Williams guides Cubs to seventh straight win over Phillies
Cubs pull away 5-3 as Mitch Williams earns his seventh save of the season and Rick Sutcliffe improves to 3-0. Chicago uses a first inning run, a three run fifth, and strong defense led by Mark Grace to hold Philadelphia. Youmans struggles with control, exiting after six.
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Williams
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Dwayne Murphy
von Hayes
RBI
Tom Herr
Chris James
Mike Schmidt
Hayes
James
Sutcliffe
Schmidt
Zimmer
Mitch Webster
Ryne Sandberg
Mark Grace
Daulton
Grace
Shawon Dunston
Jerome Walton
Sandberg
Vance Law
Dunston
Joe Girardi
Hubs
West
Rick Bee
Brian Louis
Rochelle
Damon Shaw
Chris Mershon
Louis
Mike Busby
Warriors
Mike Crumbley
Mark Mershon
Greg Hopwood
Dixon Dukes fall to Morrison after eight miscues
Dixon High School drops 9-5 to Morrison in a non conference game at Borden's Field. Eight Dixon errors spark the Mustangs to victory as Matt Hess belts his eighth homer and Brett Goff, Gus Linke, and Helfrich key Morrison scoring.
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Dukes
Morrison
Borden's Field
Page Park
Bruce Scheidegger
Scheidegger
Gus Linke
Mustangs
Chris Barnhart
Matt Helfrich
Matt Duffy
Barnhart
Brett Goff
Matt Hess
Jerry Scheffler
Hess
Mike Oswalt
Linke
Chad Milke
Helfrich
Brock Helms
Mike Shehorn
Boston Marathon run in heat with backing winds and Olympic hopes
The 93rd Boston Marathon faced warm weather with 65 to the lower 70s temperatures, light humidity, and favorable tailwinds. Ingrid Kristiansen aimed for a sub 2 20 time but weather would test her strategy while Joan Benoit Samuelson pursued a first sub 2 20. Rob de Castella's 2 07 51 mark stood as the men's record with John Treacy noting wind could influence outcomes.
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Joan Benoit Samuelson
Kristiansen
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Boston Marthon
Australia
Rob de Castella
Ireland
John Treacy
Unser Jr Wins Long Beach Grand Prix After Andretti Crash
United Press International reports in Long Beach California that Al Unser Jr won his second straight Indy car race as Mario Andretti’s car collided with Unser’s during lap 84 of 95. Unser blamed himself for the incident while Andretti dismissed reconciliation as he rode back to the pits. Derek Daly finished ninth after an earlier radiator gauge issue.
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Andretti
Tom Sneva
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Derek Daly
Raynor MotorSports
Daly
Michael
Dixon runners heat up at Hub Relays in Rochelle
Dixon High School boys track dominates relay events at the Hub Relays in Rochelle, winning the 800 meter, 1600 meter, and 3200 meter relays while finishing fourth in a 12-team field. Individual standouts include Tracy Forrest and Matt Gusse with multiple wins and marks, and coach Rich Lawton praising sharp handoffs.
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Gusse
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Steve Edgcomb
al Bollman
Shane Schaffer
Lavander Williams
Bob Schwarz
Bollman
Hawks
Sterling
Oregon
Sterling Newman
Comets
Mount Carroll
Mount Morris
Lena Winslow
Rockford Christian Life
Monmouth
Amboy
Redmen fifth at Kankakee Tournament
Sauk Valley Community College men s tennis finished fifth in the eight team Kankakee meet. Jerry Lakin took second in No 3 singles, Ray Scott won the No 1 consolation, while James Underwood and Pete Prescott were runners up in the No 2 and No 4 consolation finals. Parkland won with 26 points, Joliet 19, Kankakee 16, Harper 14, Sauk Valley 13. South Suburban Waubonsee and Olivet Nazarene also competed.
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Pete Prescott
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Ken Mullen
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