Vida Blue Holdout Sparks NBC Offer Run-in
A columnist critiques Vida Blue's holdout with a $50,000 A's offer and a reported $25,000 from NBC, boosting potential earnings to $75,000 but not satisfying Blue who seeks $92,500. The piece muses on media links, tempo shifts, and playful what-ifs involving NBC telecasts and baseball puns.
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Slugging Sluggers Dominate Spring Training Pitchers
Major league camps produced a day of rough treatment for top hurlers. Cleveland beat Oakland 3-2 while Ferguson Jenkins sizzled and Chicago edged San Diego 12-11. Pirates defeated Royals 8-7 as Dock Ellis gave up three runs in the fifth. Philadelphia topped Minnesota 4-3, Montreal beat Texas 5-2, and other camps saw Mets, Yankees, Astros, and Dodgers posting wins amid a flurry of hits and late rallies.
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Knapp Leads CAHS Beaver Swim Team
Senior cocaptain Doug Knapp led the Corry Area High School Beavers with 134 points in 14 dual meets, earning Section Two butterfly title and helping a medley relay to district glory. Teammate Larry Wells tallied 35.25 points, while Jon Bennett scored 111.25 and Marty Pfinsgraff 110.75 as the Beavers finished 11-4. Coach Bill Cochran’s squad outscored opponents 732 to 42.6 per meet in a strong season.
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Seasons Close On March 31 For Dogs Training And Hunting
Pennsylvania Game Commission reminds sportsmen the dog training and regulated shooting ground seasons end March 31. Dog training closes April 1 to July 31. during this period owners may not let dogs chase wild birds or animals. Exceptions apply in some counties for fox hunting with dogs or certain field trials with commission approval. Regulated shooting grounds operate under commission permits, private or commercial.
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Kentucky Says Rupp Must Quit
The Kentucky basketball icon Adolph Rupp announced his retirement set for June 30 after a long 42 year coaching career at Kentucky. UK President Otis Singletary disclosed the decision late Monday night as Rupp remained in Tuscaloosa after addressing a Alabama banquet.
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Rupp to retire as Kentucky coach under university policy
After an emergency Athletics Association meeting, Singletary confirms Rupp’s retirement is certain under the university policy that mandates retirement at age 70. Rupp, who has 479 wins in 42 years, left open a political bid if coaching ends, while UK forms a five member committee to name his successor promptly.
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Reds rely on pitching to revive 1972 season
In Tampa Sparky Anderson hails Cincinnati's improving rotation led by Gullett Grimsley Nolan Simpson and Merritt as key to the Reds chase in the NL West. Bench Perez and Tolan must rebound from 1971 slumps with Bench and Perez shedding weight and power returning to form after injury and absence.
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