Mears Wins Autoworks 200 at Phoenix After Engine Stop
Al Unser Jr. finishes second as Rick Mears leads late after an engine kill on a pit stop. Daly, starting strong, finishes 12th for 1 point and $16,300. Teo Fabi, Pancho Carter, Mario Andretti, Ludwig Heimrath Jr., and Kevin Cogan among top 10 in the one mile Phoenix Raceway race.
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Phoenix International Raceway
Mears
al Unser, Jr
Danny Sullivan
Michael Andretti
Emerson Fittipaldi
Penske
Derek Daly
Raynor MotorSports
Daly
Ontario
Bobby
Unser
Teo Fabi
March
Porsche
Pancho Carter
Mario Andretti
Chevrolet
Ludwig Heimrath, Jr
Kevin Cogan
Faldo Hoch claim Masters playoff after dramatic final
In Augusta, Nick Faldo won the Masters in sudden death on hole 11 after Scott Hoch failed a two-foot par putt on the first playoff hole. Hoch’s miss, plus Faldo’s 25-foot birdie, sealed a dramatic finish as Britain claimed back-to-back titles and Hoch’s bid ended in disappointment.
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UPI
Nick Faldo
Augusta
Augusta National Golf Club
Faldo
Scott Hoch
Hoch
Augusta National
Surrey
England
Britain
Sandy Lyle
Scotland
Scott
Destiny
Jeepers
Jack Nicklaus
Greg Norman
Ben Crenshaw
Seve Ballesteros
Fisher to be named Michigan cage boss
Steve Fisher has won the Michigan basketball coaching job after the NCAA title run. A press conference was set for 10 a.m. Monday to confirm his appointment as successor to Bill Frieder, who left to coach at Arizona State. Fisher, 44, spoke of recruiting worries and the need to replace key players as Michigan aims for continued success.
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Mich
UPI
Steve Fisher
University of Michigan
Michigan
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Bill Frieder
Arizona State
Frieder
Western Michigan
Bo Schembechler
Wolverines
Xavier
South Alabama
North Carolina
Virginia
Illinois
Seton Hall
Glen Rice
NBA
Sean Higgins
Stewart A's snap Sox win streak in Oakland
Oakland's Dave Stewart was one out from a complete game before Tony La Russa pulled him for Dennis Eckersley who closed out a 4-2 win over the Chicago White Sox. Mark McGwire drove in two runs, matching Oakland's early 4-0 lead before Chicago scored twice in the ninth.
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Calif
UPI
Dave Stewart
Chicago White Sox
Athletics
Tony la Russa
Dennis Eckersley
White Sox
Chicago
Stewart
Eckersley
Harold Baines
Mark McGwire
Sox
Jerry Reuss
McGwire
Tony Phillips
Carney Lansford
Ivan Calderon
Dave Parker
Felix Jose
Terry Steinbach
Weather Washes Out Local High School Games
Three high school athletic events were cancelled or postponed due to bad weather. The Dixon Dukes baseball doubleheader at Sterling and a quadrangular boys tennis meet featuring Dixon Coal City and Pontiac at Streator were postponed with makeup dates TBA. The Freeport at Rochelle baseball game was cancelled and will not be rescheduled.
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Dixon Dukes
Sterling
Dixon
Coal City
Pontiac
Streator
Freeport
Rochelle
Sutcliffe, Ramos power Cubs to 8-3 win and sweep
Cubs ace Rick Sutcliffe shut down Pittsburgh despite frigid wind at Wrigley Field, striking out 11 over a complete game as Chicago routed the Pirates 8-3. Domingos Ramos went 3 for 3 with two RBIs, backing Sutcliffe and sending Chicago to a three-game sweep.
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UPI
Rick Sutcliffe
Pittsburgh Pirates
Sutcliffe
Chicago Cubs
Pirates
Wrigley Field
Barry Bonds
Jose Lind
Bonds
Andy van Slyke
Peterson leaves Walnut for Pontiac coaching challenge
Walnut High School coach Mick Peterson accepts the head coaching post at Pontiac, a Class 3A program that has won only four games in the last four seasons. He led Walnut to IHSA Class 1A quarterfinals in each of his five years, posting a 50-9 record. He says the move offers a new pressure and chance to grow, and notes the Walnut referendum preserving extracurriculars influenced his decision.
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Mick Peterson
Walnut High School
Blue Raiders
Peterson
Pontiac
Walnut High
LaMoille
Morris
Ill
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Telegraph Sports Writers
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Faldo, Hoch
Schembechler
Rumeal Robinson
Lou Vaught
Terry Mills
Robinson
Vaught
Mills
Greg Walker
Carlton Fisk
Fisk
Ron Kittle
Steve Lyons
Eddie Williams
Ozzie Guillen
Ryne Sandberg
Mike LaValliere
Ramos
Cubs
Shawon Dunston
Bob Walk
Jerome Walton
Mitch Webster
Walton
Webster
Sandberg
Andre Dawson
Mark Grace
Pittsburgh
Glenn Wilson
RBI
Dawson
Curt Wilkerson
Ken Brown
Telegraph
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