Turner takes Braves helm as slump deepens with loss
Ted Turner, Atlanta owner, manages the Braves on a 0-1 start after Pittsburgh defeats Atlanta 2-1 ending a 11-game Pirates streak and 17-game Braves skid. Parker lifts Pirates with 22nd straight hit streak via a third-inning homer. Candelaria earns win, Gosse ties up late.
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League leaders snapshot across American and National Leagues
League leaders list top performers in batting and pitching across both leagues. Key names include Zisk and Hisle near the top in runs, Parker Burroughs and Winfield among RBI leaders, Lopes and Taveras backstopping steals, and pitchers Rhoden Reuschel Seaver Ryan Blyleven Palmer Eckersley among most victories and ERAs, with specific team associations and figures.
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Flu riddled Blazers clamp Lakers in 102 97 win
Portland built a 3 0 series lead as the Blazers despite a virus in the starting five beat Los Angeles 102 97. Bill Walton led with 14 fourth quarter points while Lionel Hollins Johnny Davis and Dave Twardzik sparked a fluent Portland defense to slow Kareem Abdul Jabbar and the Lakers.
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Division 2 Softies edged Ruff-N-Reddies in softball clash
Ann Dimitt pitched a four strikeout win allowing six hits as Division 2 Softies defeated Ruff-N-Reddies six to eleven. Laura Schmidt Deanna Miller Nadine Racheco Alison Love Ann Dimitt and Annete Payne collected two hits each. For Ruff-N-Reddies Veda Palm and Gena De Kira had two hits. Division 3 Gems no-hit Cobras four to zero as Teresa Smith fanned nine. Ronnie Gonzales had a run batted in for Johnsons Gems.
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Night games heat up in Friday standings
Chicago visits Montreal and Los Angeles plays New York as several matchups unfold Friday night. San Diego heads to Philadelphia and St. Louis travels to Atlanta with San Francisco at Cincinnati and Pittsburgh at Houston also on the schedule.
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Foyt and Andretti Push Indy Speed Record Boundary
Mario Andretti unofficially tops 200 mph at Indianapolis practice with 200.311 mph as A. J. Foyt clocks 200.177 mph in pursuit. Regazzoni wrecks on three wheels, while Johnny Rutherford runs 199.6 mph as pole position bids begin.
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Lompoc girls extend Northern League win streak to nine
The Lompoc softball team beat Santa Ynez 9-0 as Jan Jeffers pitched a one hitter with 13 strikeouts and 1 walk for her 25th win. Jeffers and Mary Villalobos had four of the Braves five hits. Next NL game is Monday vs Cabrillo. Lompoc travels to Rancho Sima Community Park on Saturday at 1 p.m.
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Lompoc Little League games highlight strong early surge
In Lompoc, American Majors Red Kids defeated Grange Sprouts 7 4 after a six run first inning. Randy Campbell and Rick Osborne each went 3 3 and 2 3 for the Sprouts, while Tony Frantigo drove in two for the Kids. Picos edged Ellis 1 as Grant Valenzona scored the winning run and Gary Norman earned the win.
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Playoffs at a glance NBA and NHL at-a-glance
NBA Eastern Conference Final Philadelphia leads Houston 2 0 with wins on May 5 and May 8 and a loss on May 11 Houston leads series 2-1 after May 11. Remaining games set May 13 May 15 May 17 May 19 if needed. NHL Finals Montreal leads Boston 2 0 with two home wins on May 7 and May 10 and remaining games May 12 May 14 May 17 May 19 May 21 if needed.
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Portland Edges Los Angeles in 6 game series set
A condensed Western Conference matchup shows Portland taking a 3 1 edge with wins on May 6 and 8 while Los Angeles answers May 10 and 13 positions. May 15 and May 18 mark further Portland at Los Angeles and Los Ang at Portland dates with May 20 remaining if needed.
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