Hard bargain for Iowa teens in summer prep sports
Jefferson High School marked coach Larry Niemeyer's 1000th win as Cedar Rapids studies why summer baseball and softball require total commitment. Families, jobs, and other activities pull teens away, yet many still join the multi-district teams with strong facilities and parental backing.
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First Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Jefferson High School
Jefferson
Kennedy
Linn-Mar
Iowa
Larry Niemeyer
J-Hawks
Clear Creek
Niemeyer
Adel
Tiffin
Lax
RCM trims TV arm after winning Hawkeye package
Chicago registered RCM cuts back on TV production after securing a $6.5 million Hawkeye contract. The Champaign based firm, once handling Iowa and Big Ten games with Fry and Davis, downsizes as Raycom assumes management duties and layoffs shrink staff from about 50 to six in radio and three in sales.
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Mark Neuzil
Gazette
Iowa
Rasmussen Communications Management
RCM
Champaign
Illinois
Purdue
Michigan
Feetbe Fry
Tom Davis
Hawkeye Sports
Raycom, Inc
Charlotte
N.C
Raycom
Roy Williams named Kansas head basketball coach
Roy Williams, longtime North Carolina assistant, is named Kansas head coach replacing Larry Brown who left for the NBA. The four year contract pays 78000 a year. Frederick cites Williams recruitment and academics as strengths. Williams, 37, vows to build on Kansas title legacy amid Big 8 competitiveness and Manning loss.
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Kan
Roy Williams
North Carolina
Kansas
Larry Brown
San Antonio
NBA
Bob Frederick
Jayhawk
Williams
Brown
Danny Manning
Kansas hires Brown to lead basketball program revival
Williams notes his nomad reputation hurt recruiting at Kansas. Brown, ex UNC star and early 1960s Smith assistant, announced June 13 departure to become Spurs head coach on a five year, 3.5 million dollar deal. Brown leaves Kansas after a 135-44 five season run that included a Big 8 title.
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Brown
North Carolina
Smith
San Antonio Spurs
Kansas
Designated hitter to be used in 1989 All-Star game in Anaheim
MLB outlines a 1989 plan to use the designated hitter in All-Star fever with Anaheim hosting the game and Chicago not using the DH in 1990 at Wrigley Field. Rich Levin says the DH selection process will be announced later while Don Fehr says union approval has not been sought.
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Ueberroth
Rich Levin
Anaheim
Calif
Wrigley Field
Chicago
Major League Baseball Players Association
Don Fehr
Angels overpower Reds in Midwest League clash at Memorial
The Quad-City Angels defeated Cedar Rapids 7-3 as three solo homers powered the win. Steve Dunn (3-4) held the Reds to two hits over 54 innings while Frank Mutz and Rob Wassenaar provided key relief. Cedar Rapids fell to 3-4 in their last seven. manager Marc Bombard lamented the flat, overmatched performance.
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Reds
Jeff Forney
Angels
Memorial Stadium
Quad City
Edger Alfonzo
Jim Aylward
Steve Dunn
Cedar Rapids Reds
Springfield
Cardinals
Waterloo
Marc Bombard
Frank Mutz
Rob Wassenaar
Dunn
Cedar Rapids
Rodriguez
Bob Rose
Sam Chavez
Terrence Carr
Carr
Chavez
Sam
Bombard
McGwire's 16th homer lifts A's past Tigers in heat
Oakland slugger Mark McGwire drives in two runs and belted his 16th homer at Tiger Stadium as the A's beat Detroit 3-2. Dennis Eckersley earned his 26th save after Storm Davis benefited from hot weather at the plate.
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Oakland
Mark McGwire
Tiger Stadium
McGwire
Athletics
Tigers
Minnesota
Milwaukee
New York
Yankees
Kansas City
Dennis Eckersley
Dennis
Tony LaRussa
Storm Davis
Eric King
King
Jack Morris
Jose Canseco
Ron Hussey
Iowa to host 1990 women's basketball regional events
Iowa City likely hosts the 1990 NCAA Division I women’s basketball Mideast Regional March 22 and 24 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The committee also backs Old Dominion for the East, Texas for the Midwest, Stanford for the West, and Tennessee for the 1990 Final Four with an August vote by the Executive Committee.
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NCAA
University of Iowa
Old Dominion
Norfolk, Va
University of Texas
Austin
Texas
Midwest
Stanford University
Stanford
Calif
University of Tennessee
Iowa
Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Tennessee
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Roy
Dean Smith
Ok’d
Eddie Rodriguez
Mike Gallego
Walt Weiss
Darrell Evans
Luis Polonia
Gallego
Carney Lansford
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