Longest Iowa prep softball game ends in 31 innings
The Garnavillo Hawks fall to Waterloo West 2-1 in the Independence tournament semifinal, in a 31 inning marathon that produced 227 at bats and 61 left on base. Tracy Hamann and Roxie Heck key late moments as fatigue set in. West advances then loses to Urbana later.
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Steve Schlafke
Iowa Prep
Hawks
Waterloo West
Bill Hennessey
Roland Story
National High School
Garnavillo
West
Tracie Heise
Waterloo
Tracy Hamann
Hamann
Garney
Tracy Bangs
Heather Brink
Wahawks
Schlafke
Oelwein
Helle
Gaylen Tann
Urbana
Maquokethh Valley
Giants claim first place at All-Star break in 11-4 win
The San Francisco Giants moved into first place at the All-Star break for the first time since 1978 after an 11-4 defeat of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Mike LaCoss improved to 9-3 as San Francisco built a 7-0 lead, with four-run third and late scoring helped by Harry Spilman and Chris Brown. Pirates bluff resistance with two runs in the fifth and RJ Reynolds infield hit for a late rally, but the Giants held on to seize the top spot.
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West
Caryn Heise
Hesse
Garnavillo
Jodi McCombs
Angie Brown
Kelli Hummel
Lisa Steimel
Hawks
Roxie Heck
Becky Strahl
Heather Brink
SAN Francisco
San Francisco Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
Houston Astros
Giants
Roger Craig
Pirates
Harry Spilman
Mike LaCoss
LaCoss
Randy Kutcher
Chris Brown
Houston
Brown
Rick Reuschel
Kutcher
Homer
Robby Thompson
Jefferey Leonard
Thompson
Spilman
Chili Davis
Detroit
Pittsburgh
U.L. Washington
Sid Bream
Junior Ortiz
Lee Mazzilli
Candy Maldonado
Maldonado
Argentina tops U S in World Basketball semis in Oviedo
Argentina defeats the United States 74 70 in Oviedo to hand the U S its first loss in the World Championships semifinals. The U S trails the round robin, needing wins over Canada and Yugoslavia to reach the final.
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Oviedo
Spain
Guat
Madrid
Italy
Canada
Yugoslavia
China
United States
Barcelona
Soviet Union
Greece
Israel
Brazil
Cuba
Ditka Praises McMahon as Winner and Unconventional Star
In his first Bears year Mike Ditka drafted Jim McMahon as quarterback of the future. McMahon returned from a leg infection to spark a 33 24 comeback win over the Vikings with three touchdowns in six minutes.
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Chicago Bears
Mike Ditka
Jim McMahon
America
Ditka
Steve Fuller
Steve
McMahon
Jim
Willie Gault
Willie
Dennis McKinnon
McKinnon
Zoeller's 4-iron clinches Anheuser-Busch win at Kingsmill
Fuzzy Zoeller overcame a shaky 16th with a daring 4-iron through trees to reach the green and two-putt for par, sealing a two shot victory over Jodie Mudd in the Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic. Zoeller finished 10 under at 274 for the tournament, earning $90,000. Mudd, who led at times, earned $54,000. Third place went to Joey Sindelar at 7 under.
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Williamsburg
Fuzzy Zoeller
Zoeller
Jodie Mudd
Mudd
Kingsmill Golf Club
Joey Sindelar
Scott Hoch
Mac O’grady
Hartford
David Frost
T.C. Chen
Rick Fehr
Clarence Rose
Richard Zokol
Kenny Knox
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David Robinson
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Camissasa
Lute Olson
Arizona
Anonello Riva
Renato Villalta
Jay Triano
Don Pierson
In McMahon
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Joe Namath
ABC
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