KU Sports Roundup Finds Shafts of Change and Noted Moves
KU notes feature Dave DeBusschere dispersal draft chatter and college honors for Siddie Lewis. Jo Jo White hails Boston’s athletes amid All-Star duties in Japan. Jets GM praises John Riggins while Kansas State loses a football signee to baseball. Nagel named Hawaii AD. Mike Love ruled scholastically ineligible. Midwest Regional basketball title awarded to Kansas for 1978 with Providence Dayton and New Mexico as other sites.
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Dave DeBusschere
Siddie Lewis
Dave Scott
Lubbock
Tex
Scott
Lewis
Steve Taylor
Chicago
Bud Moore
John Levin
Moore
West
Jo Jo White
Boston
City Hall
Jo Jo
Celtics
Japan
White
Ted Owens
York Jets
al Ward
John Riggins
Bill Hack
Lawrence Country Club
Kennedy
Kansas State
Neil Allen
Ward High
Kansas City
New York Mets
Allen
Lawrence
Russ Sehon
Midwest
Mets
CBS
Rick Barry
Mikeynan
Brent Musburger
NBA
Ray Nagel
Washington State
Hawaii
Nagel
Kansas AD Post
Clyde Walker
Kansas
Floyd Temple
Mike Love
Love
Jayhawks
Providence
Dayton
New Mexico
Shaw narrowly misses title but earns Olympic berth
Tim Shaw, 18, kept his Olympic chances alive by finishing third in the 400 meter freestyle at the Trials with 3:53.52, earning a spot on the U S team. Brian Goodell won the event in 3:53.08 as Casey Converse claimed the final berth. Babashoff set an American mark in the 400 free and Wennerstrom earned a medley berth.
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Long Beach
Calif
Tim Shaw
United States
Sullivan
U.S
Montreal
Brian Goodell
Misson Viejo
Shaw
Casey Converse
John Naber
Bradford Cooper
Australia
Tom McBreen
Shirley Babashoff
Barbara Krause
East Germany
Miss Babyshoff
Donnalee Wennerstrom
Canoga Park
Donnalee
Miss Babashoff
League Leaders In American League Batting and Pitching
Summary of top performances across the league: batting leaders include McRae and Brett from KC with high averages and runs, LeFlore Det and Chambliss NY among hits and RBIs, while Otis KC leads home runs and stolen bases by Patek KC. Pitching leaders show Garland Bal and Bird KC with strong records and low ERAs, plus notable strikeout totals from Tanana and Ryan.
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McRae
G.brett
LeFlore
Det
Pocquette
Bostock
Min
Burroughs
Tex
Chambliss
Otis
Munson
Mayberry
Chambiss
D.evans
Ben
Carty
Cle
Howell
L.may
Bal
Ustrzemski
Bando
Oak
Patek
North
Carew
Baylor
Campaneris
Garland
Bird
Fidrych
Fitzmorris
Leonard
W.campbell
J.brown
Kern
Tanana
Cal
Ryan
Blyleven
Hunter
Seaver Dominates Giants as Mets Win 3-2
Tom Seaver rebounded to two hit San Francisco Friday night, giving New York a 3-2 victory as Ed Kranepool and John Milner homered. The win came after Seaver’s season slip and California adjustments. Phillies edge Reds 6-5. Pirates top Astros 7-3. Cardinals over Padres 7-4. Dodgers beat Expos 6-5. Cubs down Braves 6-4.
