Pepitone’s fall from Yankee idol to charged suspect
Former Yankee Joe Pepitone recalls a childhood scar from a gun incident as he faces arrest in Brooklyn alongside two others amid a haul of drugs and cash. The piece contrasts Pepitone’s past flamboyance with current legal trouble and parallels to Dennis McLain’s racketeering case, while noting the broader lesson about sports heroes and character.
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Horton stars as Lanphier falls in state semifinals
Ed Horton led Springfield Lanphier with 26 points and his brother William added 12 as the team beat Homewood-Flossmoor 65-54 in the Illinois Class AA state tournament semifinals. Lanphier later lost 46-44 in double overtime to Chicago Mount Carmel in the title game.
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Louisiana Tech
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Scott perfect as Astros stop Cards in exhibition
Ty Gainey and Alan Ashby homered and Mike Scott pitched six perfect innings to lift the Houston Astros to a 6-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Scott left with a 3-0 lead after 18 straight retired. Dickie Thon had three hits in his return from an eye injury and the Orioles beat the Dodgers 5-1 behind Eddie Murray and Todd Cruz RBIs.
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