Alumni praise turns to tie talk after five college games
Weekend college football showcased five ties as coaches weigh risk versus reward. UCLA and Oregon State used late field goals to salvage draws while Illinois and Purdue pursued late matchmaking. The piece notes tie value in standings and highlights TV rights costs affecting coverage.
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Fuad Reveiz
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Kentucky
Illinois
Mike White
Purdue
Cardinals Walk Off Brewers 5-4 In Game 2
The St. Louis Cardinals beat Milwaukee 5-4 at Busch Stadium after Peter Ladd walked Steve Braun with the bases loaded in the eighth. Don Sutton started for Milwaukee against rookie John Stuper in a classic Series pitching matchup.
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Steve Braun
NBC
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John Stuper
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Stuper
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Cosell
Jim Kaat
Sutton
Dalton-send
Brew Crew
Robin Yount
Porter answers two challenges in Cardinals win
Darrell Porter delivered a two run double to left in the sixth as Milwaukee pitched to him and he beat the shift tying the game and sparking a 5 4 St Louis victory. Porter also threw out Paul Molitor at second in the ninth to preserve the one run lead and added a key single in the eighth as St Louis evened the series at one win each.
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Joe Garagiola
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Bob McClure
Lonnie Smith
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Ozzie Smith
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Howell
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Yount
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Whitey Herzog
Thorpe’s Olympic Medals Restored After 69 Years
The IOC reinstated Jim Thorpe as co-winner of the 1912 Stockholm pentathlon and decathlon, restoring his amateur status and scheduled posthumous gold medals for a January Los Angeles ceremony. Thorpe, who died in 1953, had been stripped in 1913 over a semi pro baseball claim.
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Stockholm
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Los Angeles
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Sweden
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Rocky Mountain
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Amateur Athletic Union
Gustav of
Referee Quinby Innocent Victim of NFL Strike
Cedar Rapids official Bill Quinby misses a $800 pay day and a national TV assignment as NFL officials strike. He notes the human cost of the dispute, supports swift mediation by Sam Kagel, and says the void hurts football beyond the NFL. His son Dave plays for Luther College.
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