Home Games exposes baseball wives behind star players
In a forthcoming book, Robbie Bouton and Nancy Marshall reveal the lives of Mrs Bouton and Mrs Marshall wives of Jim Bouton and Mike Marshall. They recount loyalty, marriage, motherhood, and the toll of baseball fame from the 1960s and 70s with personal letters and reflections.
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Jim Bouton
Robbie Bouton
Nancy Marshall
St. Martin’s
Mike Marshall
America
Bouton
Marshall
Michigan
Seattle
Mike
Yankees
Leonard Shecter
Durango
Savannah
Portland
Navratilova defeats Evert in $165000 Forum final
Top seed Martina Navratilova beat Chris Evert Lloyd 6-1 6-3 at the Carta Blanca-FCT Women's Invitational in Inglewood California. Navratilova earned $35,000 first prize while Evert Lloyd collected $25,000 in the 50th meeting of the world’s top rivals.
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Inglewood
Calif
Martina Navratilova
Chris Evert Lloyd
Lloyd
Navratilova
Chris
Deuce
Williams King lead Nets past 76ers in tight win
Buck Williams and Albert King each poured in 22 points and Otis Birdsong added 15 as the New Jersey Nets beat the Philadelphia 76ers 112-106 in East Rutherford. Nets outrebounded 76ers 50-39 and Moses Malone scored 15 while Julius Erving was held to 12.
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East Rutherford
N.J
Buck Williams
Albert King
Otis Birdsong
New Jersey Nets
National Basketball Association
Philadelphia 76Ers
Philadelphia
Celtics
76Ers
Boston
Williams
Moses Malone
New Jersey
Malone
King
Julius Erving
De Leon Stops Spinks To Move Closer To Rematch
Carlos Sugar De Leon defeated Leon Spinks by sixth round technical knockout in Atlantic City to move within a rematch of his cruiserweight title against WBC champion T. Gordon. Spinks suffered a swollen eye and mouth bleeding as referee Arthur Mercante stopped the bout. De Leon improved to 32-2-1 24 KOs while Spinks fell to 12-4-2.
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Atlantic City
N.J
UPI
Carlos
Sugar) de Leon
Leon Spinks
Arthur Mercante
Spinks
Mercante
de Leon
World Boxing Council
T. Gordon
Puerto Rico
Schmidt to undergo knee arthroscopic surgery in Philadelphia
Phillies third baseman Mike Schmidt flies to Philadelphia for exploratory knee surgery. Dr. Phillip Marone says the arthroscope will assess swelling and debris, likely keeping Schmidt out about 10 days, with free agent Kiko Garcia and Rusty Hamric filling third base in camp.
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Clearwater
Fla
Mike Schmidt
Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia
Phillip Marone
Schmidt
Kiko Garcia
Rusty Hamric
Marone
Bykova tops European Indoor high jump in Budapest
Tamara Bykova of the Soviet Union cleared 6 feet 8 inches to win the European Indoor Track and Field Championships in Budapest. Her mark surpasses the indoor world record and improves on the outdoor record, while Colleen Rienstra previously held the prior indoor best. Rutgers also set a 440 yard world record at Bridgeport during the AIAW championships as Lori McCausley clocked 53.29 seconds. Penn State claimed its fifth AIAW title with six event wins, Villanova second, Rutgers third.
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Gazette Wire Services
Tamara Bykova
Soviet Union
Budapest
Hungary
Bykova
Colleen Rienstra
United States
Ottawa
Rutgers
Lori McCausley
AIAW
Bridge
Mass
McCausley
Gordon
Penn State
Villanova
Kipsang Sets Iowa State Two Mile Indoor Record
Iowa State sophomore Joseph Kipsang won the two mile in 8 36.63 at the Last Chance indoor meet setting an Iowa State and Iowa intercollegiate record. The mile relay team Nemec Holm Wade All also qualified for the NCAA meet with 3 10.1 and second fastest Big Eight history. Ull anchored the relay to 45.0 as they had earlier qualified.
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Murfreesboro
Tenn
Iowa State
Joseph Kipsang
Iowa
Kipsang
Cyclones
Justin Nemec
Todd Holm
Michael Wade
Women's basketball changes the Iowa prep view
The piece praises 30-second clock and full-court play in junior colleges like Kirkwood and argues Iowa high schools should adopt unlimited dribbles and a full-court game. It notes Kirkwood's 28-5 season, praises regional play, and urges open avenues for female student athletes to choose their format.
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Johnson Hall
Kirkwood Community College
Iowa
NBA
Debbie Coates
Barb Wischmeier
Mediapolis
Molly van Benthuysen
Moravia
Molly
Molly Bolin
Iowa Cornets
WBL
Coates
Wischmeier
van Benthuysen
Bolin
Kirkwood
Des Moines
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New York Times
Time Magazine
Players’ Union
Whips
Evert
Nets
Carlos de Leon
Marina Hotel
Larry Holmes
Ulrike Meyfarth
West Germany
Ohio State
Diane Dixon
New York
Lindale Mall
Westdale
Sycamore Mall
WA City
Sten
Millhiser Smith
Millhiser Smith Agency. Inc
Oakland Road
Bob Denney
Otbee
Michigan Panthers
Birmingham Stallions
ESPN
USFL
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