Gieberger Opens With Five Under 65 At Colonial
Gieberger carded a 65 two years after firing a 270 to win the Tournament Players Championship at Colonial. He shares the first round lead with Ben Crenshaw as 23 players break par in the National Invitation. Chi Chi Rodriguez, John Schroeder, and Roger Maltbie at 66, Tom Watson and Tom Kite at 67, while Lee Trevino struggles with a 70 despite new back exercises. Elliott Waller signs with St Louis and heads to Calgary farm team. his brother Reggie is with Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati Reds
Ben Crenshaw
Chi Chi Rodriguez
John Schroeder
Roger Maltbie
Tom Watson
Tom Kite
Wayne State beats Dana College in NAIA District 11 playoffs
Wayne State defeats Dana College 22 21 after Brian Poldberg hits a lead off homer in the ninth. Earlier Kearney State tops Midland 42 for Stallings three homers plus a double and a triple. Dana then down Midland 21 16 to force another decisive pair.
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Canadiens take 3-0 series lead with three power plays
Montreal raced to a 3-0 lead in the first period, cashing three power-play goals led by Guy Lafleur and linemates Steve Shutt and Jacques Lemaire. Ken Dryden stopped 23 of 25 shots as Boston finally broke through late but fell 4-1, with Peter McNab scoring Boston’s lone late goal.
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Trader named head coach at Bryan High after Northwest stint
Michael Trader 25 an assistant at Omaha Northwest was named head basketball coach at Bryan Senior High. He will start September 1 replacing Tom Millsap who left to coach at North Platte. Trader is a 1974 Hastings College graduate and played guard for Hastings.
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Flyers assistant coach Barry Ashbee dies of leukemia
Barry Ashbee a former Flyers star and longtime assistant coach died in Philadelphia at Hahnemann Hospital one month after entering for leukemia treatment. He died with wife Donna by his side as chemotherapy failed to halt the cancer.
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Rutherford’s time fastest at Indianapolis 500 trials
Johnny Rutherford topped 200 mph for a lap at the Indianapolis 500 trials in a McLaren, becoming the third driver to join the 200 mph club. Mario Andretti and A J Foyt had broken the barrier a day earlier, with Gordon Johncock possible to join as well. Officials note records are set during qualifications and the race.
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District C-5 track district finals ignite at West Point
West Point hosts district C-5 track with nine qualifiers for state as David City and Aquinas lead. Lee Peterson of Stromsburg headlines with wins in the 180 lows 120 highs and anchors the winning 880 relay. Craig Wehrle Madison also advances in three events, while Brett Connery David City adds two second places and helps two relays. State meet shifts to Omaha Burke May 20-21 with numerous David City Aquinas and Newman Grove athletes among qualifiers.
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Dick Jakubowski
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Joe Ortmeier
Dennis Mickey
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Jerry Schmidt
Jim Christiansen
Craig Wenkie
Steve Muntz
Larry McElravy
Namath signs with Rams in bid to be No 1 QB
Joe Namath joins the Los Angeles Rams amid uncertainty over contract length and his role. Rams owner Carroll Rosenbloom and coach Chuck Knox present as Namath, aiming to extend his football career, explains he plans to compete for the starting job against Pat Haden James Harris and Vince Ferragamo while steering clear of Hollywood image.
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Ak Sar Ben racing results Omaha mile by mile
UPI results from Ak Sar Ben in Omaha list race winners with payoff figures. Notable results include Youbigdevil in race one, Native os and Heaven or Hell in race two, Drexel Red and Sugarcoat King in race five, Ritka and Cinbar Miss in race six, Kien Kiitso and Albert HB in race seven, Lanyon's Lick and Misconduct in race eight, Baby Gan and Charlie Bee Bold in race nine. Exacta and Daily Double payouts are noted. Attendance 10,929 and Mutuel Handie $1,032,974.
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