Drug tests eyed for Cedar Rapids baseball group
The Cedar Rapids Reds board, led by president Bob Nance and director Bob Brooks, faces potential drug testing as part of a league initiative. Other directors include Dick Breitbach and Russ Rossiter, with remarks on magazine and media ties. The piece notes a joking frustration with testing and includes unrelated sports briefings on football star William Perry and hockey- coaching chatter.
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Peter Ueberroth
Cedar Rapids Reds
Bob Nance
Vigortone
Bob Dolphin
Dick Breitbach
Cedar Rapids Aegis
Russ Rossiter
Russ
Costa Rica
Bob Brooks
KHAK
Ron Gonder
WMT
Cedar Rapids Club
Cedar Rapids
Goldsworthy wins national golf title in playoff
Brian Goldsworthy of Central of Iowa captures the NCAA Division III men’s golf championship at Monroe Golf Club in Pittsford after a double bogey on 72 and a clutch 12-foot birdie on the second playoff hole. Cal State Stanislaus earns the team title with 1 211, Cal San Diego second, Millikin third, Methodist fourth, Central and Gustavus Adolphus tied for fifth. Goldsworthy finishes 297, advancing to the Division I event in Florida Tuesday.
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Pittsford
N.Y
Central of
Central
Gustavus Adolphus
St. Peter
Pat Weishan
Cal San Diego
Goldsworthy
Weishan
Abdul Jabbar Leads Lakers Past Denver in Game 3 Comeback
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored 27 points and sparked a third quarter surge to lift the Los Angeles Lakers over the Denver Nuggets 136-118 in NBA playoff action. The win gave LA a 2-1 series edge as James Worthy added 28 and the Lakers dominated the second and third quarters with sharp shooting and fast breaks.
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Kareem Abdul- Jabbar
Los Angeles Lakers
Denver Nuggets
National Basketball Association
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Nuggets
Abdul- Jabbar
Alex
Calvin
Natt
Los Angeles
Laker
Pat Riley
Kareem
James Worthy
Doug Moe
Moe
Abdul-Jabbar
Mike Evans
Michael Cooper
Saberhagen Faces Minimum in 3-0 Royals Win
Bret Saberhagen retired 27 batters, allowing two infield singles and no walks as Kansas City beat Milwaukee 3-0. The 21-year-old rookie earned his second career shutout, while Jim Sundberg led the Royals with three hits and two runs. Milwaukee’s skid extended to 14 losses in 18 games.
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Kansas City
Bret Saberhagen
Saberhagen
Royals
Milwaukee Brewers
Brewer
New York
Brewers
George Bamberger
KCRG Lands Big Ten Football Rights From TBS
KCRG TV Cedar Rapids buys Turner Broadcasting System rights for 11 to 12 Big Ten games in 1985. Coverage begins Sept 14 with early morning Saturday telecasts on Channel 9 around 11 or 11:30. CBS holds primary package with Turner handling a subset. Illinois and Wisconsin face probation restrictions on TV appearances.
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Crg-Tv
Cedar Rapids
Turner Broadcasting System
Edna Herbst
KCRG
Turner Network
Channel 9
ABC
Turner
Royals acquire Lonnie Smith in midseason trade
The St. Louis Cardinals traded veteran outfielder Lonnie Smith to the Kansas City Royals for minor leaguer John Morris. Smith, 29, batted .298 in five seasons and was edged from St Louis’s outfield by Vince Coleman. Morris, 24, batting .258 this spring, will join Louisville.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Lonnie Smith
Kansas City Royals
John Morris
Smith
St. Louis
Vince Coleman
Morris
Omaha
Cardinals
Louisville
Royals
John Schuerholz
Woman jockey to race in Preakness historic run
Patricia Cooksey, top female rider, becomes first woman to compete in the Preakness Stakes aboard Tajawa in the 110th Triple Crown. She previously rode in the Kentucky Derby and aims for a breakthrough ride on a colt with recent Tampa wins.
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Patricia Cooksey
Cooksey
Pimlico Race Course
Diane Crump
Churchill Downs
ABC
Iowa
Triple A
Tawaja
Lexington
Tajawa
Tampa Bay Downs
Tasawa
Keith
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