Top seeds Borg McEnroe and Connors reach Wimbledon fourth round
Borg McEnroe and Connors advanced in straight sets at Wimbledon while two seeds fell. Borg beat Gehring 6-4 7-5 6-0, McEnroe defeated Lutz 6-4 6-2 6-0, and Connors topped Giammalva 6-4 6-4 6-0. Upsets trimmed others as McEnroe faced fewer seeded threats.
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Wimbledon
England
Bjorn Borg
John McEnroe
Jimmy Connors
Borg
Rolf Gehring
Germany
McEnroe
Australia
Clerc
Stan Smith
United States
Taroczy
Czechoslovakia
Andrea Buchanan
Tracy Austin
Susan Lee
Martina Navratilova
Sharon Walsh
Connors
Roscoe Tanner
Carlos Kirmayr
Jeff Borowiak
Brian Gottfried
Vijay Amritraj
India
Brian Teacher
Tom Gullikson
Reds' Robinson Throws Shutout as Cedar Rapids Tops Burlington
Cedar Rapids Reds beat Burlington Bees 5-0 at Memorial Stadium behind Ron Robinson four hitter. The pitcher, whose father Leo Robinson inspires him, extended scoreless streak to 18 innings and posted his second straight complete game shutout. Hall and Drzayich led Cedar Rapids with three hits each, Hall adding a three-run homer in the seventh.
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Mark Dukes
Cincinnati Reds
Leo Robinson
Cedar Rapids
Robinson
Ron
Reds
Burlington
Memorial Stadium
Clinton
Bees
Randy Davidson
Dave Hall
Emil Drzayich
Drzayich
Jeff Jones
Hall
Craig Harris
Carlos Ponce
Juan Castillo
Castillo
Murphy Su’a
Marcos Gomez
Ricki Bass
Randy Ready
Clinton Giants
Rinaldi Falls as Young Wimbledon Run Ends
Kathy Rinaldi, 14, the youngest winner at Wimbledon this year, loses in the second round to Claudia Pasquale of Switzerland after a 6-3 first set, then fails to win another game. She says her unforced errors and rushing cost her, but plans to return next year.
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Wimbledon
England
Kathy Rinaldi
Florida
Rinaldi
Switzerland
Claudia Pasquale
Jensen Beach
Illini quarterback Wilson heads for pro football
University of Illinois quarterback Dave Wilson plans to turn professional and join the New Orleans Saints after a Peoria hearing on eligibility. A news conference in Chicago with Illini coach Mike White precedes his departure for Anaheim. The Big Ten probe led to a three year probation and two year post season ban for Illinois teams.
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Chicago
UPI
University of Illinois
Dave Wilson
New Orleans Saints
Wilson
Illinois
Illini
Mike White
Peoria
U.S. District Court
Robert Morgan
Morgan
Bob Auler
Big Ten
Devine Will Enjoy Being Fan at Notre Dame This Fall
South Bend Ind AP Dan Devine will watch college football as a fan for the first time in 33 years after stepping down as Notre Dame coach following the 1980 season. He recalls his time with coordinators Jim Johnson Bill McCartney Merv Johnson and Ron Toman and leaves open a possible 1982 return to coaching.
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South Bend
Ind
Dan Devine
Notre Dame
Devine
Michigan
Jim Johnson
Bill McCartney
Oklahoma
Texas
Merv Johnson
Ron Toman
Scott Ender Named Player of Week for Cedar Rapids Reds
Right handed pitcher Scott Ender from Winona Minnesota earned Cedar Rapids Reds Player of the Week honors. He tossed a three hit shutout against Quad City to push the Reds into first in the first half Southern division race and leads the team in strikeouts and ERA while ranking second in innings pitched and complete games.
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Scott Ender
Winona
Minn
Cedar Rapids Reds
Ender
Cedar Falls
Quad City
Reds
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Sue Barker
Britain
Bunge
Vitas Gerulaitis
Kevin Curren
South Africa
Wimbledown
Gerulaitis
Robinson Blanks
Dianne Fromholtz
Mombo the Clown
Mons
Earl Plagman
Eastside
Randy van Horn
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