Baseball standings and upcoming game schedule snapshot
National League East standings show Pittsburgh leading with 65 wins, New York 56, Chicago 56, St. Louis 51, Montreal 46, Philadelphia 40. West Houston 59, Los Angeles 54, Atlanta 49, San Francisco 48, San Diego 42. Thursday results include Chicago 8 Montreal 0, Los Angeles 6 Cincinnati 2, Houston 9 Atlanta 6.
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Weaver leads Golf Classic in Westchester dramatic rally
DeWitt Weaver, after a year of slump since his tour win, shot a 64 to hold the first round lead at the Westchester Golf Classic in Harrison. He outpaced Jack Nicklaus and Steve Melnyk who each shot 65, with seven-under par 65, while Harris Nevil Devlin Murphy Yates posted 66 and 67.
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Bulls Secure New Ownership and Stadium Tie
Chicago Bulls have been sold to new owners ending months of trading rumors. The team will anchor its long term home at Chicago Stadium, securing stability for the franchise.
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Fort Smith and North Little Rock Pace Legion Tourney Final
Fort Smith and North Little Rock remain undefeated as they set up a winner take all final in Newport Arkansas. Fort Smith defeated Pine Bluff 4-2 and North Little Rock beat Little Rock 4-1 while Forrest City routed Newport 8-3 and Blytheville crushed Benton 22-5. Randall Roberts earned the win for Fort Smith with a five hitter. Jay Harbison homered twice for Forrest City driving in three. Randy Gardner led Blytheville with 15 hits and four homers.
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Plunkett Leads Patriots To Look Toward Super Bowl
AMHERST Massachusetts AP The New England Patriots aim to build on 1971 gains after Jim Plunkett arrived and a new stadium opened Coach John Mazur says the team is committed to winning Plunkett directs every play at quarterback after shaking the doormat label with six victories last season The former Stanford All American set rookie of the year in the American Conference with 158 completions on 328 passes for 2158 yards and 19 touchdowns.
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Baseball meetings weigh league realignment proposal
In Kansas City AP sources report MLB bigwigs study potential realignment options for the American and National Leagues. A four month committee led by Commissioner Bowie Kuhn and AL and NL presidents Cronin and Feeney will report at December Hawaii winter meetings. Options include three eight club leagues or four six club leagues.
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Bears win in last 3 seconds
Bears snap a 17 17 tie with a late seven yard field goal by Mac Percival after a rare free kick play. Larry Bowden recovered a free kick at the Houston one, setting up the decisive kick with three seconds left as the Oilers blame their new coach Bill Peterson for the mishap.
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Astros beat Braves as Reds fall to Dodgers in NL races
Houston tops Atlanta 9-4 while Cincinnati loses 6-2 to Los Angeles. Astros manager Harry Walker notes the close NL West battle, Dodgers cut the lead by a game, and Los Angeles eyes past Montreal Expos in another NL matchup.
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Fischer Favored To Win Adjourned World Chess Match
AP reports Bobby Fischer predicted to win the adjourned 13th game in Reykjavik, narrowing the world title gap to 4 percent. Spassky needs 7 points to retain. Fischer could clinch with draws in the remaining games. Fischer led two pawns and held decisive position after move 41 despite Iceland federation seat-removal dispute.
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Dwyer hits first homer of season for Travelers in 10-7 win
Arkansas Travelers center fielder Jim Dwyer belted a grand slam with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to beat Shreveport 10-7, adding a run-scoring single in the sixth. In Texas League action, Alexandria swept Memphis, Amarillo toppled El Paso, and Midland downed San Antonio as Don Schroeder and Steve Kokor starred.
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Carlen’s strict Texas Tech recruiting draws attention
In Lubbock, coach Jim Carlen enters his third year with a firm, heavy handed set of rules aimed at molding players’ faith, conduct, and attendance. He defends mandatory church non drinking and home visits as essential, while acknowledging some parents welcome tougher standards.
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White Sox A's battle ends in 17 innings stalemate
In Oakland the White Sox and A's failed to decide their AL West race after 17 innings, tied 3-3 when suspension paused play. Pat Kelly put Chicago ahead in the 13th before Angel Mangual drove in the tying run for Oakland.
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Solunar Tables From Knight's Tables
Solunar periods are listed for August with daily minor and major windows for morning and afternoon. The schedule, printed from Richard Alden Knight's Solunar Tables, guides fishing and hunting timing by day and date.
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