Whitworth Wins Raleigh Event In Tight LPGA Finish
Kathy Whitworth captures her fourth Raleigh tournament title and 79th career win after a tight finish with Pat Bradley at North Ridge. JoAnne Carner led early but settled for three behind after a 209 total as Debbie Austin and Debbie Massey also posted 209. Whitworth said pressure over the final holes comes with leading and noted she still expects to challenge for more victories.
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Yankees Sweep Indians as Jinx Persists in 1976 Rivalry
The New York Yankees beat Cleveland in a doubleheader 10-1 and 7-1, extending their winning streak over the Indians to seven meetings this year and ten in a row dating to last July. Cleveland stranded 13 runners in the opener and four in the nightcap, while Chris Chambliss drove in six in the opener for New York.
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Wake Forest Tops Clemson in Big Win as Gerrity Ties Tourney Hit Record
Wake Forest stayed ahead with a 13-4 opening run against Clemson and cruised to the victory. Wake’s Ken Gerrity collected five singles to set a tournament single game record and tie the tourney mark with 11 hits, while Randy Quintrell took the loss after surrendering four quick runs.
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Trail Blazers hold off late Denver rally in tight win
UNKNOWNS scored three points in the final 15 seconds to help Portland hold off Denver. Maurice Lucas had 27 and Bill Walton 26 and 13 rebounds for Portland. Celtics defeated the 76ers 124 to 119 as Dave Cowens led with 37 points in a game marked by two referees amid an officials strike.
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Braves routed Dodgers in high homerage at Launching Pad
Atlanta Braves clashed with the Los Angeles Dodgers in a game marked by nine homers combined. Dodgers prevailed 16 to 6 after a high scoring day at Atlanta Stadium where Chief Noc A Homa performed briefly between innings.
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Georgia Ist In Schenkel Leads Georgia In Intercollegiate
Georgia's Jim Becker shot a final round 65 to finish seven under par 206 and win the Chris Schenkel Intercollegiate title as Georgia tops 18 schools with an 847 total. Florida State's Denny Helper finished second with 207 after a 65 in the final round.
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Tennis stars lead varied pro tour action across cities
Fourth seed Guillermo Vilas defeats Ilie Nastase 6 2 4 6 6 4 to win the Virginia Beach Classic. Bjorn Borg beats Brian Gottfried 7 5 6 2 for a $100 000 Grand Prix event. Corrado Barazzutti wins his first World Championship Tennis title by defeating Eddie Dibbs 7 6 6 0 in Charlotte. Francoise Durr and Frew McMillan take World Team Tennis Doubles in Woodlands. Davis Cup wins recap across Vienna Prague Warsaw Scheveningen. Braves pitcher Mike Marshall leaves team amid bullpen demotion. Cale Yarborough dominates Virginia 500 at Martinsville. Patrick Tambay wins the Malaysian Grand Prix amid spectator deaths. Trentonian 200 rainout postponed to April 30. Jim Simons wins New Orleans Open by three strokes. Mike Berlin beats Mike Durbin in Bowling finals. Seattle Slew remains undefeated at Belmont.
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Wood Wins First North Carolina Heart Tennis Title
Dr. Fred Wood captured the men's singles crown at Oak Hollow to lead the North Carolina Heart Association Tennis Tournament. James Twiggs and Jack DeAndrade won the men's doubles, Jan Moffitt and Margaret Randle the women's doubles, while mixed doubles were postponed and to be finished by Wednesday. District winners advance to Salisbury May 14-15 and then to Chapel Hill June 18-19.
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Yarborough Wins Rain-Shortened Martinsville NASCAR Race
Cale Yarborough led 244 laps in Martinsville as rain shortened the race after 322 laps. Denny Waltrip failed brakes, Richard Petty finished third three laps back. Eight lead changes among five drivers shaded by Yarborough’s 45th career victory and a $21,250 purse.
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Keystone Ore Set Year With 21 Wins In 1976
The 3-year-old pacing star Keystone Ore earned $509,625 during 1976 with 21 wins nine seconds in 30 starts across a banner season.
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Ex-Deacon Simons Wins New Orleans Open Title
Jim Simons fired consecutive 67s to finish 15 under par at 273 for his first pro tour victory in the New Orleans Open at Lakewood CC. He beat Stan Lee by three strokes after Lee three putted the last three greens for bogeys. Tom Watson finished third at 277.
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