U S clinches Davis Cup win over Mexico in debut doubles
United States defeats Mexico to take the first round, as Rick Leach and Jim Pugh debut with a 6-4 6-7 7-5 6-1 victory over Jorge Lozano and Leonardo Lavalle. The win secures a quarterfinal against Czechoslovakia in Prague March 30 to April 1 after Friday’s singles sweep.
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Jorge Lozano
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Czechoslovakia
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Switzerland
Jay Berger
Lozano
Brad Gilbert
Lavalle
la Costa Hotel and Spa
Ken Flach
Robert Seguso
West Germany clinches Davis Cup without Becker in Bremen
West Germany moved to a 3-0 lead over the Netherlands in Bremen as Eric Jelen and Michael Stich defeated Michiel Schapers and Tom Nijssen 6-4 6-2 5-7 6-4. Sweden trails Italy 2-1 in Cagliari after Paolo Cane and Diego Nargiso topped Andres Jarryd and Jan Gunnarsson, with Mats Wilander also beating Omar Camporese. Sweden, missing Stefan Edberg, could struggle without its top player.
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Stefan Edberg
Eric Jelen
Michael Stich
Michiel Schapers
Tom Nijssen
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Ivan Lendl
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Sardinia
Italy
Paolo Cane
Diego Nargiso
Andres Jarryd
Jan Gunnarsson
Mats Wilander
Omar Camporese
Florida's DeVoe Aims to Rebuild Gators Image
Interim Florida coach Don DeVoe pursues more than wins as he tries to restore credibility amid NCAA scrutiny. With a 6-11 overall mark and 2-8 in the SEC, he faces player absences, discipline issues, and criticism from the former coach, while stressing a program-wide turnaround over immediate success.
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Fla
Don DeVoe
Florida
Tennessee
Mississippi
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DeVoe
Norm Sloan
Dwayne Schintzius
Livingston Chatman
Schintzius
Sloan
Bill Arnsparger
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Lions second in Sunflower swimming meet at LHS natatorium
Lawrence High finished second in the Sunflower League swim meet behind Shawnee Mission East at the LHS natatorium. Coach Dick Reamon criticized his team for lacking emotion early, saying they trailed by 10 points before he energized them, ultimately earning 200 points to SM East’s 295 and SM Northwest’s third.
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Sunflower League swimming results highlight Leavenworth and SM East
Lawrence and SM East dominated the Sunflower League meet with SM East taking relay and sprint wins while Lawrence athletes led in 200 IM and 500 free. Individual scorers included Julio Suarez and Marc Hensel with strong showings from SM North SM South and Olathe schools. Lawrence coach Reamon notes a young team, aiming to rebound at state Feb 16-17 at KU.
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Aaron Lessig
Mike Ratzlaff
Ryan Malone
Bill Beeson
Marc Hensel
SME
Scott Bliss
Keith Bailey
SMS
David Eagan
Ryan Adams
Jeff White
Clint Scott
Scott Hagemeister
Leavenworth
Cole Watch
Malone
Chapman
James Laws
Neil McEachen
Eagan
Hensel
Suarez
Adams
Mark Poggio
Hansen
Adam Reuter
Jeff Knowles
Lessig
Scott
Ratzlaff
Rinehart
Hoover
Beeson
Olathe South
Julio Suarez
Shoemaker Ends Brillian Career With 4th Place Finish
ARCADIA Calif AP The winningest jockey Bill Shoemaker finished his 40 year career with a fourth place ride on Patchy Groundfog in the Legend's Last Ride at Santa Anita. He retired after 8,833 victories in 40,350 starts and thanked fans, fellow jockeys, and his family before his final ride as he ventures into training.
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Calif
Bill Shoemaker
Shoemaker
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Shoe
Cindy
Amanda
McCallum Retains WBA Middleweight Title in Boston
Mike McCallum built early points and withstood a strong late charge by Steve Collins to win a 12 round unanimous decision and defend the WBA middleweight title. He improved to 37-1 and claimed his first defense of the crown won in London last May.
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Love
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Lavalle
Boston
Mike McCallum
Steve Collins
World Boxing Assn
McCallum
London
Herol Graham
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