scott Vrba
Des Moines Bluejays
Scott Weldon
Urbandale Jayhawks
Kim Walsh
Donny Karr
B.J. Johnson
West Des Moines Renegades
Legion Red Triumphs Over Davenport Dodgers in opener
Jason Orman and Matt Anderson combined on the mound for Legion Red as they beat the Davenport Dodgers 4-1 in the opening game of a doubleheader. Davenport took the second game 5-2 despite Matt Young's two run homer for Legion Red. District play starts Tuesday at Cedar Rapids Prairie against Western Dubuque County at 4 pm with the winner advancing to face Legion Blue at 7.
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49Ers
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Miami
Archer
Jaworski
Dolphins
Davenport
Jason Orman
Matt Anderson
Legion Red
Davenport Dodgers
Matt Young
Cedar Rapids Prairie
Dubuque County
Legion Blue
Walford Wins IVL Title In Ninth Inning Thriller
Tom Arp delivered a two out single in the bottom of the ninth scoring Jim Drakoz al as Walford beat Williams burg 11 to 10 to capture the Iowa Valley League championship in a dramatic Sunday night finale.
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Walford
Tom Arp
Jim Drakozal
Williamsburg
Giants’ Mulholland to miss season with arm injury
Left hander Terry Mulholland of the San Francisco Giants will miss the rest of the season after an arm injury from a line drive in the first game of Sunday's double header with Atlanta. He was hit by Gerald Perry’s line drive in the sixth inning and taken to a local hospital.
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San Francisco Giants
Atlanta
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Gerald Perry
Ivan Calderon
Chicago White Sox
Scott Verplank
Doug Tewell
Verplank
West Branch
Dave Rummells
Ayako Okamoto
Connie Chillemi
Beth Daniel
Steady Sove Ballesteros
Ken Schrader
Schrader
Dale Earnhardt
Geoff Bodine
Sterling Marlin
Bobby Allison
Alabama
Pocono International Raceway
Atlanta Hawks
Tree Rollins
NBA
Cleveland Cavaliers
Ohio State
Ohio Stadium
Andre Agassi
Paul Annacone
Fleck wins Buckeye Sprints at Mid-Ohio race
Dudley Fleck of Cedar Rapids captured victory at the Buckeye Sprints in Lexington Ohio driving a Class Elite Auto Sports Renault. He outran a 25 car field by five seconds in the Sunday race.
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Buckeye
Lexington
Ohio
Dudley Fleck
Cedar Rapids
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