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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1990
Page
15
The author argues against snobbery toward sports fans and explains sports as a live human theater. He praises self improvement through athletic participation and refutes the notion that reading or watching sports is unworthy or trivial.
The Detroit Pistons beat the Chicago Bulls 93 to 74 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals, outscoring 31-14 in the second quarter to advance to the NBA Finals for the third straight year. Isiah Thomas had 21 points, eight rebounds and 11 assists as Mark Aguirre and John Salley sparked the decisive surge. The Pistons hold homecourt against Portland, with Game 1 of the finals set for Tuesday night.
Iowa shortstop Tim Costa is drawing heavy interest from the Atlanta Braves Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Phillies as the June amateur draft approaches in New York. Costa projects as a possible No 2 or No 3 pick with teams weighing signability and college commitments, while high school phenom Todd Van Poppel leans toward college after an early offer.
Roger Clemens hit Stan Jefferson with a fastball in the second inning sparking a bench clearing incident before he settled to strike out 11 as Boston beat Cleveland 8-2. Clemens improved to 9-2, boosting his record to 12-2 lifetime against the Indians.
Randy Johnson, nicknamed Big Unit, threw Seattle’s first no-hitter in 14 years as the Mariners defeated the Detroit Tigers 2-0 at the Kingdome. The 6-10 lefty walked six and struck out eight in front of 20,014 fans, delivering a lifelong milestone and a relief for manager Jim Lefebvre.
At the CFA annual gathering in Dallas officials weighed a 16 of 17 team expansion as a safeguard. A Big 8 Southwest Conference alliance could help keep Texas and Texas A&M if Arkansas seeks the SEC, with health of both leagues a central concern.
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