Prairie Meadows Struggles Highlight Iowa Track Viability
The Des Moines area facility Prairie Meadows faces doubts after a debut mixed schedule of thoroughbred and harness racing. Attendance averages fell short of targets, per capita bets dropped, and the track changed managers as stakeholders question viability and strategy.
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Golly
Iowa
Chicago
Baltimore
New York
Los Angeles
Louisville
Des Moines
Canterbury Downs
Twin Cities
Prairie Meadows
Quad City Downs
Canterbury
Omaha
Rose ruling delayed until Sunday in gambling case
Cincinnati AP Pete Rose may learn Sunday if a restraining order blocks a Monday hearing before Commissioner A Bartlett Giamatti on alleged bets on Reds games. Judge Norbert Nadel extended the delay, while Dowd testified Rose gambled during 1985 86 87 as Rose denied betting on baseball.
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Rose
New York
Cincinnati Reds
Hamilton County
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Giamatti
Nadel
San Diego
Kirkwood Coach Bosch resigns as athletic director
Gregg Bosch resigns as Kirkwood Community College athletic director and men's basketball coach after eight years. He will join Equitable of Iowa as a general agent on August 1, citing a strong athletic base at Kirkwood and a desire to watch his sons play sports. Rausch and Tigges praised his leadership. Kirkwood promotes the vacancy.
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Detor
Cedar Rapids
Gregg Bosch
Kirkwood Community College
Bosch
Kirkwood
Equitable of
Iowa
Equitable
al Rausch
Dave Tigges
Tigges
Rausch
John White
Gregge
White
Anita
Chad
Ryan
Johnson Hall
Eagle
Simeon Star Thomas Denies NCAA Recruiting Probe
Prep All American forward Deon Thomas of Simeon said he is unaware of any NCAA investigation into his basketball recruitment by Illinois and he would defend himself if contacted. He noted a high school teammate Cody Butler was interviewed in Dubuque and suggested other schools offered inducements.
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Zette
Deon Thomas
Chicago
Simeon
University of Illinois
Fighting Illini
Thomas
Cody Butler
Dubuque
Ervin Small
Illinois
NCAA
Iowa
Minnesota
Kansas City
Gazette
Mark P. Jones
Butler
Loras College
Jones
Rich Hilliard
Coleman steals 38th straight bases in Cardinals win
Vince Coleman swiped three bases to tie the major league record with his 38th consecutive steal as St. Louis defeated Pittsburgh 3-2. He led off the first two innings with steals, boosting his season total to 32. Joe Magrane pitched seven innings for the win and Todd Worrell earned the save.
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Pirates
Bobby Bonilla
Pittsburgh
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Davey Lopes
Joe Magrane
Todd Worrell
Worrell
Junior Ortiz
Jeff King
Cubs
Cardinals
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Jose Oquendo
Ozzie Smith
RBI
Pedro Guerrero
Madden
Doug Bair
Terry
Tyson biography portrays him as a violent, volatile figure
In a new biography, Mike Tyson recounts his hardest punch, saying it sent Robin Givens flying. The book portrays Tyson as a sadistic figure amid a stormy marriage and prior title defenses. Givens’ attorney notes she will not comment on the unauthorized work.
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New York
Mike Tyson
Robin Givens
Tyson
Michael Spinks
Larry Holmes
Bonecrusher Smith
Jose Torres
Givens
Torres
Raoul Felder
Nydie captures eighth Iowa senior women's title at Ottumwa
Corkey Nydie of Cedar Rapids shot a 7 over par 78 to win the Iowa Women's Golf Association Senior State Championship at Ottumwa Country Club. Her 36 hole total 156 beat Mary Schneider by seven strokes, with Eileen Van Horn one back and Beth Sisson fourth.
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Corkey Nydie
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Women’s Golf Association
Ottumwa Country Club
Nydle
Mary Schneider
Sheldon
Eileen van Horn
Des Moines
Beth Sisson
Charles City
Iowa
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