Alabama Wins Kickoff Classic With Late TD pass
Alabama defeats Ohio State 16-10 in Giants Stadium as Mike Shula throws a three yard TD to Albert Bell with 9 33 left. George Cooper fumbles, Buckeyes miss late chances while Van Tiffin adds three field goals.
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N.J
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Ohio State
Albert Bell
Alabama
Buckeyes
Derrick Thomas
Cris Carter
Jim Karsatos
Jamie Holland
Pat O’morrow
George Cooper
O’morrow
van Tiffin
Tiffin
Crimson Tide
Giants Stadium
Red faces Maynard in bid at American Legion World Series
Cedar Rapids Legion Red, 17-18, travels to FitzGerald Stadium in Rapid City, South Dakota for a 61st World Series opener against Maynard Ohio. Urbana's Calvin Eldred will enroll at Iowa after the series. Maynard's Chris Starr spurned Ohio State football for Michigan baseball.
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Spete
Cedar Rapids Legion
Mount Rushmore National Monument
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S.C
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Legion
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Ohio
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Charipar
Urbana
Calvin Eldred
University of Iowa
Chris Starr
Middlebourne
Ohio State
Michigan
Red
Archer Wins Starting Job for Falcons
Archer earns Falcons starting quarterback role after strong preseason showing. Bartkowski, released after five games last season, left Archer as starter despite some uneven performances including a 14 of 27 for 209 yards and two TDs in his first start and a poor showing against the Bears.
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Atlanta Falcons
David Archer
Iowa State
Falcons
Turk Schonert
Ed Luther
Cincinnati
San Diego
Luther
Archer
David
Steve Crosby
Steve Bartkowski
Bartkowski
Bears
Jays tighten AL East race with 6-3 win and sweep
Tony Fernandez doubled in the eighth to break a 3-3 tie and push Toronto past Cleveland 6-3, completing a two-game sweep. Garth Iorg started the eighth with a single, and George Bell and Jesse Barfield added insurance in the ninth. Cerutti improved to 8-3, Henke earned his 19th save. Whitt had a 12th inning homer in the first game for a 3-2 Toronto win.
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Toronto
Cleveland Indians
Blue Jays
Boston Red Sox
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Detroit
New York Yankees
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Frank Willis
Iorg
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Fernandez
Manny Lee
George Bell
RBI
Jesse Barfield
John Cerutti
Tom Henke
Indians
Ernie Whitt
Whitt
Bryan Oelkers
Mark Eichhorn
Jimmy Key
Former Clinton Giants manager suspended after umpire incident
Clinton Giants manager Jack Mull is relieved of duties after striking umpire Chris Keough during a Midwest League game against Waterloo. Jim Cutler, Northern Division vice-president, imposed the suspension. Mull apologized, saying he was wrong and the incident followed a disputed eighth inning double play call.
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Clinton
Clinton Giants
Jack Mull
Chris Keough
Waterloo
Jim Cutler
Keough
Mull
Iowa State NCAA charges and media shifts stir sports fans
In a lively exchange, critics press Iowa State on NCAA violations while reporters note comparative infractions at other schools. Matt Blair joins WOI-TV in Ames as color commentator replacing George Turner, bringing Cyclone ties and a Vikings record for blocked kicks. Jonathan Hayes earns a spot among Chiefs tight ends, rising to No. 2 behind Walt Arnold after two exhibition games.
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Mathew
Cedar Rapids
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Chiefs
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