King to plead guilty on misdemeanors
Suspended Utah Jazz forward Bernard King agreed to plead guilty to two misdemeanor counts of attempted forcible sexual abuse, with three counts of forcible sodomy and two counts of forcible sexual abuse to be dismissed. He faces possible penalties up to 15 years for sodomy and five years for forcible sexual abuse. A separate misdemeanor drug charge remains pending. The plea hinges on court workload and ongoing cases.
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Bernard King
Salt Lake County
John T. Nielsen
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Santa Monica
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Fredman
National Basketball Association
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NBA
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Tennessee
New Jersey Nets
Baseball draft selections reveal round by round action
New York AP reports the major league draft of high school and college talent by rounds. Teams like the Mets, Dodgers, Cubs, White Sox and others pick players such as Darryl Strawberry, Kenneth Dayley, Kelly Gruber, and Ronald Heathcock across multiple rounds and secondary phases with many college and city origins listed.
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French Open men and women advance in tight matches
Jimmy Connors and Vitas Gerulaitis reach the French Open semis with straight and five set wins while Vilas advances on a forfeit. Chris Evert Lloyd and Hana Mandlikova win to join the women's semis. In Manchester, Roscoe Tanner, DuPre and others win second round matches as Barker tops Monteiro.
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Jimmy Connors
Hans Gildemeister
Chile
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Wojtek Fibak
Poland
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Spain
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Vilas
Orantes
Chris Evert Lloyd
Kathy Jordan
Hana Mandlikova
Czechoslovakia
Ivanna Madruga
Argentina
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England
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Rich Andrews
Greater Manchester
Suns trade Westphal for Johnson in guard swap
CORONADO Calif AP It was a blockbuster deal that neither team wanted as the Suns sent four time All Star Paul Westphal to Seattle for two time All Star Dennis Johnson in a straight up exchange of premier guards. Johnson praised as the leagues top defensive guard helped Seattle win the 1979 title while Westphal averaged 21.9 points per game and 17.1 career ppg over eight seasons.
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Calif
Suns
Paul Westphal
Seattle
Dennis Johnson
National Basketball Association
Westphal
Johnson
NBA
Washington
Baker gridders elect captains for 1980 season
Baker University football selects five captains for 1980 under first year coach Charlie Richard. Jim Jackson from Arlington Texas Bob McDonald from Bakersfield California Steve Patton from Lake Jackson Texas Frank Schroeder from Chandler Arizona and Lorenzo Thames from Mobile Alabama lead the team as they open September 13 against Kansas Wesleyan in Salina.
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Jim Jackson
Arlington
Tex
Bob McDonald
Bakersfield
Calif
Steve Patton
Lake Jackson
Frank Schroeder
Chandler, Ariz
Lorenzo Thames
Mobile
Ala
Charlie Richard
Wildcats
Kansas Wesleyan
Salina
Lopez-Melton faces long road to LPGA crown in 1980
Nancy Lopez-Melton, famed for a 1978 run of five consecutive LPGA wins, returns to the Grizzly course in Masons Ohio for the 1980 LPGA Championship a major event with a $150000 purse. She seeks to erase past dominance and regain form after a down year highlighted by an 83 at Clifton and a fourth winless stretch this season. The field includes Donna Caponi-Young and eight former champions among 119 pros aiming for the $22500 first prize.
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Ohio
Nancy Lopez- Melton
Lopez- Melton
Nicklaus Golf Center
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Lopez-Melton
Clifton
N.J
Donna Caponi-Young
Howe ending career at 52
Gordie Howe, 52, announces retirement as a player but will serve as director of player development for the Hartford Whalers. He ranks first in games, goals, assists, and penalty minutes in major league hockey across 32 seasons and over 2,000 games in the NHL and WHA.
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Gordie Howe
Hartford Whalers
Howe
California acquires pitcher Lemanczyk from Blue Jays
The California Angels announced they acquired right handed pitcher Dave Lemanczyk from Toronto for future considerations. The Angels also placed outfielder Dan Ford on the 15 day disabled list with a swollen right knee. Lemanczyk, 29, had a 2-5 record and 5.40 ERA this season, and in 1979 he was 8-10 with a 3.71 ERA for Toronto.
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Calif
California Angels
Dave Lemanczyk
Toronto Blue Jays
Angels
Dan Ford
Lemanczyk
Blue Jays
Toronto
Standings show teams and records across eight games
Milwaukee led by Sorensen at 4-4 visits Baltimore led by Flanagan 5-3 while California and Toronto clash with Knapp 1-2 and Clancy 3-3 Oakland at Cleveland with McCarty 5-4 and Spillner 4-3 Seattle at Detroit with Bannister 3-4 and Wilcox 3-4 New York at Kansas City led by John 7-2 against Martin 6-2 Boston at Minnesota with Rainey 5-1 and Erickson 0-3, plus one more game noted.
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Ariz
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