Jazz lore and local spins on the Utah team
National Basketball Association notes trace the Jazz origin from New Orleans to Salt Lake City and mention plans to play 11 games in Las Vegas. The piece also notes coach Frank Layden’s booster club quip, and Iowa's Bob Hansen potentially joining the Jazz.
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Jerry Tarkanian
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Hansen
Frank Layden
Utah
McEnroe Faces Lewis in Wimbledon Final Surprise
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher watched as John McEnroe defeated Ivan Lendl to reach his fourth Wimbledon final. Unseeded Chris Lewis, from Auckland, stunned Kevin Curren in five sets to join the final, a match many call one of the decade’s best.
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Reds rally to beat Wausau in tight Midwest League clash
Cedar Rapids overcome a 4-0 deficit to edge Wausau 5-4 before 1 701 fans at Memorial Stadium. Terry Lee delivered the game winning hit in the seventh as Mike Konderla Joe Stalp and Louie Starp closed with one hit allowed in 6 2 3 innings. Lee 5 for 7 in last two games leads Reds with six game winning hits.
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Eugene
Kal Daniels
Delwyn Young
Young
Chris Sabo
Sabo
Mike Manfre
Buddy Pryor
Kimm
Starp
Becke r shines for Iowa at National Sports Festival
Iowa wrestlers Barry Davis Pete Bush and two former Hawkeyes won dual meet matches at the National Sports Festival in Colorado Springs. Hawkeye club member Dave Fitzgerald fell to Mark Schultz 10-4. Becker, bound for Iowa, won as part of a day that saw Lennie Zalesky and Randy Lewis also post victories.
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Cubs Rally Past Expos For Fourth Straight Win
Chicago Cubs beat the Montreal Expos 7 5 as Ron Cey drilled three hits including a homer and a double while Leon Durham homered and doubled. Noles scattered 12 hits over seven innings with Smith closing in relief to earn the save.
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Stewart nets first Hawkeye Downs NASCAR feature
Tony Stewart of Washington Iowa led all 25 laps to win the NASCAR Grand American late model feature at Hawkeye Downs his sixth win of the year and first at the Downs A late restart after a lap 22 spin sparked a three lap challenge from Roger Dolan of Lisbon Dolan settled for second Stewart noted brake issues after the restart Sells finished third with Dake Darrah Sanger and Osborn among others in the results Osborn leads the points race unofficially with 130 points Schiltz Dolan Sanger tied for second at 124
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Hiawatha
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