Orioles Ride Five-Game Road Win Streak To Lead AL East
Baltimore extends margin in the AL East as Dave McNally and Jim Palmer pace the rotation with shutouts and solid starts. Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, and Atlanta Braves also ride strong pitching while injuries and slumps test their plans. Reggie Jackson and Cleon Jones highlight the bats as Mets chase 600 runs in May.
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National Atlanta at Montreal rain only game scheduled
Weather based schedule update lists national games with rain delaying Atlanta at Montreal and other matchups including Philadelphia at Cincinnati Montreal at Houston Pittsburgh at San Diego Chicago at Los Angeles and St Louis at San Francisco. Also recalls Wednesday's results and standings with teams Baltimore Boston Detroit Washington New York Cleveland Oakland Minnesota Chicago Kansas City Seattle California and others.
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Sonny Liston Regains Momentum In Boxing Comeback
In Las Vegas Sonny Liston 37 stopped Scrap Iron Johnson in seven rounds to re emerge as a heavyweight title contender. Promoter Bill Miller says an Ellis bout is possible with Angelo Dundee noting the decision could be made soon. Johnson, who faced Joe Frazier in 1967, asked who hits harder and answered Joe Frazier. Liston weighed 217 pounds to Johnson's 212.
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Atlanta Villa Nets Unlikely Equalizer In NASL Cup Tie
Aston Villa of Atlanta drew 2-2 with West Ham United of Baltimore in a North American Soccer League International Cup match. Willie Anderson scored a freak goal from a corner to rally the Villa from a 2-1 halftime deficit.
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Jo Jo White Wins Third Dr F C Allen Award
Kansas star Jo Jo White receives his third consecutive Dr F C Allen Award as most valuable player, earns co captaincy with Bruce Sloan, and finishes with 1 286 career points ranking fourth in Jayhawk history.
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Rain at Indy Could Delay Engine Rebuilds for 500
Rain halted the first two days of Indianapolis 500 qualifying, forcing a compressed five day rebuild window. Ford's turbocharged engines, about 22 in all, dominate prep as crews rush to assemble race day power. Danny Jones notes many engines will be race day ready with 150 to 200 miles already logged.
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Resignation of Lakers Coach Van Breda Kolff Shocks Los Angeles
Bill Van Breda Kolff quits as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers amid feud rumors with Wilt Chamberlain. Owner Jack Kent Cooke downplays any deal while Chamberlain is unavailable for comment. Van Breda Kolff had led the team to second in the West and a 1967 playoff run ending in a Celtics defeat.
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Flyers name Vic Stasiuk head coach in reorganization
In Philadelphia the Flyers appoint Vic Stasiuk as head coach and move Keith Allen to the front office. Allen remains coach for at least one more year while Stasiuk, 39, joins from Quebec where he led in the American Hockey League. The team seeks more muscle and scoring after a third-place West finish and a first-round playoff exit to the Blues.
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