NFL Camps Show Hard Work and Determination Across Teams
In Wisconsin NFL practice reports, players endure scorching heat and freezing cold, emphasizing the 12 month grind. Notable camps include Chicago Bears rookie Jeff Burger in Platteville and Saints veterans in La Crosse with Joe Mora and Bobby Hebert energizing the lineup.
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Wisconsin
Chicago Bears
Jim McMahon
Mike Tomczak
Jim Harbaugh
Jeff Burger
Auburn
Chicago
Platteville
Wis
Mike Ditka
New Orleans Saints
la Crosse
Morten Andersen
NFL
Saints
Jim Mora
Anderson
Detroit Lions
Chuck Long
Darryl Rogers
Keith van Horne
Ditka
Tigers Top Red Sox 3-1 in Game One of Delayed DH
Detroit pitcher Jack Morris and closer Mike Henneman limited Boston to six hits as the Tigers opened a two game AL East lead with a 3-1 win. Chet Lemon drove in a run with a seventh inning RBI single and Alan Trammell added an eighth inning score on Lemon's double. The game was interrupted twice by rain delays totaling over three hours.
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Detroit
Jack Morris
Mike Henneman
Detroit Tigers
Boston
Red Sox
Joe Morgan
Morgan
Tigers
New York Yankees
Minnesota
Dennis Lamp
Lamp
Chet Lemon
Bob Stanley
Darrell Evans
Matt Nokes
Dwight Evans
Alan Trammell
Lemon
Dave Bergman
West Delaware
Kathy Lammers
Harlan
Hawks
Lammers
Tracie Helle
Garnavillo
Tracy Hamann
Helle
Jenni Francis
Tami Ihde
Ihde
Lois Hansel
Hamann
Ilide
Viola wins 17th as Twins sweep Yankees
Frank Viola earned his 17th victory to become baseball's first 17-game winner. The Minnesota Twins crushed the New York Yankees 11-2 to complete a doubleheader sweep, with Steve Lombardozzi driving in four runs and Kirby Puckett collecting multiple hits.
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Viola
Twins
Yanks
NEW York
Frank Viola
Steve Lombardozzi
Minnesota Twins
New York Yankees
Juan Berenguer
German Gonzalez
Minnesota
Yankees
Kirby Puckett
Greg Gagne
Tim Laudner
Lee Guetterman
Puckett
Wiggy's upsets UFS in state fastpitch meet
Wiggy's Irish Pub of Des Moines upset UFL of Waterloo 3-1 in 13 innings at Kirkwood Softball Complex. Mike Nunez delivered the walk-off winning run, then scored insurance on an error as Joe Wedeking racked up five perfect innings before a late breach. Telecon nect (59-18) rallied with three-run homers to beat Reasner 14-2, while other Friday games included Flecks Miller High Life, Hupp Electric Motors, and LaVine Sales strong pitching performances.
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Wiggy
Des Moines
UFL
Waterloo
Kirkwood
Mike Nunez
Joe Wedeking
Teleconnect
Kevin Hartwig
Reasner
al Rebling
Cliff Marlow
Fleck
Miller
C.R
Tom Busch
Pride
Fort Dodge
Warren Gichard
Cedar Rapids
Rebels
Vans of
Moravia
Puerto Ricans pace start as CABA series opens
Puerto Rico with coach Ted Concepcion leads the 15-U Continental Amateur Baseball Association World Series after an 18-5 win at Prairie High School. Ohio No 1, California, Wisconsin also went 2-0, Cedar Rapids dropping two games. Jose Baez spoke through translation as the Puerto Rican team eyes the finals.
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Amateur Baseball Association
Prairie High School
Michigan
Rangers
Colorado
George Espinoza
Puerto Rico
Espinoza
Ted Concepcion
Ohio
Cincinnati
California
Wisconsin
Cedar Rapids
John Lewis
Loveland, Colo
Concepcion
Villa Blanca Padres
Caguas
Jefferson’s Diamond
Ohio No. 2
Jose Baez
Luis Cabezudo
Cuba
Russia
Webster City wins crown in 32nd Iowa girls softball tourney
Webster City defeats Charles City 6 5 in a dramatic nine inning final before a record crowd of 3 694. Attendance tops 1979 totals as West Delaware Garnavillo and Garnaville also place in top four. MVP Jane Teubert of Webster City and all tournament stars highlighted by Jody Soppe and Liz Erb.
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Bob Hilton
Fort Dodge
West Delaware
Garnavillo
Iowa
Harlan
Garnaville
Ankeny
Webster City
Charles City
Jody Soppe
Jenni Stumberg
Jane Teubert
Vicki White
Soppe
Liz Erb
Rawlings Downplays Sports as Iowa’s Main Mission
University of Iowa president Hunter Rawlings III said athletics are valuable but not the university’s primary function. He emphasized knowledge development, passing on tradition, serving the state, and connecting with the next generation as core goals, while noting his own love of sports.
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Lyle Muller
Johnson County
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Hunter Rawlings III
Rawlings
U of I
Haverford College
Haverford
Baltimore Orioles
Hawkeye
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New Orleans
Mora
Jim Finks
Finks
Bobby Hebert
Cut Off
Hebert
Mississippi River
Bosox
AL East
Mark Zahradnik
D.J. Marshall
Gazette
Todd McIntorf
Yankee Stadium
Baltimore
Gene Larkin
Rickey Henderson
UFS
Bob Denney
W. Delaware
Teubert
White
Matt Stockman
Mark Hanson
Elmcrest Country Club
Pribyl Rotary Metro
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