Yankees Stop LeFlore Streak with 9-5 Win Over Tigers
New York players Mickey Rivers Thurman Munson Chris Chambliss and Roy White hit homers as the Yankees defeated Detroit 9-5. Ron LeFlore saw his 30 game hitting streak end while going 0-4 and received ovations in the eighth and ninth. Vern Ruhle started strong for Detroit but the Yankees exploded in the fourth with four solo shots.
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Foyt Aims For Fourth Indy 500 Victory At 60th Run
AP reports A J Foyt, veteran driver and 1961 1964 1967 winner, starts 19th Indy 500 as rain forecasts stir debate among contenders including Rutherford Johncock Sneva Unser Carter Dallenbach Ruby Andretti and McCluskey. Pole favorite Rutherford 188.957 mph eyes another shot at glory in the 60th running of the race.
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Green edges ahead in Memorial with tough par 72 round
Hubert Green carded a three under 141 after two rounds at Muirfield Village leading Jack Nicklaus Memorial by one stroke. Nicklaus struggled, posting 146 as wind and heavy course conditions yielded high scores and a crowded leaderboard.
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Jets GM Calls for WHA NHL Challenge Series
Winnipeg Jets General Manager Rudy Pilous proposed a cross league challenge series after the WHA champions swept Houston 9-1 to end the Aeros two year title run. He urged aligning finals so the two leagues meet in a peak series next year with cooperation from leagues and players associations.
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Jax State Sets Grid Schedule For 1976 Football Season
Jacksonville State University announces a 1976 football schedule featuring Western Carolina Chattanooga Alabama A&M and a tough Gulf South Conference slate. The Gamecocks face strong regional opponents across multiple dates.
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North Bama Playoffs Bring Scouts To Tryouts In Rain
Friday's North Alabama regional playoff round started delayed by rain as four teams used Austin High facilities for practice. Huntsville meets Gadsden-Talladega at 10, Decatur-Northport faces Jasper-Sheffield at noon, with elimination games at 2 and 4 if needed. Scouts including Jake Gibbs of Ole Miss observed, eyeing pitching and shortstop talent across teams and districts.
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Tanner
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Darryl Roberts
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Oxford High School
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Miller Leads LPGA Chamionship Tied at Halfway
Sharon Miller shot 68 to join Gerda Boykin and Hollis Stacy at 142 after 36 holes in Baltimore. Laura Baugh dropped to 77 after opening 68 as Kathy Whitworth stood 147 and Carol Mann to 150 in the $55,000 event cut to the low 50.
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Record Big Four OTB pick at Roosevelt Raceway
A record Big Four OTE pick was registered at Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury New York last February with a payoff of 36 357 dollars.
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