Schafer Pursues European Route To Pro Basketball
Former Iowa State forward Tom Schafer, cut by Denver in October, signs with a Mechelen Belgium club after skipping the CBA. At 6 foot 7, 205 pounds, he trains in Europe hoping for higher competition and possible NBA chances, with plans to return if the NBA offers opportunities or pursue Europe long term.
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Mark Neuzii
OWA
United States
Tom Schafer
Europe
Schafer
Iowa State
Denver Nuggets
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Belgium
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Finland
U.S
NBA
Rony Seikaly
Greece
Syracuse
Rik Smits
Holland
Marist
Rolando Ferreira
Houston
Brazil
Miami Heat
Arvid Kramer
Johnston golfer leads with one stroke in State Amateur
Lee Sullivan of Johnston carded a 71 to take a second round lead at the 86th State Amateur at Dubuque Golf and Country Club. Sullivan stands 1 ahead of Tom Louden of Fairfield, who fired 71s to reach 142. Ed Lewis of Waterloo slipped to 145 after a 78 Saturday, tying for sixth with Nick DeKock of Cedar Rapids at 145 as final 18 holes loom.
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Lee Sullivan
Johnston
Dubuque Golf and Country Club
Sullivan
Tom Louden
Fairfield
Louden
Ed Lewis
Waterloo
Nick DeKock
Cedar Rapids
Scott Chipokas
Bob Blank
Chipokas
Iowa
Trio doubles up for Seoul Games at Trials
Florence Griffith Joyner Jackie Joyner Kersee and Mary Slaney each won two events at the U S Olympic Track and Field Trials in Indianapolis Tonie Campbell praised Greg Foster for his courage as Foster and John Powell ended their Olympic bids Foster’s rivals advance toward Seoul while Griffith Joyner fell short of a 21 71 world record in the 200 meters and Al Joyner urged patience for her ascent to glory.
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Indianapolis
U.S
Florence Griffith Joyner
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Mary Slaney
Greg Foster
John Powell
Griffith Joyner
Joyner-Kersee
Slaney
Foster
Powell
Tonie Campbell
Campbell
Seoul
Marita Koch
Heike Drechsler
Foster gambles with injured arm in Olympic hurdle bid
Wounded Greg Foster, with a broken left arm in a bandage, pushed for a fast semifinal time in the 110 meter hurdles. He slipped after contact with Keith Talley at the seventh hurdle and stopped before the ninth. Roger Kingdom won the heat in 13.14 seconds, the fastest in three years.
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Ndianapolis
Greg Foster
Foster
Keith Talley
Talley
Roger Kingdom
Smithson sparks Red Sox to 11-5 comeback win over Sox
Veteran pitcher Mike Smithson, signed in January after leaving Minnesota, entered the Boston bullpen and held Chicago to one hit in 6 13 innings of relief. The Red Sox rallied from a five-run third by collecting 20 hits, with every starter getting a hit, to extend their 10th straight win and home streak to 15 games under manager Joe Morgan.
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Mike Smithson
Boston Red Sox
Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
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Joe Morgan
John McNamara
Morgan
Steve Curry
Curry
Smithson
Minnesota
RBI
Dan Pasqua
Mark Salas
Ellis Burks
Chicago
Mike Budan
Denniser Budan
Jaeger
Brett Emanuel
Fanning
Lancers
Phil Minor
Streff
Scott
LaSalle Edges Beckman in Substate Thriller
LaSalle Lancers rally to defeat Beckman 5 to 4 in the Class 3A substate at Marion. Nick Streff delivered a two out, game winning single in the eighth, giving LaSalle a 8th inning rally and a 24 win season as Matt Young dominated on the mound through the finish. Beckman’s 24 game win streak ends at 32-6. Assumption advances after beating Central Lee 8-1.
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LaSalle
Nick Streff
Pini Minor
Lancers
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Marion
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Assumption
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Lee
Donnellson
Blazers
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Young
Lancer
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Ruden
Dave Close
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