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Tom
Seaver
Los Angeles
New York Mets
California
Mets
San Francisco Giants
San Francisco
Ed Kranepool
John Milner
Philadelphia
Phillies
Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates
Houston Astros
St. Louis Cardinals
San Diego Padres
Los Angeles Dodgers
Montreal Expos
Chicago Cubs
Atlanta Braves
Reds
Mike Schmidt
Dick Allen
Cincinnati
George Foster
Pirates
Astros
al Oliver
Manny Sanguillen
Pittsburgh
Houston
Cardinals
Padres
Hector Cruz
Lou Brock
St. Louis
San Diego
Randy Jones
Dodgers
Expos
Bill Buckner
Steve Garvey
Ron Cey
Montreal
Charlie Hough
Cubs
Braves
Bill Madlock
Chicago
Atlanta
Madlock
Arizona Wildcats Stun No 1 Arizona State In World Series Showdown
Arizona catcher Ron Hassey said the Wildcats had the last laugh after a 5-1 victory over top-ranked Arizona State in the College World Series. Steve Powers pitched a four-hitter to send Arizona to the finals against Eastern Michigan, with Ken Bolek and Pete Van Horne delivering early scoring support.
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Omaha
Neb
Arizona
Ron Hassey
Wildcats
Arizona State
Eastern Michigan
Ari
Zona State
Jim Brock
Steve Powers
Steve
Jerry Kindall
Powers
Ken Bolek
Floyd Bannister
Pete van Horne
LPGA Hoosier Classic opens with Rankin tied for lead
Judy Rankin and three others shot three under par 69 to share first round lead at Plymouth Indiana in the $50,000 Hoosier Classic on the LPGA tour.
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Plymouth
Ind
Judy Rankin
Nottingham
England
Jimmy Connors
Raul Ramirez
Mexico
Eastbourne
Chris Evert
Olga Morozova
Virginia Wade
Seattle
Wash
George Pappas
Paul Colwell
National League Batting Leaders and Key Stat Brief
McBride of St Louis hits .350 and Oliver of Pittsburgh .344 lead NL batting. Foster of Cincinnati at .342 and Griffey of Cincinnati .340 follow. Rose of Cincinnati tops runs with 56. Griffey 53. Schmidt 49. Foster leads RBIs with 59. Schmidt 51. Kingman and JHersts of New York and Cincinnati 50. Morgan of Cincinnati 8.
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McBride
Stl
A.oliver
Pgh
G.foster
Cln
Griffey
Cin
W.robinson
Rose
Schmidt
Phi
Berger
Monday
Chi
Ing.foster
Kingman
Jhersts
Morgan
Aaron hits 750th as Brewers top A's in nine
Hank Aaron drills a pitch from Jim Todd for his 750th career homer to lift the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 over Oakland in a tense ninth inning. In other games, Yankees outlast White Sox 3-2 in 14, Orioles 9 Rangers 4, Red Sox 3 Angels 1, Tigers 4 Twins 2.
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Hank Aaron
Aaron
Oakland
Jim Todd
Milwaukee Brewers
A's
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Baltimore Orioles
Texas Rangers
Boston Red Sox
California Angels
Kansas City Royals
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Minnesota Twins
Orioles
Rangers
Holtzman
Rudy May
Yankees
Lee May
Andres Mora
Reggie Jackson
Baltimore
Red Sox
Angels
Boston
Carl Yastrzemski
Jim Rice
Rico Petrocelli
California
Andy Hassler
Tigers
Twins
Bill Freehan
Dave Roberts
Rusty Staub
Detroit
Alex Johnson
Baseball Standings and Weekend Schedule Across Two Leagues
Standings show Philadelphia leading the East with 42 wins and 27 losses, followed by Pittsburgh and New York. American League lists New York atop with 35 wins and 22 losses, while Detroit and Baltimore trail with multiple games behind. Weekend games include Chicago at Atlanta, Los Angeles at Montreal, and Houston at Pittsburgh among others.
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Phila
Pitts
New York
Chicago
Louis
Montreal
Cincinnati
Los Ang
San Diego
Houston
Atlanta
San Fran
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
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Stanhouse
Nolan
Carlton
Dierker
Kison
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Eawl Pet
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Baltimore
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Milwaukee
West Kan City
Texas
Minnesota
Oakland
California
Kansas City
McCormack
Redfern
Colborn
Abbot
Busby
Dobson
Blue
Alexander
Jefferson
Palmer
Peterson
Wise
Tanana
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