Fifth Season 8K Race Yields Wins and Personal Stories
Jeff Jacobs of Roscoe Illinois won the Fifth Season 8K in 23 minutes 35 seconds as Bud James his coach described the leader's strong move. Shelly Steely of Eugene Oregon won the women’s division in 26 44 amid hot humid conditions. The race drew 967 finishers with 28.6 percent aged 40 or older and a total of 702 men and 263 women crossing the line.
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Jeff Jacobs
Bud James
KCRG
Wally Nelson
James
Jacobs
Roscoe
Ill
Clinton
Illinois
Shelly Steely
Eugene
Ore
Iowa
Steely
Karen Lutzke
Nan Doak-Davis
Florida
New Mexico
U.S
Minneapolis
Sundstrand
Anita
Ryan
Ray Johnston
Johnston
Royals crush Tigers amid late rally for fourth straight win
Jackson and Brett homered and drove in four as Kansas City pounded Detroit 15-3. Aquino earned the win in his first start, while Salas provided a pair of homers for Detroit’s loss. Ripken set an error-free games streak for Baltimore, and Stieb shined in Toronto’s 9-2 victory.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Bo Jackson
George Brett
Kansas City Royals
Detroit Tigers
Royals
Tigers
Luis Aquino
Kansas City
Cedar Rapids Reds blank Springfield Cardinals 8 0
Cedar Rapids built a 3 run second inning and topped Springfield 8 to 0 for their seventh straight Midwest League win. Joe Turek scattered four hits in seven innings, aided by 12 hits from his teammates. Reggie Sanders 2 for 4 led a multi hit attack as Cedar Rapids moved to 10-5 and hosts Quad City next.
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Springfield
Ill
Joe Turek
Cedar Rapids Reds
Springfield Cardinals
Cedar Rapids
Reds
Quad City
Atlanta
Darryl Strawberry
New York Mets
Strawberry
Mets
Mark Carreon
Dave Magadan
Orlando Mercado
Charlie Leibrandt
Howard Johnson
Magadan
Mercado
Joe Hesketh
Leibrandt
Canseco taunts Clark at All-Star game in Chicago
Jose Canseco says he plans to taunt Will Clark during the All-Star Game at Wrigley Field in Chicago. He notes Clark's comments after Canseco's five year 23 million contract and boasts about earning more. Both players are Bay Area stars on opposite teams.
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Clark
SAN Francisco
Jose Canseco
Will Clark
Oakland
Bay Area
Giants
Wrigley Field
Chicago
Armstrong earns 11th win as Reds down Phillies
Cincinnati Reds right hander Jack Armstrong pitched seven strong innings to improve to 11-3 as the Reds routed the Philadelphia Phillies 9-2. Hal Morris drove in three runs with three hits including his first major league homer, while Barry Larkin and Paul O Neill added key hits and runs.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Jack Armstrong
Cincinnati Reds
Philadelphia Phillies
Armstrong
Hal Morris
Barry Larkin
Paul O'Neill
RBI
Reds
Carmelo Martinez
Rob Dibble
Norm Charlton
Ken Howell
Beause
Howell
Chris Sabo
Larkin
O’neill
Dickie Thon
Morris
All-Star selections announced for NL and AL rosters
The All-Star rosters include Jose Canseco Rickey Henderson and Mark McGwire as starters in the NL while Bob Welch and Dennis Eckersley headline the AL pitching staff. Chris Sabo and Barry Larkin anchor the NL infield with several Reds teammates. Major stars like Lance Parrish Kirby Puckett and Tony Gwynn highlight the selections alongside emerging players and injured stars awaiting the game.
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Jose Canseco
Rickey Henderson
Mark McGwire
la Russa
Bob Welch
Dennis Eckersley
Cincinnati
Chris Sabo
Reds
Jack Armstrong
Rob Dibble
Randy Myers
Barry Larkin
Fielder
RBI
Detroit
Alan Trammell
Kelly Gruber
Toronto
Julio Franco
Texas
Ozzie Guillen
White Sox
California
Lance Parrish
George Bell
Ellis Burks
Boston
Dave Parker
Milwaukee
Kirby Puckett
Minnesota
Roger Clemens
Chuck Finley
Doug Jones
Cleveland
Bret Saberhagen
Suspensions Spark Furor After Kingdome Brawl Incident
Felder voices shock over suspensions following a Kingdome brawl sparked by Sebra hitting Jones with a pitch he claims was intentional. Earlier this season Brown suspended Boston manager Joe Morgan and Baltimore manager Frank Robinson for three games each. National League players Mariano Duncan and Dickie Thon were suspended and fined for contact with umpires. Felder says a fine would have sufficed and denies any hit.
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the Kingdome
Sebra
Jones
Brown
Boston
Joe Morgan
Baltimore
Frank Robinson
Mariano Duncan
Cincinnati
Dickie Thon
Philadelphia
New Big Ten Women’s Coaches Named for 1990-91 Season
Kathy Lindsey will lead Illinois as Laura Golden retires after a long tenure. Linda Hill-MacDonald takes over Minnesota from LaRue Fields who resigns. Lindsey powered Ohio State to 113-31 since 1985 with four NCAA berths. Hill-MacDonald, Temple coach for 10 years, had a 166-130 record and two Atlantic 10 coach of the year honors.
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Big Ten
Illinois
Minnesota
Kathy Lindsey
Ohio State
Laura Golden
Linda Hill-MacDonald
Temple
LaRue Fields
Lindsey
Buckeyes
Purdue
Hill-MacDonald
Atlantic 10
Hansen wins two matches at Western junior amateur
Cedar Rapids golfer Mark Hansen, a Kennedy High School senior-to-be, won his first two rounds at Pinehurst Golf and Country Club. He defeated opponents 5 and 4 and 2 and 1 to reach the round of 16 in the Western junior amateur.
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Pinehurst
N.C
Mark Hansen
Cedar Rapids
Pinehurst Golf and Country Club
Hansen
Kennedy High School
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