Minnesota Twins take AL West as Tigers rally falls short
The Twins beat Detroit 12-11 after a 7-run second inning and Rod Carew hit a bases loaded homer. Minnesota moved into first place when Chicago lost to Texas 10-7.
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Tiger Stadium
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Rod Carew
Carew
Rich Chiles
Mike Cubbage
Roy Smalley
Tigers
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Jason Thompson
Rusty Staub
Steve Kemp
Tom Johnson
Twins
White Sox
Rangers
Gene Mauch
Chicago
Royals
Blue Jays
Hal McRae
Darrell Porter
Marty Pattin
Dave Lemanczyk
Jays
Indians
Brewers
Rice Carty
Dennis Eckersley
Cecil Cooper
Keith Smith
Jim Sundberg
Richie Zisk
Oscar Gamble
Sunday Sports Skip and Schedule Highlights
A crowded slate features NFL games Baltimore at Houston at 2 45 p m and Minnesota at Cleveland at 3 p m. Baseball Minnesota versus Detroit at 12 30 p m. U S Clay Courts in Lincoln Nebraska and AAU Junior Olympics broadcast from Lincoln at 3 30 p m.
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Cleveland
Detroit
U.S
Solomon v. Dent
Lincoln
Nebraska
Neb
Davenport's Hurdle Heroics Cut Short by Injury in Eugene
Willie Davenport led the 110 meter hurdles at the National AAU Championships in Eugene Oregon when a patella tendon tear forced his stretcher exit. The 32 year old Olympic veteran spoke of a comeback and future in television while preparing for NBC coverage of the National Junior Olympics in Lincoln. Davenport, 6-1 and 180 pounds, reflected on a career spanning gold and world records and expressed resolve to return.
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Eugene
Ore
Davenport
Atlanta Braves
Tokyo
Mexico City
Munich
Montreal
Lincoln
NBC
Kathleen Borgwarth
Brainerd
Minn
Littler Takes Eight Under Lead At Pebble Beach
Gene Littler shot 67 and 69 to reach eight under par 136, two strokes ahead of Jerry McGee midway through the PGA Championship on Pebble Beach. Jack Nicklaus and Lanny Wadkins trailed by two, while others struggled on the seaside course.
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la Jolla
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Littler
Jerry McGee
Jack Nicklaus
Lanny Wadkins
Nicklaus
Jack
Wadkins
Cosmos Invited to Play China Teams in September
The New York Cosmos NASL team received an invitation to play in Peking and Shanghai in September, becoming the first U.S. pro soccer club asked to visit the People's Republic. Cosmos officials, led by Clive Toye, say they would like to accept but must resolve scheduling conflicts with existing games.
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United States
China
New York Cosmos
North American Soccer League
Peking
Shanghai
U.S
People’s Republic of China
Cosmos
Clive Toye
Toye
Clutch Lefty Sheary Shuts Down Flynn in Falstaff Win
Lefty Sheary pitched a strong game lifting Falstaff to a 3-1 victory over Dick Flynn Buick at Ballard Field. The win keeps Falstaff in playoff contention as Flynn's and Misty Lounge end their seasons 20-7 while the looming three or four team playoff shapes up with Stan's Lounge and Valentino's.
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Lefty Sheary
Bill Ketterer
Ketterer
Dick Flynn Buick
Falstaff
Flynn
Ballard Field
Lincoln
Stan
Val
Ballard
Dick Flynn
Pat Mehuron
Duane Eichorn
Gary Thomas
Sheary
Ken Forbes
Ritch Bahe
Bahe
Gary Healey
Roger Kaltenberger
Harold Simpson
Junior Olympics schedule highlights across venues and events
A dense, annotated timetable lists diving, synchronized swimming, gymnastics, track and field, trampoline, wrestling, and judo events at SCP MLH SCA WS and more. It includes session times from morning to evening with finals and trials, plus abbreviations for facilities and ancillary events in Lincoln and Detroit.
Virginians Rescue Wrestlers To Lincoln For Junior Olympics
Virginia Wrestling Club coach Frank Lipoli recounts an airport overbooking nightmare as his four Olympic hopefuls missed the Kansas City to Lincoln flight. A Frontier supervisor arranged a private plane, and the group arrived in time to register and compete.
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Katherine Ross
Lipoli
Frontier
Lincoln
Kansas City
Norfolk
Cleveland
Sports Center
Howard Cosell
Harper Hall
Hoffman
Ross
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