Baseball's Top Ten By THE CANADIAN PRESS
American League leaders include Carew Jackson Molitor Lezcano Rice Bell Lynn Sundberg with strong numbers and Rice leading home runs and RBIs. Pitching stars Guidry Tiant and Ryan post top strikeout tallies. National League highlights feature Simmons Clark Luzinski Foster and Montanez with key RBI and stolen-base figures.
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Jackson
Cal
Molitor
Mil
Pinietta
Reynolds
Sea
Lezcano
Rice
Bos
Bell
Cte
NS Lynn
Sundberg
Tex
Fisk
Boston
Brett
Kansas
City
Burleson
Cleveland
Cowens
Kansas City
Baylor
California
Staub
Detroit
Wilson
Cruz
Seattle
Guidry
New York
Tiant
Ryan
Griffey
Cin
Burroughs
Simmons
Hou
Buckner
Chi
Foster
Smith
Madlock
Clark
St. Louis
San Francisco
Hernandez
Chicago
Hanna
Atlanta
Richard
Houston
Niekro
Indians trade Kinney for Spillner and more
Baseball moves see Cleveland Indians send reliever Dennis Kinney to San Diego Padres for receiver Dan Spillner. Additional MLB deals include New York Yankees trading Rawly Eastwick to Philadelphia for Jay Johnstone and Bobby Brown. Braves sign Bob Horner. Expos sign Glenn Franklin. NHL trades involve Flyers sending Lonsberry Kindrachuk and Bladen to Penguins for 1978 first round pick and future considerations.
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Dennis Kinney
San Diego Padres
Dan Spillner
New York Yankees
Rawly Eastwick
Philadelphia Phillies
Jay Johnstone
Bobby Brown
Atlanta Braves
Bob Horner
Montreal Expos
Glenn Franklin
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Ross Lonsberry
Orest Kindrachuk
Tom Bladen
Pittsburgh Penguins
Detroit Red Wings
Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto
Los Angeles Kings
Mark Heaslip
Minnesota North Stars
Paul Harrison
Probable Major League Baseball Starters Tonight
Listed are teams and expected starting pitchers with current records for games across the evening. Notable matchups include California at Baltimore with Tanana and McGregor, and Oakland at Boston featuring Renko and Torrez.
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Tanana
Baltimore
McGregor
Oakland
Renko
Boston
Torrez
Seattle
Mitchell
New York
Gullett
Texas
Medich
Chicago
Stone
Carew Price and Boxing Clash Headlines In Belgrade
Sports commentary notes Carew's $600,000 asking price versus other sports stars and previews a live boxing championship in Belgrade between Mate Pavlov and John Conteh. It highlights historic gates and notable purses, including tunney and ali, and recalls past heavyweight paydays and promoter payouts.
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Larry Hisle
Lyman Bostock
Rod Carew
Ted Williams
Stan Musial
Carew
Bjorn Borg
Muhammad Ali
Philadelphia
Sesquicentennial Stadium
Gene Tunney
Jack Dempsey
Tunney
Dempsey
Soldier's Field
Chicago
Ali
Joe Frazier
Gene
Tex Rickard
Tex
Rickard
CBS
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Mate Pavlov
Tony Zale
Billy Pryor
Milwaukee
Order of Eagles
Lake Michigan
Josip Broz
Frank Hague
Hague
Jersey City
Jersey Giants
Orioles extend AL streak with 13th win in June
Baltimore yards steam ahead as Jim Palmer earns his sixth straight win in a 5-2 victory over the Angels. Boston, Milwaukee, Chicago and others ride win streaks as AL teams chase first place. Red Sox blank Oakland 9-0 behind Tiant and Rice and Yastrzemski.
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Baltimore
Orioles
Milwaukee Brewers
Chicago White Sox
Boston Red Sox
California Angels
Jim Palmer
Palmer
Angels
Carlos Lopez
Boston
Red Sox
Oakland A’s
Milwaukee
Toronto Blue Jays
White Sox
Texas Rangers
Seattle Mariners
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
David Clyde
Minnesota
Kansas City
Detroit Tigers
Oakland
A’s
Luis Tiant
Jim Rice
Carl Yastrzemski
NHL First All Star Team Named in Montreal
The six members of the NHL's first all star team were announced in Montreal on a Wednesday. Players named to the first team receive $2000 each, according to CP wirephoto.
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NHL
Montreal
Pakistan pace bowler Nawaz to miss second Lord's Test
Pakistan fast bowler Sarfaz Nawaz will skip the second test against England at Lord's after tearing a muscle below his rib cage in the first test, which England won.
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London
Reuter
Sarfaz Nawaz
Pakistan
England
Lord’s
Sarfaz
Boxing history reveals liquid potion necessary
After Holmes Norton bout Mills Lane stopped a bottle of liquid given to Holmes. The bottle was sent to officials and analyzed. Origins of the concoction are traced to cornuers and a long tradition of fighters drinking during bouts, with a WBC rule now banning all in-ring beverages except water.
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Mills Lane
Larry Holmes
Ken Norton
Holmes
Johnny May
Nevada Athletic Commission
Jose Sulaiman
World Boxing Council
Sulaiman
Mag
Donald Romeo
Bill Prezant
Bill Daly
WBC
Las Vegas
James Figg
Johnnie Walker
Jack Daniels
Old Taylor
John L. Sullivan
Jake Kilrain
New Orleans
Spor
NHL Junior Draft Round One Picks
Round by round selections in the NHL amateur draft listing players by team and junior affiliations. Notable first rounders include Bobby Smith Ottawa 67s OHA and Wayne Babych Portland Winter Hawks WCHL, with many selections from WHA OHA QMJHL and other leagues.
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National Hockey League
Minnesota
Bobby Smith
Ottawa 67S
OHA
St. Louis
Wayne Babych
Portland Winter Hawks
Vancouver
Bill Derlago
Brandon Wheat Kings
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Mike Gillis
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Behn Wilson
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Ken Linseman
Birmingham Bulls
Los Angeles
Dan Geoffrion
Cornwall Royals
Detroit
Willie Huber
Hamilton
Fincups
Chicago
Tim Higgins
Atlanta
Brad Marsh
London Knights
Toronto
Brent Peterson
Portland
Buffalo
Larry Playfair
Dan Lucas
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
NY Islanders
Steve Tambellini
Lethbridge Broncos
Boston
al Secord
Dave Hunter
Sudbury Wolves
Cleveland
Washington
Tim Coulis
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