Jockey Muffie Mauger Defends Merit Over Backstretch Sex
Arlington Park rider Muffie Mauger, 25, rejects claims that backstretch sex is required to win horses. She says ability, drive, and morals trump coercion, noting women face bias yet persist. Mauger, born Winchester Massachusetts, left Huntington New York for racing, scoring 40-50 winners yearly and partnering with Eddie Roth while planning marriage.
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N.Y
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New York
California
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Phoenix
Chicago
Eddie Roth
All-American Freshman Golfist Mike Free Honored
All-American St Bernard freshman Mike Free earned All-American honors after finishing ninth in the NAIA Championship in Burlington North Carolina. He totaled 298 after rounds of 69 74 79 76 and trailed winner Will Brewer of David Lipscomb College by nine strokes. St Bernard placed fifth as Gardner Webb won with 1193. Free was a two time TVC medalist at Austin High.
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Mike Free
Burlington
N.C
Free
Will Brewer
David Lipscomb College
Gardner Webb
Austin High
Messersmith Nearly No-Hits Expos in 2-0 Win
Andy Messersmith pitched a one hour nine inning gem for Atlanta, missing a no hitter by a Pepe Mangual single with one out in the ninth. Rowland Office made a spectacular fifth inning catch to preserve the bid, as Dwyer and Jorgensen were set down for his sixth and seventh strikeouts.
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Andy Messersmith
Atlanta Braves
Pepe Mangual
Montreal Expos
Mangual
Messersmith
Jim Dwyer
Mike Jorgensen
Braves
Expos
Rowland Office
Office
Jim Cox
Darrell Chaney
Dwyer
Jorgensen
Gary Carter
Larry Parrish
Jarry Park
Atlanta
Celtics Edge Suns In Triple Overtime Victory
Boston Celtics defeated the Phoenix Suns 128 to 126 after three overtimes to take a 3-2 lead in the NBA finals. Game six is set for Sunday afternoon with no further results available at press time.
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Boston Celtics
Phoenix Suns
Celtics
Bold Forbes Seeks Belmont Glory in Derby Pace Battle
Bold Forbes targets Belmont Stakes victory to match Derby speed, facing 9 rivals after Charleston scratched. Trainers expect front-running tactics with Cojak and Honest Pleasure absent pressure, while rivals include Best Laid Plans and Play the Red. Race worth 195000 dollars, CBS to televise from 5:38 p.m. EDT.
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NEW York (Ap
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Laz Barrera
Honest Pleasure
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Belmont
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Charleston
John Gaver
Greentree Stable
Christiana Stable
Play the Red
McKenzie Bridge
Great Contractor
Max Gluck
Douglas Carver
Purtzer Leads Bicentennial Golf Classic At Whitemarsh
Rookie Tom Purtzer holds a one stroke lead at 136 six under par after a par 71 second round at Whitemarsh Valley Country Club. Ray Floyd and Chi Chi Rodriguez close, as Purtzer battles nerves on the back nine while others falter.
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Tom Purtzer
Purtzer
Arizona State
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club
Ray Floyd
Floyd
Chi Chi Rodriguez
Jerry Pate
Jerry McGee
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Pate
Frank Beard
Terry Diehl
Mike McCullough
Bill Rogers
Lyn Lott
Beard
McCullough
Diehl
Rogers
Lott
Tom Jenkins
Hubert Green
Johnny Miller
Roger Maltbie
Dublin
Ohio
Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Gary Player
Lee Trevino
Hale Irwin
Paul
Olympic basketball team chosen after scrimmage week
The United States Olympic basketball selection panel wrapped six days of drills to pare 49 candidates to a final squad. Dean Smith noted last day play won t decide, while May Buckner Carr and Sikma led strong scrimmages. Will Renken urged final lists of 15 players for potential unanimity.
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N.C
Marshall Emery
Delaware State
Dean Smith
North Carolina
United States
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Derrick Jackson
Georgetown
Smith
Will Renken
Albright
Buckner
Bobby Wilkerson
May
Indiana
Hoosiers
Pirates Triumph as Reuss Shuts Down Padres 7-2
Jerry Reuss pitched four hitters through six innings and Richie Hebner drove in two runs to power the Pittsburgh Pirates past the San Diego Padres 7-2. Hebner added a two run single as the Pirates built a 4-0 lead in the second inning off Dave Freisleben, who took the loss after consecutive shutouts last week. Reuss improved to 6-4 with 6-1 at home, surrendering a two run double to Doug Rader in the fourth.
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Jerry Reuss
Richie Hebner
Pittsburgh Pirates
San Diego Padres
Pirates
Padre
Dave Freisleben
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Hebner
Reuss
Doug Rader
Astros edge Cubs 1-0 as Cosgrove blanks Reuschel
Houston pitcher Mike Cosgrove limited the Chicago Cubs to six hits and beat Rick Reuschel 1-0. Jose Cruz opened the scoring with an infield single and later scored on Enos Cabell's groundout after Reuschel's error. Cosgrove improved to 2-3 while Reuschel fell to 5-4 despite a two-hitter effort.
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Mike Cosgrove
Astros
Rick Reuschel
Chicago Cubs
Jose Cruz
Reuschel
Cruz
Enos Cabell
Cosgrove
Chicago
Cesar Cedeno
Cubs
Hisle powers Twins past Orioles with cycle and clutch homer
Larry Hisle batted for the cycle and drove in four runs in an 8-6 Minnesota win over Baltimore. Hisle hit a two-run homer in the 10th after a leadoff single by Wynegar, added a fourth homer, a double, a triple, and an eighth-inning single as Minnesota erased an early 6-0 deficit. Bill Campbell earned the win in relief, while Lee May had two first-inning RBIs before being ejected for arguing with the mound.
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Larry Hisle
Minnesota Twins
Baltimore Orioles
Hisle
Dudk Wynegar
Mike Flanagan
Twins
Craig Kusick
Steve Brye
Minnesota
Bill Campbell
Tom Bergmeier
Steve Braun
Baltmore
Lee May
Dave Goltz
Royals Rally Past Brewers on 10th Inning Double
Hal McRae delivered a one out 10th inning double scoring John Mayberry from first base to lift the Kansas City Royals to a 4-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. Mayberry had reached first on an interference call against catcher Darrell Porter by umpire Bill Deegan.
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Hal McRae
John Mayberry
Kansas City Royals
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Mayberry
Bill Deegan
Darrell Porter
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