AL West Tightens With Five Teams in Contention
The American League West tightens as Chicago leads by a slim margin while Minnesota Kansas City Oakland and the Angels hover within 1 to 1 1/2 games. Oakland beat Kansas City 9-5 and Texas topped Minnesota 7-4 as Chicago dropped 11 of 16 and California moved closer to the White Sox.
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Associated Press
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Sox
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Jack McKeon
Royals
Shavers KO's Ellis in 2:39 First Round at Madison Square Garden
Earnie Shavers knocked out Jimmy Ellis in 2 minutes 39 seconds of the first round in a scheduled 12 round bout at Madison Square Garden. The Warren Ohio slugger improved to 45-0 with 44 KOs, challenging for another title shot as Ellis suffered his first stoppage after eight straight knockouts. Ali and Patterson watched from ringside as referee Harold Valan stopped the bout after a decisive right uppercut.
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Parton Keese
New York Times News Service
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Ohio
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Muhammad Ali
Ali
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Pirates Triumph as Jenkins Falls to Pirates and Dodgers Dominate Braves
Pittsburgh bests Chicago 3-1 as Dock Ellis improves to 11-2 lifetime against the Cubs. Dodgers crush Atlanta 13-3 behind Brett and Schmidt. Phillies outslug Mets 9-6. Cardinals beat Expos 1-0 in rain-shortened game.
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Herschel Nissenson
Associated Press
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NCAA Sets Tests For Drug Use
NCAA will begin random drug tests for athletes in all member schools next fall. Chairman Robert W. Pritchard said unannounced urine analyses and other tests would be used to gather facts to guide future anti drug efforts, not to punish participants. The move was discussed before Sen. Birch Bayh's Juvenile Delinquency subcommittee studying drug abuse in amateur sports.
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National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Robert W. Pritchard
Pritchard
Senate
Birch Bayh
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