Floyd wins one forma and takes Kemper Open
Ray Floyd's three-stroke victory at the Kemper Open in Charlotte gives his first PGA Tour win in six years and a $50,000 prize. Player Mahaffey and Heard also contended as Floyd sealed the title with a 69 for a 278 total. Floyd credited the win to his late mother’s birthday gift and his renewed focus after years of drought.
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Reds Sweep Cubs as Bench Perez Spark Chase
Johnny Bench homered in the opener and Tony Perez drove in three as the Reds swept a doubleheader from the Cubs 2-1 and 8-5 at Riverfront. Perez added two singles and a homer in the nightcap after returning from a broken thumb as Cincinnati moved a game and a half ahead in the NL West.
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Hulst Sets CIF Two Mile Record In State Final
Laguna Beach High School junior Eric Hulst won the California Interscholastic Federation two mile in San Diego by 8:44.9, leading wire to wire. The performance ranks as the fourth fastest prep two mile, behind Craig Virgin and Steve Prefontaine, with the state mark previously 8:46.5 set by Rick Kimball last year.
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No-hitters slip away from Holtzman and Palmer
Holtzman came within one strike of a third no-hitter as Tom Veryzer doubled in the ninth to spare Detroit. Palmer, rolling with a 1-0 season ERA leader, yielded a single in the fourth but earned his third career one-hitter in Baltimore’s 1-0 win over Kansas City.
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Petty Breaks California Drought With Tuborg 400 Victory
Richard Petty ends 12 race California win drought by defeating Bobby Allison in the Tuborg 400 at Riverside. Petty dominates with a 9.4 second margin for his seventh win of the season, widening his Winston Cup lead to 436 points. Jimmy Insolo drops after 56 laps with a blown head gasket.
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Avatar Wins Belmont Stakes In Triple Crown Showcase
Avatar conquers a strong field in the 107th Belmont Stakes at 13-1 odds to claim the $116,160 winner’s purse with a neck victory over Foolish Pleasure. Master Derby finishes third as Diabolo fourth, in a race featuring the era’s top 3-year-olds led by Foolish Pleasure and Master Derby. Willie Shoemaker guides Avatar for Arthur Seeligson, clocking 2:21.1 for fifth-fastest Belmont time.
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Cabrillo Cage Club Offers Top Coast Basketball School
The Cabrillo Cage Club will run a summer basketball school for boys in fourth through 12th grade. The Top of the Coast program features coaches Ralph Barkey UCSB Ernie Wheeler Cal Poly Ed DeLacy Santa Barbara CC and George Lehman ex ABA. The director Harry Santos notes 20 hours of instruction 8 to 12 daily at Cabrillo High with emphasis on fundamentals and drills followed by an awards ceremony. Tuition 30 covers insurance and T shirts with applications at Tag's and Pico's Sporting Goods. For info call 733-3124.
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Sonics owner pleads poverty to Congress over salaries
Sam Schulman, owner of the Seattle SuperSonics, asks Congress to cap pro basketball pay, arguing owners set the market and that leagues inflated salaries to outbid rivals. He cites big contracts for Spencer Haywood, Jim McDaniels, Bill Russell, and Tom Burleson as proof of outsized costs in the free-enterprise era. He compares mergers in other sports to reduce competition and calls for a shift toward verdadera economic balance in basketball.
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Public hearing on California deer management plan tomorrow
The Department of Fish and Game hosts a 7 p.m. public hearing in Santa Barbara at 4400 Cathedral Oaks Road to discuss a new deer management plan aimed at reversing a decade-long deer decline. Director E. C. Fullerton notes the plan segments herds by habitat, boosts wardens, expands hunting and nonhunting recreation, and seeks cooperation with land managers. audience input is invited.
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