Boston Marathon field swells near 3100 competitors
A record 3100 runners from the United States and 23 foreign nations gather for the 81st Boston Marathon led by local favorite Bill Rodgers. The field includes a record 141 women led by defending champion Kim Merritt, with a wheelchair race debut and thrills as Rodgers seeks his Olympic trials form after a knee injury.
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Yarborough Again Bristol Champion
Yarborough led 97 laps and dominated the Southeastern 500 at Bristol International Speedway to claim his third straight Bristol win and a fourth Grant National tour victory this season. The Chev1rolet driver from Sumter South Carolina started on the pole, with Darrell Waltrip and Benny Parsons briefly taking the lead before Yarborough pulled clear. His average speed was about 100.989 mph as a mostly trouble-free race saw only two caution flags. he earned 22.93 dollars in prize money and celebrated a dominant Bristol performance unmatched since the track’s high-banked reconfiguration.
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Davis Cup Hit Again at Newport Beach
Ten protestors burst onto the Newport Beach Tennis Club court as the Davis Cup final day opened. Tony Trabert fought off the invasion with police help, and Oscar Lara was cut on the scalp. Brian Gottfried defeated Byron Bertram 6-4 6-3 6-4 in the last singles, with the U.S. securing the zone title 41 after the two teams split Sunday’s singles. Ray Moore then defeated Roscoe Tanner 9-7 6-4 5-7 6-2 in a moot match watched by 4,321 fans. Moore called the raid unnerving and praised Trabert’s intervention.
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Nicklaus Wins TOC Crown In Sudden-Death Birdie
In Carlsbad, California, Jack Nicklaus defeated Bruce Lietzke in a playoff for golf’s Tournament of Champions. Nicklaus sunk an eight-foot birdie on the third extra hole after both leaders parred the first two sudden-death holes.
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Tar Heels Clinch Eighth Straight ACC Tennis Title
North Carolina wins its eighth consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference tennis championship with four singles titles as doubles action continues. Junie Chatman and Cut Skekie win in straight sets. Jon Kraus and Gary Taxman also claim wins for the Tar Heels. NCSU’s John Sadri takes the first singles crown 6-3 6-3, ending UNC’s bid for a clean sweep.
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Virginia college baseball roundup highlights winning streaks
Hokies, Dukes, Lynchburg push streaks as Tech beat Old Dominion 11-4 and 9-? in a doubleheader while Madison, Lynchburg and Emory and Henry extend ODAC wins. Cavaliers fall to Clemson as Virginia Wesleyan sets school records with 21 runs and 20 hits in a rout of St Andrews. Randolph-Macon, Hampden Sydney, and The Citadel vary in ODAC and Southern Conference action amid mixed results.
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Evert Wins In Tie Break At Lane World Series
In Tucson, Charles Evert won a tight second set tiebreaker 7-5 to defeat Martina Navratilova in the World Series of Women's Tennis final. Evert earned 30,000 dollars for her third straight title in the L Egg s sponsored event, while Navratilova collected 25,000 dollars for second place as Virginia Wade’s consolation match was forfeited by Sue Barker due to a shoulder injury. Navratilova fought through early shoulder pain but could not capitalize on early break chances, finishing with a 48 percent first-serve success compared to Evert’s 68 percent as the pair battled through lengthy deuce points.
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