Clemens Gooden star wars set for All-Star clash
Roger Clemens of the Red Sox and Dwight Gooden of the Mets were named to their leagues' pitching staffs for the 57th All-Star Game in Houston. The American League selected eight pitchers, the National League ten. Managers Howser and Herzog indicated these two would start for their squads.
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NEW York
Roger Clemens
Boston Red Sox
Dwight Gooden
New York Mets
Houston
National League
Clemens
Hernandez surprised by voting in All Star start
New York Mets star Keith Hernandez, amid past drug trial controversy, is named a starting NL All Star in Houston after garnering 995,279 votes. Teammates Darryl Strawberry and Gary Carter join him, with Ryne Sandberg, Ozzie Smith, and Mike Schmidt also selected. Strawberry led NL in votes with 1,619,511.
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Gary Carter
N.Y
K. Hernandez
Ryne Sandberg
Chi
Mike Schmidt
Phil
Ozzie Smith
St. L
D. Strawberry
Dale Murphy
Atlanta
Tony Gwynn
S.D
NEW York
Steve Garvey
Keith Hernandez
Hernandez
New York Mets
Houston
Lve
Pittsburgh
Peter Ueberroth
Darryl Strawberry
Strawberry
San Diego
Chicago
St. Louis
Philadelphia
U S women win gold at Goodwill Games in Moscow
The United States women’s basketball team defeated the Soviet Union 83 to 60 to claim the Goodwill Games championship in Moscow. Captain Cheryl Miller led with 18 points, Anne Donovan blocked key shots, and Katrina McClain added 17 as the U S squad finished undefeated.
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Cheryl Miller
Theresa Edwards
United States
Soviet Union
Moscow
U.S
Miller
University of Southern California
Anne Donovan
Yuliana Semenova
Semenova
Donovan
Old Dominion University
Katrina McClain
Teresa Edwards
Galina Kudrevatova
East Germany
Iowa reels as top recruit Tony Stewart misses NCAA Prop 48 SAT
Tony Stewart, Scotch Plains NJ standout and top Fry recruit, fails to reach the Prop 48 SAT threshold of 700, delaying his Iowa Hawkeyes entry. He plans to enroll despite the setback, with three years of eligibility looming if financial aid is cut. Coaches lament the nationwide difficulty in meeting the new academic rule.
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Iowa
Tony Stewart
Scotch Plains
N.J
Stewart
Hawkeyes
Schol
Arship
New Jersey
Fred Stangel
Stewart’s
Daugherty cites drugs in college basketball
North Carolina's Brad Daugherty says there is heavy drug use in college basketball and urges the NCAA to intensify investigations. The Cavs pick called the problem a potential epidemic and rated current usage at 7 to 8 on a 1 to 10 scale, urging action.
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Daugherty
Albany
N.Y
North Carolina
Brad Daugherty
Cleveland
Cavaliers
National Collegiate Athletic Association
College Athletic World
Reds struggle with rainouts and summer woes in Midwest League
The Cedar Rapids Reds endure eight postponements this season at Veterans Memorial Stadium as fans brace for more. Bucky Buckmeister notes a record 19 rainouts in 1973, with just two in 1976, as July 30 brings Quarter Beer Night. The piece also covers Hayden Fry’s recognition as Distinguished Iowa Citizen July 25, fishing guide Roy Jamesen, Mighty Mississippi River Fishing Guide Service, and the Iowa Open Tennis Tournament sportsmanship award history with dates and winners.
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Uess
Veterans Memorial Stadium
Don Buchheister
Cedar Rapids Reds
Anasan Warama
Fiera
Uimy
Bucky
Reds
Iowa
Hayden Fry
Cedar Rapids
Fry
Hawkeye Area
The
Boy Scouts
Robert D. Ray
Pete Bezanson
James W. Wallace
John Ryan
Bob Hauser
New City Center
Ray
Bill Happel
Hawkeye
Mark Vlasic
Ernie Buresh
Roy “Bud” Jamesen
Mississippi River
Jamesen
Waterloo
Guttenburg
Lansing
Jameson
Canada
McGregor
Guttenberg
Genoa
Wis
Jim Bowker
Cedar Rapids Plumbing Company
John McEnroe
Jimmy Connors
Ile Nastase
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Boston
Boyd
Sandberg
Gwynn
Murphy
Carter
New York Yankees
Tony
Stangel
Anthony Pendelton
Flint
Mich
Pendelton
Virginia
Cedar Rapids Tennis Association
John van Deest
Randy Krejci
Bruce Nagel
Des Moines
Micki Schillig
Erling Jensen
Ames
Laura Lagen
Dubuque
Mike Schaumberg
West Des Moines
Dan Breitbach
Cedar Falls
Doug Pumroy
Ottumwa
Mark McKay
Veterans Memorial Tennis Center
Gus Schrader
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