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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1994

Page

17

Harper Blunder Leaves Knicks Short on Point Guard

The Knicks lose Derek Harper to a two game suspension after a sideline incident. Chicago led the series 2 0 and now faces a pivotal game in New York with Patrick Ewing limited by a thin offense and Pat Riley seeking urgent fixes.

New York Snodgrass Merkle Smith Harper Greg Anthony Derek Harper Anthony John Starks Hubert Davis Patrick Ewing Knickerbockers Bulls Knicks Chicago Starks the Garden Scottie Pippen Charles Smith Doc Rivers Rivers Pat Riley Riley

Gazette Columnist Hlas on Vacation

Steve Jacobson reports for Newsday noting Gazette columnist Mike Hlas is unavailable due to vacation.

Steve Jacobson Newsday Gazette Mike Hlas

Confident Yankees Win Streak Puts Them on Top

The New York Yankees surged to 26-10 with a 12-1 rout of Milwaukee and a 10 game winning streak. Buck Showalter cited strong pitching and improved offense as reasons for the hot stretch as they head into a two game set with Minnesota and a slate of tests ahead.

Milwaukee New York Don Mattingly Yankees Chicago Texas White Sox Buck Showalter Minnesota Baltimore Toronto

Big 12 name adopted for college athletic league

The expanded Big Eight will become the Big 12 with Texas, Texas Tech, Baylor and Texas A M joining the eight, names approved amid meetings in Kansas City. The four Texas schools will stay in the Southwest Conference until after the 1996 season while schedules unify across sports.

Kansas City, Mo Big Eight Texas Texas Tech Baylor Texas A&m Colorado James Corbridge Southwest Conference SWC Rice Southern Methodist Texas Christian Western Athletic Conference Houston Corbridge Cials Big 12 Ames Kansas City Gerald Sage Oklahoma State WAC Ritcu SMU

Azinger Faces Cancer Then Sees Bright Golf Return

Paul Azinger describes his cancer battle as life changing and says cancer cells are gone. He plans a golf comeback, reflecting on fear, faith, and family support during the ordeal.

Tulsa Okla Paul Azinger Dence Azinger

Kernels Rally Stuns South Bend Then Fall In Return

Cedar Rapids jumped to a 5-0 lead and built a 12-6 advantage after two innings but fell 18-9 to South Bend. Kernels starter Brian Williard yielded three runs in the first, six in the second after leaving with none out. Cedar Rapids committed six errors led by Tony Meeder three at first base, while Jovino Carvajal went 4 for 5.

South Bend Ind Cedar Rapids Kernels Brian Williard Tony Meeder

Tipoff TV Featured Baseball and NBA Playoffs Schedule

Today televised games include the Padres at Cubs at 1 p.m. on WGN and White Sox at Angels at 9 p.m. on WGN. NBA semifinals Game Five feature Indiana at Atlanta on TNT at 6:30 p.m. and Phoenix at Houston on TNT at 9:30 p.m. The fine print notes a Whitey Herzog quote about Candlestick Park.

San Diego Padres Chicago Cubs WGN Chicago White Sox California Angels NBA Indiana Atlanta TNT Phoenix Houston

Area high school events slate girls and boys events

Local schedule lists girls soccer games for Dubuque Senior Kennedy Linn Mar Jefferson Regis Washington at 4 15 p m and Regis Washington in late afternoon. Track meets Marion LaSalle and Washington compete in the Wamac Conference Championships at Marion and the Warrior State Preview at Kingston Stadium at 5 p m. The document poses a trivia question about the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees World Series appearances, answered in Fine Print.

Dubuque Kennedy Washington Regis Linn-Mar Jefferson Marion LaSalle Warrior State Kingston Stadium Los Dodgers New York Yankees

Capriati Arrested in Florida on Marijuana Charge

Jennifer Capriati, 18, was arrested in Coral Gables Florida after police found marijuana in her hotel room following a tip about a runaway. She was charged with possession of marijuana and released to her attorney. A 19-year-old Miami man and the runaway faced heroin and crack cocaine charges.

Coral Gables Fla Jennifer Capriati Capriati The Gables Inn Mitch Fry Miami Fry John Ross Linda Dozoretz

Clippers Fire Weiss After 27-56 Season

Los Angeles Clippers terminate coach Bob Weiss after a 27-56 record, worst in the Pacific Division, ending his one year at the helm. General Manager Elgin Baylor said the team must move decisively to define its future.

LOS Angeles Bob Weiss Los Angeles Clippers Elgin Baylor Clippers Larry Brown Weiss

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