Louganis, Biggs Shine at National Sports Festival
Greg Louganis won his second straight 10 meter platform title at the National Sports Festival and seeks a 700-point series. Tyrell Biggs reached the super heavyweight boxing final with a first round knockout over Kimmuel Odum, while Steve McCrory and Floyd Favors also won decisive bouts. The event wrapped the weekend amid rain and a flash flood watch.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Greg Louganis
Tyrell Biggs
America
National Weather Service
Rocky Mountains
Louganis
U.S
Mission Viejo
Calif
Air Force Academy Natatorium
Bruce Kimball
Matt Scoggin
Kimball
Ann Arbor
Mich
Ron Meyer
Fayetteville
Ark
Scoggin
Biggs
Philadelphia
Kimmuel Odum
Gary
Ind
Odum
al Evans
Steve McCrory
Detroit
Michael Collins
la Porte
Texas
Broadmoor World Arena
Kelly Webster
Kathryn Adams
Tony St. Jacques
Norfolk
Drew Stone
Craig Payne
Evans
John Houlas
Payne
Houlas
North Victorious at National Sports Festival in Openings Day
Lisa Becker led the North with seven points as they edged the East 91 90 in the opening women s basketball game. Other results include boxing wins and mixed crowd reactions to refereeing decisions at Sunday events.
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Cedar Rapids
Jefferson
Becker
Randy Ableman
University of Iowa
Kent Ferguson
Bernard
Victor Levine
Kokomo
Ind
Brother Clifford
Anthony Haskins
U.S. Army
McCrory
Bernard Gray
Levine
Gray
Tina Hutchinson
East St. Louis
Ill
Marc Wilson
Baltimore
North
Mark Cockerell
Cockerell
Burbank
Calif
Newcomer Mize Earns First PGA Tour Victory in Memphis
Larry Mize, 24, birdies the final hole from 20 feet to win the Danny Thomas Memphis Classic at Colonial Country Club. He finishes 14 under par with a 274 total, holding off Fuzzy Zoeller, Chip Beck, and Sammy Rachels who finish one stroke back. Mize earns $72,000 from a $400,000 purse.
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Tenn
Larry Mize
Mize
Fuzzy Zoeller
Fuzzy
Colonial Country Club
Zoeller
Chip Beck
Sammy Rachels
Beck
Rachels
Augusta
Hogan
Mark O'Meara
John Mahaffey
John
O'Meara
Mahaffey
Japanese golfer Ayako Okamoto wins Rochester International
Ayako Okamoto captured the $30,000 first prize by sinking a 10 foot birdie on the third playoff hole to defeat Kathy Whitworth and Donna White. Okamoto finished 6 under par 282 to tie Whitworth and White atop the leaderboard in the four day Rochester International at Locust Hill Country Club.
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Pittsford
N.Y
Ayako Okamoto
Kathy Whitworth
Donna White
Okamoto
Whitworth
White
Hiroshima
Sam Snead
Vicki Fergon
Dolphins Linebacker Larry Gordon Dies During Jog
Miami Dolphins linebacker Larry Gordon, 29, died after collapsing while jogging near Phoenix. Autopsy cites ideopathic cardiomyopathy with scar tissue, misformed heart muscle, and a likely heart attack. Gordon was visiting relatives in Arizona, a former ASU star and first round pick in 1976.
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Ariz
Miami Dolphins
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Maricopa County
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Bob Edwards
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Edwards
Karnitschnig
Tim Bryant
Laveen
Tony Morales
Jesse Owens Memorial Medical Center
Miramar
Miami
Arizona
Arizona State University
Panthers throw five TD passes in 34 19 win over Chicago
Michigan Panthers quarterback Bobby Hebert set a USFL record with five touchdown passes, two to Anthony Carter and two to Derek Holloway, lifting the Panthers to a 34-19 victory over the Chicago Blitz in 99 degree heat. Carter surpassed 1,000 receiving yards as the Panthers sit atop the division race.
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Chicago
Bobby Hebert
United States Football League
Anthony Carter
Derek Holloway
Michigan Panthers
Chicago Blitz
Panthers
Blitz
Hebert
Ken Lacy
Holloway
Carter
Frank Corral
John Corker
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