Giants Sale Leaves San Francisco Fanbase in Lurch
The piece reflects on the sale of the San Francisco Giants to a Tampa Bay group for 110 million dollars after San Francisco voters rejected downtown stadium bonds. It notes Candlestick Park’s shortcomings, compares regional MLB loyalty, and observes Oakland’s thriving club, with Gertrude Stein’s quip about “There is no there there.”
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Candlestick Park
St. Petersburg Giants
Iowa
Sacramento Giants
San Jose Giants
San Francisco Giants
Bob Lurie
Tampa Bay
San Francisco
St. Pete
Giants
Midwest
Chicago White Sox
St. Petersburg
Milwaukee Brewers
Robert Irsay
Colts
Baltimore
Indianapolis
Lurie
Florida
Santa Clara County
San Jose
California
Luke
Candlestick
San Francisco Bay
U.S. 101
Oakland
Gertrude Stein
Wolfe says Cedar Rapids to join Global Basketball Association this winter
Rich Wolfe announces Cedar Rapids will enter the Global Basketball Association this winter. He claims a major sponsor and a purchase agreement for the Greensboro franchise, with league dues wired and dispersal draft readiness discussed with GBA deputy commissioner Gary Youmans.
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Mans
Wolfe
Youmans
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Blue Jays take opener as power bats power 8-4 win
At home in Toronto, Dave Winfield Candy Maldonado and Joe Carter hit two run homers to lift the Blue Jays past the Orioles 8-4. The win ends a three game skid and extends their AL East lead over Baltimore.
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Toronto
Toronto Blue Jays
Dave Winfield
Candy Maldonado
Joe Carter
Blue Jays
Baltimore Orioles
Orioles
Orioles lose to Blue Jays in Toronto series opener
Toronto built a 5-2 lead by the third as Carter homered and Maldonado added his 13th, while Stottlemyre worked seven strong innings. Mussina struggled, allowing a career-high eight runs in 6 1/3, and Baltimore chipped in two late runs. Ripken and Milligan produced early runs for the Orioles, but Toronto answered with power and sustained offense.
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Maldonado
Toronto
Baltimore
Carter
Todd Stottlemyre
Stottlemyre
Jack Morris
Mike Mussina
Mussina
Winfield
RBI
John Olerud
Tom Henke
Chito Martinez
Brady Anderson
Orioles
Randy Milligan
Cal Ripken
John Oates
Watson Seeks Elusive PGA Title at 74th Championship
Tom Watson, 42, enters the 74th PGA Championship at Bellerive chasing the major he has yet to win. Once a near-certain career grand slam contender, Watson ranks 46th in earnings this season after a five-year win drought, while still naming the PGA as his top goal. He was runner up in the 1978 playoff at Oakmont with Jerry Pate, losing to John Mahaffey.
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ST. Louis
Tom Watson
Jerry Pate
Oakmont
John Mahaffey
Watson
PGA
U.S
Gene Sarazen
Ben Hogan
Gary Player
Jack Nicklaus
Bellerive
NCAA pulls from probe over Schultz conflict
The NCAA removed itself from direct control of an investigation into Virginia loans to student athletes amid a possible conflict involving former executive director Dick Schultz. James Park Jr. will probe Schultz ties to loans totaling about 14,949 dollars issued 1982 to 1990 via the Virginia Student Aid Foundation.
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NCAA
Dick Schultz
James Park Jr
Lexington
Virginia
Schultz
Park
David Berst
Virginia Student Aid Foundation
University of Iowa
Berst
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Five Seasons Center
Chris Werner
Werner
Arena
Arena Management
GBA
Gary You
Major League Baseball
Gazette
Chris Stewart
Mark Hanson
Cedar Rapids Kennedy
University of Minnesota
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Hanson
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