Astros extend win streak with ninth straight in Chicago
In Houston the Astros beat the Cubs 5-4 in 10 innings after Chicago bypassed Bob Watson with an intentional walk to Lee May. May scored on Watsons line drive double as the Astros rallied from a 2-0 deficit to claim their ninth consecutive win. Wynn homered and drove in runs for Houston, while May and Wynn combined for earlier standouts. Cubs drop to eight straight losses. Other NL and AL scores noted.
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Jayhawks Head to Oklahoma for Crucial Series
KU catcher Dick Bradley led the league with a seven for 11 burst against Missouri and returns home to Oklahoma for a three game set. Steve Corder and Bill Glass also hail from Oklahoma, as Kansas seeks two wins to stay in the title race.
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Kansas Signs Jaco Runner
Jim Euell, a standout junior college middle distance runner from Arizona, signed a national letter of intent with Kansas. While with Mesa Community College of Phoenix he ran 1:49.3 for 880 and 4:08.5 for the mile in relay carries, with prior bests of 1:50.0 and 4:10.1 in open events. He attended Free Academy High School in Norwich Connecticut, winning the state indoor 1000-yard title three straight years, the outdoor 880 and mile titles, and back-to-back cross country championships along with a New England crown as a senior.
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Fights Last Night Card Highlights Five Knockouts
In New Orleans Tony Licata stopped Jose Chirino in the middleweights. Cleveland saw John Griffin outpoint Ray White in a light heavy bout. Akron’s Har ris outpointed Kolovrat in Cleveland. Bobby Hayman stopped Jose Pagan in Lowell and Rudy Bolds stopped Abe Cervantes in Tucson.
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Gorman as U.S. Hope in Italian Tennis Open
Tom Gorman remains the United States only hope as he advances to the third round of the Italian International Tennis Tournament after top seed Stan Smith and Jim Connors were upset by unknown players on Wednesday in Rome.
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Harness Driver Out In Dan iel C Parish Memorial Race
Vern Crank, 41, was injured in a collision at Liberty Bell Park and is out of harness racing with a basal skull fracture. He was scheduled to drive Isle of Wight in the $40,000 Dan iel C Parish Memorial Race against Albatross on Saturday.
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Pro Cage Report NBA Championship Result NY 114 LA 92
New York leads the best-of-seven series 1 0 after a 114 92 win over Los Angeles. Friday has no games scheduled. ABA Division Finals see East New York 118 Virginia 107 and West Indiana 165 Utah 99 with the series tied 3 3 and no games scheduled.
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