Bobby Unser Wins Indy 500 Amid Rain Slosh
Bobby Unser wins the 59th Indianapolis 500 as a storm-soaked race ends after 174 laps. Dan Gurney and Johnny Rutherford finish near him while Wally Dallenbach suffers engine trouble. Rutherford makes a late pit stop but Unser holds lead.
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Amazin GS Best Warriors Sweep To NBA Crown
Golden State Warriors beat the Washington Bullets 96-95 to seal a four game series sweep and capture the NBA title. Rick Barry led with 20 points in the clincher as the team earned 110000 more, boosting playoff winnings to 330500. The victory marked the franchise third title and first since moving west in 1962.
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Cubs Slump Deepens as West Coast Trip Ends in Loss
The Chicago Cubs dropped their fifth straight, 9-7 to the San Francisco Giants, after a 2-8 road stretch that eroded their NL East lead to 1 4 games over New York and Pittsburgh. The Phillies also lost 4-3 at Cincinnati to end a six-game trip without a win. Dodgers, Braves, Pirates, and Astros won as well.
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Races and Baseball Highlights from Weekend Sports
Shirley Muldowney, the sole NHRA licensed woman top fuel driver, rides a 240 mph dragster in New York with about a six second, 1 320 length run. The Cubs trailed to lose 7 1 in San Francisco as Giants win streak reaches seven. Reds beat Phillies 4 3 on Cesar Geronimo’s bases loaded double and George Foster homer in fourth.
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Bad Day for Red Sox as Figueroa Tops Boston 6-1
Boston suffers a 6-1 defeat to California as Ed Figueroa limits the Red Sox to three hits while four Boston errors and four stolen bases help the Angels build leads. Umpire disputes erupt with Carbo ejected and Yaz penalized after a dirt pile incident at the plate. Royals rout Orioles 9-1 as Busby throws five-hitter. Twins, Yankees, and Indians also win.
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Petty Nips Yarborough In World 600 At Charlotte
Richard Petty won the World 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, breaking the race speed record at 145.327 mph. Cale Yarborough led early but finished second as Petty, starting from a strong run, claimed victory with David Pearson third and Darrell Waltrip fourth amid heat and mechanical woes for rivals. Petty credited luck, rest, and a cooling helmet as keys to his first Charlotte win.
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