Weathered Heat Sparks Wide Sports Wonderings and Boggs Scandal
In the heat the Gazette notes odd sports curios and sizzling rumors. Wade Boggs is accused by Margo Adams of hotel room photographs and expenses amid a messy Boston saga. Steinbrenner’s jabs at Henderson Mattingly and Winfield bubble, with talk of a $600,000 Quad Cities Open purse.
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Margo Adams
Adams
Boggs
Boston
Red Sox
Phil Donahue
Wade
Delta Force
Brian Bosworth
Seattle Seahawks
Boz
Bosworth
George Steinbrenner
New York Yankees
Rickey Henderson
Don Mattingly
Dave Winfield
Winfield
Steinbrenner
ISU vets eyed for redshirt as Walden plans rebuild
Iowa State coach Jim Walden said he may redshirt certain veterans this season to strengthen the 1989 squad. He singled out players such as Dennis Ross and Ray Carreathers as possible candidates while noting Joe Henderson will not be redshirted. The plan hinges on practice in August and Tulane week decisions.
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al Hall Gazette
Iowa State
Jim Walden
Walden
Joe Henderson
ISU
the Gazette
Linn County Cyclone
Stouffer’s
Five Seasons Hotel
Tulane
Ames
Dennis Ross
Seve Ballesteros Leads Open Amid Windy Royal Lytham Round
Seve Ballesteros shot 67 to lead the British Open at Royal Lytham in brutal winds. Jack Nicklaus and Nick Price praised the performance as others faltered in the 117th championship. Brad Faxon and Wayne Grady posted 69s as Faldo faded with five holes remaining.
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Seve Ballesteros
Royal Lytham and St. Annes Golf Club
Lytham
England
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Ballesteros
Nick Price
Nick Faldo
Wayne Grady
Australia
Brad Faxon
Faxon
Michael Bonallack
The
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St. Andrews
Peter Senior
Noel Ratcliffe
Don Pooley
Payne Stewart
Ben Crenshaw
Tom Watson
Lee Trevino
Curtis Strange
Nicklaus Overcomes Stomach Bug to Card 75 at Open
Jack Nicklaus battled a stomach illness and strong winds to post a 75 in round one of the 117th British Open at Royal Lytham. He started early, had one birdie, four over par, and later said he felt fine after getting sick under control.
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Lytham
England
Jack Nicklaus
Nicklaus
Royal Lytham and St. Annes Golf Club
Homers power Orioles past Twins in opener for fifth win
Fred Lynn and Eddie Murray hit two homers each as Baltimore beat Minnesota 7-1 in the first game of a doubleheader. Mike Boddicker earned his fifth win in eight decisions with a six hitter and five strikeouts, his fourth complete game. Lynn and Murray hit two homers each, powering a 3-1 lead and a late-late explosion.
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Fred Lynn
Eddie Murray
Minnesota Twins
Orioles
Twins
Mike Beddicker
Lynn
Murray
Bert Blyleven
Seattle
Orioles Top Texas as Ripken Drives In Lead
Baltimore defeated Texas with Cal Ripken driving in a run on a sacrifice fly in the fourth to turn a 4 1 deficit into a 4 1 edge. Kirby Puckett added a run for Minnesota in a separate note.
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Orioles
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Minnesota
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Cal Ripken
Baltimore
Sistrunk faces cocaine charges in Iowa City
Former Iowa football player Dwight Sistrunk, 23, arrested on possession of nine thousand dollars worth of cocaine with intent to deliver. He was transferred to Polk County Jail for federal drug charges after a 2 a.m. search of his Oakland Street apartment. Police recovered five ounces of cocaine in a shaving kit, plus a cutting agent and trafficking paraphernalia. He later appeared in Polk County District Court and was released on a promise to appear. He may attend Pittsburgh tryouts but must stay in Iowa otherwise.
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Des Moines
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Pittsburgh
Iowa
Ray Fenton
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