Sports logic for voting in the 1988 election
An opinion piece frames the presidential race through sports analogies. It weighs George Bush of Texas and Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts by regional athletic strengths across baseball basketball football and more, concluding the choice is a toss-up with personal hobbies highlighted.
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United States of America
George Herbert Walker Bush
Michael Stanley Dukakis
Gorbachev
Turkey
Bush
Texas
Dukakis
Massachusetts
Houston Astros
Texas Rangers
Boston Red Sox
Sox
New York Yankees
Red Sox
Ted Williams
Carl Yastrzemski
Luis Tiant
Wade Boggs
Bill Lee
Dallas Cowboys
Houston Oilers
New England Patriots
Chicago Bears
Corpus Christi
el Paso
University of Oklahoma
Doug Flutie
Houston Rockets
Dallas Mavericks
San Antonio Spurs
National Basketball Association
Boston Celtics
Julius Erving
University of Massachusetts
Goat Hills
Fort Worth
Boston Bruins
Boston University
Harvard
Northeastern
Leary's 12 strikeouts power Dodgers past Expos in win
Tim Leary struck out a career high 12 as the Dodgers blanked Montreal 4-0 to sweep the Expos and extend their homestand win streak to seven. He also contributed a run with a fifth inning RBI single, as Los Angeles claimed another series sweep.
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Los Angeles Dodgers
Tim Leary
Montreal Expos
Leary
Dodgers
Expos
Philadelphia
Dave Martinez
Tim Raines
Luis Rivera
Detroit
Jack Morris
Chicago White Sox
Morris
Detroit Tigers
Chicago
Louganis Wins Platform Diving Trials. Kimball Falls Short
Greg Louganis, defending Olympic champion, captured first in the platform event at the U S diving trials in Indianapolis. Bruce Kimball failed to secure a spot on the Olympic team amid a three way showdown for the second platform berth, as Patrick Jeffrey surged to second behind Louganis.
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Kimball
Indianapolis
Greg Louganis
Bruce Kimball
U.S
Vince Panzano
Jeffrey
Panzano
Bubbly Flows for Cards After Beating Reds
Springfield Cardinals clinch the Southern Division second-half title with a 6-4 win over the Cedar Rapids Reds at Memorial Stadium in front of 2,046 fans. Scott Raziano homered for three runs in the seventh to seal the victory and set up a playoff series starting Aug. 31 in Springfield against Cedar Rapids. Manager Mark DeJohn praised the club as they overcame a tough first half.
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Mike Koolbeck
Springfield
Scott Raziano
Cardinals
Raziano
Cedar Rapids Reds
Memorial Stadium
Reds
Cedar Rapids
Mark DeJohn
Slimmer Fridge rejoins Bears after weight loss treatment
Forest Illinois AP reports William Perry the Bears defensive lineman nicknamed Fridge has rejoined Chicago after 28 days in an eating disorder treatment program. He left July 22 to lose an estimated 40 pounds and missed training camp in Platteville Wisconsin. Perry showed a slimmer frame at a 45 minute practice in Lake Forest and will travel with the team to Dallas for a preseason game with the Cowboys. Perry remains the starting left defensive end per coach Mike Ditka, though weight issues persist and further progress is needed.
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William
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Perry
Chicago Bears
Bears
Platteville
Wis
Mike Ditka
Ditka
Dallas
Cowboys
al Harris
Sean Smith
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