Carew Dominates Baseball With .425 Batting Mark
In Bloomington, Rod Carew of the Minnesota Twins leads the majors with a .425 average and contends for a fourth straight batting title. Legends like Ted Williams and Catfish Hunter weigh in on his exceptional bat control and hitting prowess as Carew continues a hot stretch with multiple extra base hits and RBIs.
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Birdie Tebbets
Roger Hornsby
Art Ruane
Rod Carew
Minnesota Twins
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Twins
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Joy Elimination Lets USC Slow UTEP In NCAA Track
UTEP’s Greg Joy failed at 6-11 in the qualifying rounds, ending his bid and dimming Texas El Paso’s hopes for the team title at the 54th NCAA outdoor championships at BYU. USC leads with 45.1 quad-miler Ken Randle pacing a strong qualifying list including Randy Williams and Tom Andrews.
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Utah
Greg Joy
Southern California
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UTEP
Brigham Young University
Texas-El Paso
USC
Texans
Hans Hoglund
Arnold
Hawks Knicks Hit With Record Fine In NBA Ruling
San Francisco AP reports NBA Commissioner Larry OBrien fined the Atlanta Hawks $400000 after decisions on violations by stars Julius Erving and George McGinnis. The ruling aims to enforce league rules and preserve competitive integrity across franchises.
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Knicks Defy Rules In Draft Outside Play
A NY Knicks executive warned that bending or breaking league rules would erode the league structure. The team had signed an American Basketball Association player last Friday, prompting debate over procedural compliance and competitive integrity.
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Hamilton leads Jayhawk rush in NCAA outdoors qualifying
At Provo Kansas advanced most of its athletes as Theo Hamilton posted the best long jump of 26 5 percent while Danny Seay and Kent McDonald and Bill Lundberg also moved on. Others who qualified included Randy Smith Keith Guinn Cliff Wiley Randy Benson Tad Scales Nolan Cromwell and Larry Jackson.
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Baylor
Theo Hamilton
Danny Seay
Lundberg
Randy Smith
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Cliff Wiley
Randy Benson
Tad Scales
Larry Jackson
Nolan Cromwell
Kansas State
Vance Roland
Jeff Schemmel
Bill Kehmeier
Ted Settle
Keith Palmer
City slo-pitch results and league standings recap
In Class A Division 1 Jaycees beat Big Blue Sportsmen 7 6 by forfeit. Other results include Harris Construction 17 Kresge 10 FMC 14 Camelot 4 LEA 17 Dixon's 11. Various divisions list totals for Church League and women's, girls high school, and other local leagues.
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Bell's blast lifts Indians past Royals in 11th
Buddy Bell crushed a go ahead homer in the 11th as Cleveland beat Kansas City 8 7 in extra innings. Rick Manning drove in the tying run in the ninth, Royals manager Jack McKeon praised their late rally but blamed relievers for the loss. Dave LaRoche earned the win in relief while Al Fitzmorris started for Kansas City.
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Fitzmorris
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Diabolo Poised For Belmont Showdown In Triple Crown Finale
Diabolo the California Derby winner is viewed as a top contender with Foolish Pleasure and Master Derby among the favorites. Ron Turcotte, who rode two Belmont winners, will ride Just The Time as Diabolo trains for the 107th Belmont Stakes with post time around 4:35 p.m. CDT. Diabolo worked five-eighths in 59 seconds and three quarters in 1 11, while Laffit Pincay Jr. rides him from the No 4 gate. Singh seeks his shot after winning the Jersey Derby and missing the Kentucky Derby.
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Foolish Pleasure
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Cynthia Phipps
Hal Price Headley Jr
Angel Cordero Jr
Optimists overpower Kaw Valley 6 5 in eighth inning thriller
Randy Samuels drives in two with a bases loaded hit in the bottom of the eighth to lift the Breakfast Optimists past the Kaw Valley All-Stars 6 5 at Holcom Complex. Doug Easum adds two hits and an RBI double while Steve Butler contributes a two run single. Neis homered for Raw Valley. Optimists eye Silver Lake trip Saturday.
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Evert advances in French Championships with straight sets
Tennis Paris Chris Evert of Fort Lauderdale Florida defeated Car men Perea of Spain 6 2 6 2 in a first round match at the French International Tennis Championships. Hockey Detroit Red Wings acquire center Bryan Hextall from the Atlanta Flames in exchange for left winger Dave Kryskow.
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Giles and Siderowf Reach HOYLAKE Amateur Semis
Vinny Giles of Richmond VA defeated Steve Martin one hole to reach the semifinals of the British Amateur Championship at Hoylake. Dick Siderowf of Westport CT beat John Grace one up in a cliff-hanging quarterfinal. Mark James and Geoffrey Marks won their spots with 4 and 3 victories over Nicky Price and Robin Biggs respectively.
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Ishimatsu Beats Pineda For WBC Lightweight Title
In Osaka Japan Guts Ishimatsu 135 defeated Toru Pineda 135 Mexico 15 by decision to retain the World Boxing Council lightweight crown.
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Lewis Captures NAIA World Series Title Again
Lewis of Illinois defeated Sam Houston State 2-1 in St Joseph to win back-to-back NAIA baseball titles. Don Markell pitched a five hitter with 13 strikeouts and was named tournament MVP. Lewis also placed Stevens Crowley DiMatteo Baranak on the all tournament infield and DiMatteo as outfielder. Baranak catcher. Sam Houston’s Willis Stewart was the top fielder.
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