Fingers Star for A’s Seeks Sixth Straight AL West Title
Oakland manager Chuck Tanner says Rollie Fingers is the best reliever in the game and could be more crucial than ever as the A’s chase their sixth straight AL West crown. Fingers has four appearances this season, earning one win and two saves with no earned runs in six innings.
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Schmidt Kingman in long ball battle heats up valley
Mike Schmidt and Dave Kingman combined for eight homers over the weekend as they duel for the league lead. Schmidt hit four homers in a game against Chicago, part of a weekend where both stars supplied power while Chicago pitchers faced sustained pressure. Other games featured St. Louis over Montreal, Atlanta over Los Angeles, San Francisco over Cincinnati, and Houston splitting with San Diego.
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Porter Wins World Open Hang Gliding Championship
Porter of Merced California emerged Sunday as the overall winner of the 1976 World Open Hang Gliding Championship held in Trabuco Canyon California.
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Derby hopefuls clash as Bold Forbes shines at Wood Memorial
Honest Pleasure faces tough Derby trail as Bold Forbes breaks Wood Memorial stakes record at Aqueduct with 1 1 2 5 for a 1 1 4 mile run. Crystal Water also tops rivals in another prep, setting Derby odds and heightening anticipation for a May 1 Churchill Downs showdown.
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Bowling Boulevard Lanes Results and TV Doubles Pairings
Bowling results list speeds and scores for multiple bowlers and teams including Bonnie Fisher, Ann Brandt, and Jean Karnik. Sunday night mixed Scotch Doubles results feature Ed Zimmer and Millie Zimmer and others with scores over 600. A TV competition note highlights Gary and Chris Houser advancing to face Sue Stutzman for possible cash prizes on Channel 7 Bowing at Leisure. In horse racing, Crystal Water wins by two lengths in 1 48 2 5 with $152 750 prize. Keeneland reports Optimistic Gal captures Ashland Stakes and Honest Pleasure is linked to Bertram Firestone. The Blue Grass Stakes is planned for Thursday with Honest Pleasure possibly shrinking the field to three horses.
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Lori Souders
Jean Brase
Thunderbolt
Norm Kurtenbach
Ige Giannov
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Larry Bomberger
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Milt Moje
Ralph Schmidt
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January wins Tournament of Champions at La Costa
Don January captured the $45,000 top prize at the Tournament of Champions by five strokes, finishing 11 under par with a 277 total. Hubert Green finished second after a final round 69, while Bruce Crampton and Al Balding tied for third. Nicklaus did not play.
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Close NBA playoff games end seasons for two franchises
In two nationally televised games Buffalo defeated Philadelphia 124 to 123 in overtime and Detroit edged Milwaukee 107 to 104, both series going 2-1. Coaches Gene Shue and Larry Costello expressed mixed feelings as their seasons ended.
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Sixers fall short as leads slip in final seconds
Philadelphia trails 111-109 with six seconds left after Fred Carter's jumper. Carter leads with 32 points as the 76ers drop the playoff clash. Detroit tops Golden State 103-91 as Phoenix rolls past Seattle 103-91.
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Omaha girls take fifth in cage meet
In Murfreesboro Tennessee a Omaha Nebraska team finished fifth in the senior division of the National AAU Junior Olympic Girls Basketball Championship. They defeated Tulahoma Tennessee 58 to 45 after trailing at halftime 31 to 27. Lynette Woodard scored 15 Nerissa Redo 12 for Omaha Seeley led Tullahoma with 10 points.
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Rankin tops Ping Open in nervy 3rd victory of season
Judy Rankin wins the Ping LPGA Open finishing 54 holes at 205 after 69 68 68 to lead Sandra Post by seven. Marlene Hagge fires a 66 to threaten, while the 14 000 prize lifts Rankin toward the goal of 100 000 in season earnings.
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