Rozelle predicts Vikings Packers would fold if rule ends
NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle warned in U.S. District Court that eliminating the Rozelle rule could force cold climate teams like Minnesota and Green Bay to fold within five years. He said a bidding war for top players would push salaries up and marginal players lower, reshaping the league. The testimony accompanies a antitrust challenge by 15 players to the option compensation clause.
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Eichelberger Takes Lead in Quad City Open
Dave Wichelberger, previously one shot back of a rookie, posted a six under par 65 to surge to a five shot lead at the halfway point of the $75,000 Quad Cities Open at Oakwood Country Club after a rain delay.
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Ak-Sar-Ben Race Results and Golf Round Notes
Ak-Sar-Ben race results show multiple horses with payoffs and exacta figures at Omaha. In golf, Bob Eichelberger, age 31, shot a 132 after 36 holes, declaring today his best pulsing round and leading over Homero Blancas and Sam Snead. Terry Dill, tied for fourth, followed with a 138.
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Countryside tops Brown Derby in slow pitch?
Countryside Mobily Homes edged Brown Derby 112 Friday night in the Columbus Men’s Fast Pitch Softball League. Both teams were in the cellar of their division. Burt Brazee and Rich Preistereach produced key hits, while Darrel Johnson took the loss. Countryside left eight runners on base to Brown Derby’s nine.
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Cole Leads British Open As Bobby Cole Tops Leaderboard
In Carnoustie Scotland Bobby Cole of South Africa carded a 12 under par 264 with a 10 foot birdie putt at the 18th to take a one stroke lead. Jack Newton Johnny Miller Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus chase, Miller 66 and Watson 64 among the front runners as the 14th Open proceeds. Cole, 27, recovering from illness, moved ahead after a solid round despite a prior weakness.
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Twins Yankee twilight tilt ends in lopsided win
Tony Oliva and Johnny Briggs homered early as Bert Blyleven allowed six hits to lead the Minnesota Twins to an 11-1 victory over the New York Yankees in the first game of a Friday twilight doubleheader.
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Vida Blue to start All Star Game for AL
Oakland pitcher Vida Blue was chosen by manager Alvin Dark to start the American League in Milwaukee next Tuesday. Dark noted Blue’s 12-6 record and 3.10 ERA and indicated Baltimore’s Palmer had a sore elbow, confirming Blue as starter over Palmer.
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Juniors Tie For First In Cornhusker Baseball League
Columbus defeats Grand Island 4 to 1 to pull even atop the Western division with a 5 1 record. Pitcher Jett Schumacher limited Grand Island, nine strikeouts before leaving in the ninth. Randy Wieser drove in two runs with a fourth inning double, while Schumacher added an RBI single in the fifth. Columbus left runners on base in the early innings as they secure the win and prepare to face Kearney.
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Bellwood completes new ball field and upgrades
Bellwood unveils a concrete stadium seating about 149, plus a 120 foot backstop at a cost around 5500 and 3000 funded by C City of Bellwood. The complex hosts a men fast pitch class A sub state softball tournament on August 4 20 and the fourth annual Little League tournament starting July 26 with entrants from Dodge Shelly Osceola Rising City David City Duncan Humphrey and Bellwood. Bellwood has won the past two Little League titles.
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Carol Mann takes early LPGA Columbus lead in Nebraska
In Columbus Nebraska Carol Mann shot a six under par 66 to lead the first round of the LPGA Columbus event by one stroke over Pam Higgins and two over Gerda Boykin and Sandra Haynie. Higgins matched a career best 67 while Haynie and Boykin both posted 68s on Riviera Country Club’s 6200 yard course.
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Cornhusker Baseball Standings Review
The Oakland Athletics led the American League last season with 14 stolen bases. The New York Yankees finished at the bottom of the league with 54 losses.
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Islanders top Blues in 8th inning rally for 3-0 win
Grand Island's two singles and two Columbus errors sparked an 8 run fifth inning that decided the game. Paul Triechman and Kent Ok batted in runs as the Islanders improved to 12-2 in West Cornhusker Conference play and 6-15 on the year, while Columbus dropped to 14-? in league with three total hits.
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