Mears Wins Pocono 500 After Late Charge Past Unser Jr
Rick Mears storms to victory in the Domino's Pizza Pocono 500 at Pocono International Raceway outrunning Al Unser Jr by 2.1 seconds. Mears secures his 20th Indy car win and strengthens his comeback after a severe foot and leg injury from last year. Al Unser Sr. finishes third as CART-PPG points leader shift occurs. Bobby Rahal and Danny Sullivan complete the top five after late tire trouble for Rahal.
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Elkhart Lake
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March
Penske Racing
Lola
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Elder Unser
Mario Andretti
Bobby Rahal
Danny Sullivan
Penske
Andretti avoids injury after helicopter crash at Pocono
A helicopter carrying Michael Andretti and Kevin Cogan struck a power line and crashed near Hawley after takeoff for the Pocono 500. All aboard, including Mario Andretti and Paul Newman in a separate helicopter, escaped serious harm. Michael was X-rayed and released. another passenger had a minor head cut.
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Michael Andretti
Kevin Cogan
Andretti
Mario Andretti
Paul Newman
Honesdale
Bell Ranger
Hawley
Cogan
Pocono International Raceway
Don Henderson
Henderson
Mario
Tracy Sanford
Phoenix
Morton Touchdown Lifts Redskins Past Raiders in Preseason
Michael Morton scored a 3 yard sweep with 4:55 left as the Washington Redskins defeated the Los Angeles Raiders 14 to 9. Jay Schroeder led a 70 yard winning drive with three completions to Joe Phillips and one to Jeff Moore. The Raiders opened scoring with a Marcus Allen 1 yard TD despite Plunkett’s 97 passing yards.
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LOS Angeles
Michael Morton
Washington Redskins
Los Angeles Raiders
Redskins
Chris Bahr
Raiders
Jay Schroeder
Joe Phillips
Jeff Moore
Schroeder
Ole Montgomery
Marcus Allen
Jim Plunkett
Washington
Tory Nixon
Quency Williams
Joe Theismann
Don Warren
Barry Wilburn
Allen
Theismann
Plunkett
Jessie Hester
Shelby Jordan
Marc Wilson
Dokie Williams
Cowboys' White injures ribs in preseason game
Dallas quarterback Danny White suffered a left rib cartilage injury in overtime against San Diego. X-rays showed no fracture, but he is doubtful for the upcoming exhibition vs. Chicago. White spent the night at Los Robles Hospital after the game in Thousand Oaks.
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Dallas Cowboys
Danny White
Chicago Bears
White
San Diego
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Cowboys
Rafael Septien
Dallas
Don Cochren
King
Los Robles
McEnroe Closes Week With Montreal Victory Over Lendl
Top seed John McEnroe defeated Ivan Lendl 7-5 6-3 to win the Player's International Tennis Tournament in Montreal taking the $51,000 top prize. Lendl protested a call then left court briefly after a heated exchange with umpire Jeremy Shales, and the match featured sharp serves and late nerves before McEnroe sealed the win.
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John McEnroe
Czechoslovakia
Ivan Lendl
Vermont
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Lendl
Association of Tennis Players
Jeremy Shales
Shales
Love
Thomson sets Seniors mark with seventh win of year
Peter Thomson won the du Maurier Champions at Vancouver Golf Club with a final round 69, finishing 54 holes at 203 to edge Ben Smith by one stroke. The 55-year-old Australian set the Senior PGA Tour single season win record, surpassing Don January, and earned $296,534 this year.
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British Columbia
Peter Thomson
Vancouver Golf Club
Ben Smith
Thomson
Don January
Smith
Jim Ferree
United States
Ferree
Lee Elder
Jimmy Powell
Ken Still
Harold Henning
South Africa
Stephan Wins Midlands Tennis Title at Iowa Stadium
Laurie Stephan of Cedar Rapids rallied to beat Elaine Demetroulis of Sioux City 6 3 4 6 7 5 in three sets to seal the women’s singles crown at the 9th Midlands Tennis Tournament. The event drew 350 juniors and 150 adults. Cedar Rapids claimed four singles titles and two runner-up doubles spots.
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Cedar Rapids
Laurie Stephan
Sioux City
Elaine Demetroulis
University of Iowa Stadium
Stephan
Regis High School
Dick Roeder
Michaele Benn
Maud Moore
Roeder
Robert Lux
Hopkin
Sharm Scheuermen
William Hines
Kathy
Jim
Mona Bertrand
Benn
Cheryle Mitralsky
Sonny Reddy
Iowa
Hawkeyes
Mats Malmberg
Gothenburg
Sweden
Tom Galbraith
Jim Gerstner
Barb Knudten
Reddy
Galbraith
Gerstner
Malmberg
Knudten
Demetroulis
Mike Inman
Norway Wins State Championship in Semi-Pro Final
Norway defeated Waterloo 7-4 in the state semi pro baseball final as Vance McKinnon homered singled and doubled to drive the victory. Nick Zumzande earned the win allowing seven hits while fanning five. Wise Stumpff and Erger contributed multiple hits as Norway finished 36-5 for the season.
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Vance McKinnon
Norway
Waterloo
Nick Zumzande
Zumzande
Dave Wise
Charlie Stumpff
al Erger
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