Bradley wins LPGA Rochester Invitational in rain shortened finish
Pat Bradley captured the LPGA Rochester Invitational at Locust Hill, finishing 8 under 280 for a two stroke win over Nancy Lopez. Weather delays and a late Lopez run challenged Bradley who secured the victory with a par save on the final hole.
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Pittsford
N.Y
Pat Bradley
Nancy Lopez
Bradley
Lopez
Locust Hill Country Club
Locust Hill
Sumos Bring Hulkmania To Madison Square Garden Show
At Madison Square Garden the Grand Sumo Tournament staged a ritual display with 30 pro wrestlers including Konishiki Mitsugu Chiyonofuji and Toshihide Takanosato. Fans cheered as salt throwing and stomping accompanied matches while two grand champions were upset by younger wrestlers.
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New York
Sally
Madison Square Garden
Japan
Yasukichi Konishiki
Helene Schonberg
Pro Wrestling
Sumos
Hulk Hogan
West
United States
Konishiki
Mitsugu Chiyonofuji
Toshihide Takanosato
Hattori
Kurama
Ozutsu
Leg
Jane Nentwig
Bryn Mawr
Nentwig
UPI
Samoa
Onokuni
USOC bans blood doping but resists random testing at centers
The U S Olympic Committee unanimously banned blood doping and supported drug testing at events but faced opposition to random testing at Olympic Training Centers. Athletes warned random testing risks inadvertent use of cold medicines and could deter training center attendance. Blood doping involves injecting blood or red cells to boost oxygen.
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Indianapolis
U.S
USOC
Henry Marsh
Usoc Athletes Advisory Council
Marsh
International Olympic Committee
Athletes’ Council
Miller
Elliott nurses T-bird to Miller 400 victory at Michigan
Bill Elliott led the Miller 400 at Michigan International Speedway, nursing a near empty tank to win as he extended his Winston Cup points lead and moved atop the season money list with seven victories in 14 NASCAR Grand National events. He overtook Darrell Waltrip with 100 miles left and battled fuel strategy to the finish.
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Brooklyn
Mich
Bill Elliott
Michigan International Speedway
Elliott
Darrell Waltrip
Dawsonville
Porsche team wins Le Mans by record margin
German dentist racing under a pseudonym drove with Klaus Ludwig and Paolo Barilla to win the 53rd Le Mans 24 Hour by 25 miles in a private Porsche 956. Ludwig, Barilla, and Winter covered 3,161.94 miles, setting new qualifying and race lap records as rivals faltered with engine problems.
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LE Mans
France
John Winter
Klaus Ludwig
Paolo Barilla
Porsche
Lancia
Jaguar
Ludwig
Barilla
Winter
Derek Bell
Britain
Hans Stuck
Germany
Reinhold Joest
Andretti Wins Portland 200 Ahead of Unser Jr in IndyCar
Mario Andretti passed Al Unser Jr. about 20 miles from the finish to win the Portland 200 by 24.8 seconds. Emerson Fittipaldi finished third, 60.8 seconds back, in a Cosworth Lola T-900. It was Andretti’s 45th IndyCar victory and his third win in four races this season.
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Appleton
Wis
Ozzie Soto
Danny Smith
Cedar Rapids Reds
Appleton Foxes
Soto
Clinton
Darren Riley
Brian Robinson
Cedar Rapids
Greg Monda
Allen Sigler
Riley
Tubby Pace
Robinson
Sigler
Kevin Renz
Reds
Monda
Foxes
Kent Torre
Troy Thomas
Dan Boever
Joe Dunlap
Mark Berry
Jim Markett
Rob Dibble
Smith
Darrell Pruitt
Pete Venturini
Markert
Mike Taylor
Beloit Brewers
Portland
Ore
Mario Andretti
al Unser Jr
Andretti
Unser
Emerson Fittipaldi
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Bobby Allison
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Harry Gant
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Geoff Bodine
Gant
Bobby Hillin Jr
Jim Hull
Jonathon Palmer
James Weaver
Richard Lloyd
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Italy
Danny Sullivan
Midas
Asia
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