Young Frenchman wins 2 230 mile Tour de France
Laurent Fignon, 22, won the 70th Tour de France with a sprint finish on the Champs Elysees. He finished in 105 hours 7 minutes 52 seconds, beating Angel Arroyo by four minutes. Only 88 of 140 starters completed the three week race across France.
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Laurent Fignon
Paris
Champs Elysees
Fignon
Pascal Simon
Spain
Angel Arroyo
Alfortville
Switzerland
Guilbert Glaus
Sean Kelly
Ireland
France
Normandy
Atlantic
Vendee
Aquitaine
Pyrenees
Massif Central
French Alps
Softball playoff action resumes with regional semifinals
Nine Gazette area teams remain as girls regional softball tournaments move into semifinals and finals. Turkey Valley faces Charles City at 8 p.m. in 2A final while Cedar Rapids Jefferson meets Ottumwa in another 2A matchup. Class 1A sees Garnaville vs Independence St John at Readlyn and Wapsie Valley vs Dumont at 8:30, with other semis at Oxford and Burlington. Statewide upsets include Hoover losing to Urbandale and Newton defeating Ankeny.
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Turkey Valley
Charles City
Cedar Rapids Jefferson
Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
Ottumwa
Garnaville
Independence St. John
Readlyn
Wapsie Valley
Dumont
Iowa City
Regina
Sigourney
Clear Creek
Williamsburg
Oxford
Burlington
Des Moines Hoover
Urbandale
Newton
Ankeny
Griswold
Shelby-Tennant
Hawkeyes and Cyclones Ink All American Highlights
The Sporting News names Iowa star Larry Station and Iowa State standout Chris Washington to its All American linebackers list. Northern Iowa's Scott Etzel earns a Division I AA offensive line spot. Playboy and Goal Post tag various Hawkeyes on MidWest honors alongside Street and Smith selections.
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Sporting News
Street and
Smith’s
Iowa
Larry Station
Iowa State
Chris Washington
Northern Iowa
Scott Etzel
Chuck Long
Playboy
Hawkeyes
Phillips
Station
Joel Hilgenberg
John Alt
Street
Smith
Cyclones
Washington
Street and Smith
Newton undergoes microsurgery after propeller accident
Australian golfer Jack Newton remained in critical condition after surgeons tried to reattach his right arm severed by a plane propeller at Sydney airport. The 33 year old, who also suffered abdominal injuries, had been with five friends returning from Newcastle to watch a football game. Newton is a former Australian Open champion and 1975 British Open runner up.
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Sydney
Australia
Jack Newton
Prince of Wales Hospital
Newton
Newcastle
Mator
Tom Watson
Ovett Withdraws From AA Championships After Spiking
Steve Ovett pulled out of the Amateur Athletic Association Championships after he was spiked on the outside of his left foot in the 800 meters. William Wayke of Venezuela won the race in 1 minute 45.44 seconds as Ovett limped off for medical treatment with a cramp blamed on the injury.
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London
Steve Ovett
Amateur Athletic Association
William Wayke
Venezuela
Ovett
Starling and Blake earn shots at boxing crowns
Starling defends his welterweight titles with a 12 round decision over Tommy Ayers at the Showboat Hotel in Las Vegas. Robin Blake stops Tony Baltazar at 1:14 of the ninth in a 10 round light welter matchup. Starling is No.4 WBC and 29-1. Blake is No.3 WBA and 22-0. both positioned for future title shots.
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Starling
Blake
Las Vegas
Nev
Marlon Starling
North American Boxing Federation
U.S. Boxing Association
Tommy Ayers
Robin Blake
Levelland
Texas
Tony Baltazar
la Puente
Calif
Hartford
Conn
World Boxing Council
World Boxing Association
Ayers
Special Olympic athletes place in Louisiana
Two area Special Olympics athletes earned top finishes in Baton Rouge last week. Eugene Shackford, 12, Cedar Rapids, took second in the standing long jump and third in the 50 meters. Tina Croy, 18, Solon, placed fourth in the high jump. Iowa Special Olympics is a year round program supporting sports for handicapped individuals.
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Baton Rouge
Eugene Shackford
Cedar Rapids
Tina Croy
Solon
Iowa
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