Surprising Wimbledon quarterfinals shake up the fields
Tim Mayotte and Rod Frawley reach the quarterfinals in a shock Wimbledon run as McEnroe Borg and Connors dominate headlines. Pam Shriver defeats Tracy Austin to reach the semifinals and face Chris Evert Lloyd, while Mandlikova and Navratilova set a high stakes semifinal showdown on grass.
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Tim Mayotte
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Mass
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Rod Frawley
Bjorn Borg
John McEnroe
Jimmy Connors
Mayotte
John Sadin
Sandy Mayer
Frawley
Thierry Tulasne
France
Carlos Kirmayr
Stanford University
McEnroe
Johan Kriek
Dallas
Borg
Peter McNamara
Australia
Connors
Vijay Amritraj
India
Amritraj
Pam Shriver
Tracy Austin
Chris Evert Lloyd
Shriver
Lutherville
Austin
Navratilova
Mandlikova
Blues fall to Lamar in Lamar Invitational final
Garden City Blues finished second after a 6-0 defeat to Lamar Jaycees in the championship. Pitcher Matthew Palomino tossed a two hit shutout for Lamar, while Garden City’s Rob Preston took the loss. Guerrero contributed a three-run homer and six RBIs for Garden City.
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Garden City Blues
Lamar Jaycee
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Perennally
Canyon
Tex
Blues
Canyon Styx
Palamino
Jaycees
Mike Keck
Rob Preston
Keck
Joe Guerrero
Randy Stewart
Guerrero
Stewart
RBI
Brian Bascue
Marshall Mounts
Preston
Golf greats urge tour changes and two tours idea
Kansas City spectators saw Tom Watson Lee Trevino and Jack Nicklaus call for reform of professional golf as they proposed options such as match play and even a second tour to widen the sport’s base. The trio noted rising fitness among players and suggested expanding events to nontraditional cities to boost interest.
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Tom Watson
Lee Trevino
Jack Nicklaus
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Nicklaus
Trevino
Blue Hills Country Club
Salt Lake City
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Seattle
Nicklaug
Weather and baseball: Springfield and Oklahoma win as rain cancels two games
The Associated Press reports a split in American Association action as rain washed out Denver at Wichita and Indianapolis at Iowa. Springfield defeated Evansville 14-4 and Oklahoma beat Omaha 9-3. Evansville’s East lead over Indianapolis shrank to 8.5 games, while Omaha narrowed its West margin with Denver. Bjorkman hit a grand slam in Springfield’s nine-run sixth.
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Wichita
Indianapolis
Iowa
Springfield
Evansville
Oklahoma
Omaha
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George Bjorkman
No progress on strike after 19th day halts MLB talks
The Major League Players Association and Player Relations Committee are separated by wide gaps with no talks scheduled as the walkout reaches day 19. Federal mediator Kenneth Moffett aided discussions briefly but no progress was reported. Donald Fehr predicts the stalemate over compensation for teams losing free agents will persist.
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Major League Players Association
Baseball
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Donald Fehr
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Players Association
Baseball strike drags on as owners ponder futility and law battles
Fehr warns many owners may write off the season with the strike persisting into next April and players missing a paycheck as negotiations stagnate. Management proposals are deemed too weak, while a federal judge allows broader federal questions in the Umpires Association case. A civil suit in Philadelphia seeks damages over fans’ rights and city leaders in Cincinnati seek to lessen losses from halted Reds games, with a new meeting planned.
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Major League Umpires Association
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van Artsdalen
Richie Phillips
William Halloran
Maury Galonay
Cincinnati
David Mann
Mann
Reds
Riverfront Stadium
Umpires appeal ruling on insurance case in Philadelphia
Major league umpires appealed a federal judge’s ruling that federal courts hold jurisdiction in a dispute over Lloyd's of London's strike insurance payments to club owners. The case centers on an 18 day players strike and whether insurance incentives violate labor law and fairness standards.
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Richie Phillips
van Artsdalen
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Lloyd's
Philadelphia Common Pleas Court
Common Pleas
Stanley Greenberg
Phillies
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Common Pleas Court
Major League Umpires Association
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