Hunter Shuts Out Orioles as Yankees Surge to First
Catfish Hunter limited Baltimore to four hits and a lone homer by Ken Singleton while New York beat the Orioles 3-1 to move to a half game ahead of Boston in the AL East. The day’s other results included the Brewers sweeping Detroit, the A’s edging the Twins, the Royals beating the Angels in 11, and the White Sox over the Rangers.
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Phils Split with Pirates as Young Arms Impress
The Philadelphia Phillies used 21-year-old pitchers Larry Christenson and Tom Underwood to sweep a doubleheader from the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3 and 8-1. Christenson improved to 2-1 with seven innings of two runs on six hits, while Underwood went the distance on a five‑hitter.
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Major Baseball Standings and Wednesday Schedule
Standings show Philadelphia 6 Pittsburgh 3 for first, Cincinnati 3 Atlanta 0 second, New York 5 St. Louis, Los Angeles 8 Houston 3, San Diego 2 San Francisco 1. Wednesday matched Cincinnati at Atlanta, Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, Chicago at Montreal, St. Louis at New York, Los Angeles at Houston, San Francisco at San Diego. Thursday games list St. Louis at Montreal, Chicago at Pittsburgh, Atlanta at Houston, Los Angeles at San Francisco.
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U S Leads Japan 2-1 In World Series Tilt In Omaha
Suguro Egawa pitched into the seventh inning as Japan fought to stay in the seven game series in Omaha humidity. Dennis Littlejohn belted two homers as the U S rallied from a 7-1 deficit to an eventual 7-5 win. The fourth and fifth games were set for Wednesday and Thursday with a return to Los Angeles on Saturday.
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Winger Joins Stingers In Big WHA Move
Cincinnati Stingers acquire high scoring left winger Gary Veneruzzo from the defunct Baltimore Blades of the World Hockey Association.
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NOW official says federal regs delay discrimination ban
NOW official Casey Hughes told a House subcommittee that enforcement to end discrimination in colleges and universities hinges on new federal regulations. She cited myths about women and provided statistics on women in the workforce, family heads, and aging poverty to support the case.
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Title IX debate meets Oklahoma City coach
Oklahoma City University basketball coach Paul Hansen, father of five daughters, argues Title IX will not ruin collegiate athletics. He contends the law is unclear, costs will rise, but popular sports will survive and budgets will tighten rather than eliminate programs.
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