Little Geddes Both Vie In U.S. Open Title Playoff
Sally Little and Jane Geddes reach an 18 hole playoff at NCR Country Club after tying for 287 to decide the 41st Women’s U S Open. Betsy King drops from the lead with a double bogey then settles tied for third. Geddes, ecstatic, will face Little again tomorrow.
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Kettering
Ohio
Pat Bradley
Sally Little
United States
Jane Geddes
Geddes
Ncr Country Club
Little
January Wins Greenbrier Senior Title After Playoff
Don January sinks a one-foot par putt on the first playoff hole to beat Jim Ferree and claim the Greenbrier American Express senior tournament for the second straight year. January finishes 9 under par at 207 after a final round 71. Ferree shoots 66 with a hole-in-one but falls short. January earns $30,000 and his second tour win this season while Ferree remains winless on the senior circuit.
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White Sulphur Springs
W.va
Don January
Jim Ferree
American Express
Ferree
January
Stefan Edberg
Sweden
Roland Stadler
Switzerland
Angel Cordero Jr
Aqueduct
Gulch
Belmont Park
New York
Nigel Mansell
Jim Clark
Brands Hatch
Jacques Laffite
France
White Sox ace Allen blanks Orioles in 7-0 rout
Neil Allen pitched his first complete game and shutout since 1983 as Chicago defeated Baltimore 7-0. He limited the Orioles to five hits while a 14-hit White Sox attack included a three-run homer by Joel Skinner and multi-hit days from Greg Walker and Julio Cruz.
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White Sox
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Oriole
St. Louis Cardinals
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Orioles
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Greg Walker
Julio Cruz
Skinner
Walker
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Cruz
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Sox
Rich Bordi
Tippy Martinez
New York
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Len Dykstra
Mets
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Atlanta
Darling
Ken Oberkfell
Doyle Alexander
Dykstra
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Rob Deer
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Oil Can Boyd apologizes to Red Sox after tirade and walkout
Dennis Oil Can Boyd apologized to his Boston teammates after walking out three days earlier. General Manager Lou Gorman mandated the apology before rejoining the club as rain delayed the game with California by nearly three hours.
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Boyd
Boston Red Sox
Boston
Lou Gorman
Gorman
California
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Kent Tekulve
Astros
Houston
Phillies
Tekulve
Elroy Face
Pittsburgh Pirates
Montreal Expos
Cedar Rapids Legion teams sweep doubleheader wins
Cedar Rapids Red beat Madison 7-6 and 13-3 at Memorial Stadium. Madison led 6-5 late in game one before Pat Frese and Jim Welsh delivered the decisive eighth inning. Tony Diouhy doubled twice and Bruce Spurgeon drove in two in the nightcap win. Cedar Rapids Blue swept Ottumwa 8-6 and 10-0 with Darran Hidder homering and Eric Christenson driving in two.
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Wis
Memorial Stadium
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Cal Eldred
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Bruce Spurgeon
Welsh
Aaron van Scoyoc
Ottumwa
Darran Hidder
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Roy Martin
Ed Walter
Eric Christenson
Christenson
Chris Traynor
Andy Ford
Blue
Jones Delivers Ninth Inning Homer For Reds Win
Chris Jones hit an opposite-field homer leading off the ninth to give the Cedar Rapids Reds a 1-0 victory over the Burlington Expos in Midwest League action. Gino Minutelli pitched eight strong innings for the Reds, with Brad Brusky securing his fifth save as the Reds win and prepare to host Quad-City at Memorial Stadium at 7:30.
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Cedar Rapids Reds
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Reds
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Los Angeles
Dodgers
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Lee Smith
Ken Howell
Burlington
Chris Jones
Burlington Expos
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Brad Brusky
Quad-City Angels
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Virginia's Polynice loses scholarship and team spot
Olden Polynice, UVa's top scorer last season, was dropped from the Cavaliers basketball team and lost his athletic scholarship after pleading no contest to shoplifting headphones. Athletic director Dick Schultz confirmed the action on Sunday and said Polynice may appeal. He pleaded no contest July 10 to stealing a $17 set of headphones.
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Olden Polynice
University of Virginia
Dick Shultz
University
Polynice
Decatur Pride Sweeps Teleconnect In Fast Pitch Doubleheader
Decatur Pride completed a four game sweep of Teleconnect of Cedar Rapids with 3-1 and 3-0 wins in Illini fast pitch softball. Teleconnect’s Michael White pitched a four hitter in the opener with eight strikeouts, while Brent Stevenson allowed six hits in the nightcap. Teleconnect falls to 46-9 on the season.
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Decatur
Ill
Decatur Pride
Teleconnect
Cedar Rapids
Michael White
Brent Stevenson
al Rebling
David Scott
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