Waterloo writer on baseball life and Short Season
Jerry Klinkowitz, Waterloo Indians board member and University of Northern Iowa instructor, discusses his fiction Short Season a collection about a year in the Mason City Royals minor league. Publishers and film rights are in play as he reflects on baseball inspired by his Iowa life.
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Jerry Klinkowitz
Waterloo Indians
Mason City Royals
Klinkowitz
MacMillan
Repute
Johns Hopkins University Press
Bull Durham
Iowa
Iseball
Hollywood
University of Northern Iowa
PVE
Waterloo
Indians
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Braves
Charlie Finley
Oakland A's
Reggie Jackson
Baltimore Orioles
Milwaukee Brewers
Hy-Vee
The
Reds squeeze past Waterloo 1 0 in pivotal Midwest League game
Cedar Rapids boosts Southern Division lead with a 1 0 win over Waterloo as Freddy Benavides lays down a successful sacrifice bunt scoring Greg Lonigro. Mike Moscrey earns the win in a defensive duel behind strong pitching and timely fielding from Jim Bishop.
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Mike Koolbeck
Gazete
Cedar Rapids Reds
Reds
Marc Bombard
Freddy Benavides
Benavides
Greg Lonigro
Waterloo Indians
Memorial Stadium
Waterloo
Clintor
Peari
Scott Scudder
Tony
Bunt
Mike Moscrey
Credit Union
Moscrey
Bombard
Tve
Keith Bennett
Rob Rogers
Rogers
Agassi, Wilander Stage Five Set Thriller At Paris Open
Andre Agassi failed to finish strong as Mats Wilander defeated him 4-6 6-2 15 5 6-0 in their Paris semifinal. Wilander advances to Sunday's final against Henri Leconte, who beat Jonas Svensson and aims to become the first French finalist since 1983. Steffi Graf faces Natalia Medvedeva for the women's title today.
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Paris
Andre Agassi
Mats Wilander
Agassi
Wilander
Henri Leconte
France
Jonas Svensson
Sweden
Yannick Noah
Leconte
Mats
Steffi Graf
West Germany
Natalia
Pistons Reach NBA Finals Ending Celtics Run
Detroit beats Boston 95 90 to advance to the championship series for the first time in 31 years. Isiah Thomas praises the win as Adrian Dantley and Vinnie Johnson star, while K C Jones retires after the season ending Celtics bid.
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Pontiac, Mich
Detroit Pistons
Isiah Thomas
Pistons
Boston
Detroit
Thomas
Adrian Dantley
Vinnie Johnson
Dantley
K.C. Jones
Jones
Celtics
Robert Parish
Kevin McHale
Larry Bird
Lakers Edge Mavericks in Deciding Western Finals Game
The Los Angeles Lakers host the Dallas Mavericks at The Forum for game seven with a trip to the NBA Finals on the line. Pat Riley lauds the homecourt edge as pivotal after Dallas won 105-103 in Reunion Arena to force tonight's finale.
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Inglewood
Cali
Los Angeles Lakers
Dallas Mavericks
Lakers
Pat Riley
Dallas
Los Angeles
Nich
EBS
KGAN
Channel 2
Cedar Rapids
Reunion Arena
NBA
Minnesota
Detroit
Boston
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Rolando Blackman
John MacLeod
Mavs
Umpires threaten ban on Billy Martin after dust incident
American League umpires in a unified protest after Billy Martin dumped dirt on umpire Dale Scott during a Yankees Athletics game. The seven crew chiefs condemned the act as cowardly and called for sterner punishment, warning Martin he could be ejected from any game he enters.
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NEW York
Billy Martin
New York Yankees
Richie Phillips
Major League Umpires Association
Martin
Dale Scott
American League
Bobby Brown
Yankees
Oakland Athletics
Rick Reed
Bobby Meacham
Walter Weiss
Meacham
Weiss
Reed
Scott
Phillips
Cincinnati
Pete Rose
Dave Pallone
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Donald Carter
Mavericks
Mark Aguirre
James Worthy
Byron Scott
Umps
Billy
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