Astros sign Drake as first-round pick joins organization
Kevin Drake signed a bonus contract with the Houston Astros and will be assigned to Cedar Rapids in the Midwest League. The deal ends an 18 day stalemate and he forgoes UCLA football to pursue a baseball career with a bonus around 70000 dollars.
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Houston
Lompoc
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Astro
Preston Gomez
Lompoc Valley
Roy Thomas
Roy Howell
Monte Bolinger
Gary Hargis
Pittsburgh
Dodgers edge Giants as Marshall shines in weekend sweep
Mike Marshall, 43, was the winning pitcher in a 4-3 Dodgers victory over the San Francisco Giants, completing a sensational weekend sweep with seven shutout innings. He leads the NL with a 7-3 record and a 2.28 ERA as Los Angeles seizes a one game division lead over the Reds.
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Greg Gross
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San Diego
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Ken Singleton
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Hal Breeden
Bob Bailey
Jim Dwyer
Colbert wins American Golf Classic in sudden death
Jim Colbert captures his first tournament of the year, defeating Ray Floyd in the second sudden death playoff hole after a four‑way tie at one over par. Brewer and Fezler were eliminated on the first playoff hole. Colbert earned $34,000 and moved to 15th on the PGA money list with total season earnings of $73,671.
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Newcombe Opens Wimbledon Campaign with Victory
Top seed John Newcombe of Australia defeated Georges Goven of France 6-3 6-2 8-6 to begin his Wimbledon singles title bid. Goven fought hard, pulling off late net duels as 21,000 spectators watched on a cool, sunny day. Manuel Orantes breezed past Harold Solomon 6-3 6-2 6-1 in 55 minutes, using deft net play and sharp drops to frustrate the American.
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Benje Williams Upsets Big Field at National AAU Freestyle
Benje Williams, wrestling in Long Beach, finished fifth in the 125.5 pound class at the National AAU Senior Freestyle Championships, defeating a Mexico opponent and a Las Vegas wrestler before losses to the tourney winner and runner up. He faces a possible trip to the World Games tryout camp in Brockport, New York, while also eyeing the Junior Olympics. Williams praised the event as the toughest he has faced and plans a summer schedule including the National Junior Championships in Montana July 12 to 18.
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UCLA
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Iowa
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Schankel wins Golden West 5000 in Sacramento
Jim Schankel, a standout prep distance runner from Lompoc High, won the Golden West Invitational 5000 meters in 14:33.4 in Sacramento, finishing ahead of Dan Fulton who ran 14:33.5. Schankel, who will attend Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, set the pace and finished strong after leading most of the race.
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Fulton
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Illinois
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Richard Kimball
Hulst
Cal Poly
San Luis Obispo
World Cup enters final stage with eight teams remaining
Eight teams survive the World Cup as Brazil East Germany Yugoslavia West Germany join Holland Argentina Poland and Sweden in the quarterfinals after a day of high scoring. Italy suffers a dramatic exit amid fan violence surrounding coach Valcareggi. Poland defeats Italy 2 1 as Szarmach and Deyna score.
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Ali apologizes after chaotic Writers Dinner incident
Muhammad Ali expressed remorse for remarks about George Foreman at the Boxing Writers' Dinner where Ali spoke long and demeaned Foreman. A scuffle erupted as Foreman ripped Ali's jacket and Ali tore Foreman's shirt amid glass throwing, with both restrained.
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Hart, Clark reach Lompoc Tennis Club final clash
Gary Hart and Tad Clark of Santa Barbara battled for the Lompoc Valley Tennis Club Flower Festival Tournament title on the Lompoc High courts. Clark won 4-6 6-4 6-3 to take the championship.
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Don Shultis
Williams to Lead U S Track Team Against Soviets
Steve Williams equalled the world 100 meter record of 9.9 at the National AAU championships and was named to head a 38 man U S squad to face the Soviet Union at Durham North Carolina on July 5 and 6. Rick Wohlhuter will also run, after breaking the American 800 meter record in 1 43 9.
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