Big names choke as Graham Mahaffey force Open playoff
Medinah Illinois AP Lou Graham 35 and John Mahaffey 27 out of Houston clash in an 18 hole playoff for the $40 000 prize in the 75th U S Open at Medinah. Graham bogied the last hole Mahaffey tied with a final round 71 after a wild day that saw several stars stumble. The playoff airs on ABC TV at 1 30 p m local time.
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Open Championship Collapse Shocks Golf World
Jack Nicklaus echoed frustration as contenders led then faltered at Winged Foot. Irwin and Becker tied for 288 with Beard Crenshaw and Murphy while Palmer and Fitzsimons vied near 290 as tough greens and uneven conditions soured the Open.
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Odds are short on King James at Wimbledon
Wimbledon opens as Jimmy Connors remains the favorite to win the men's singles title. He names Stan Smith, Ilie Nastase, Arthur Ashe, Brian Gottfried and Raul Ramirez as threats, while bookies set Connors at 3-2. Ashe sues Connors for libel as center court matches begin, with Hewitt and Lloyd also in action. Prize money totals $240,412 with $23,000 for the men's champion.
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Glove incident derails Falcone no-hitter in Giants Brav es split
Giants salvage a split with a 5-2 win after Willie Montanez taunts and taps Willie Correll with his glove at first base sparking a 10 minute benches emptying melee. Rod Gilbreath later singles off Falcone to end the no-hitter bid.
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Baseball Standings and Weekend Results Summary
Baseball standings and results from Saturday Sunday and Monday show Pittsburgh defeating New York 7 3 Montreal beating Philadelphia 5 1 San Francisco over Atlanta 4 3 Chicago over St Louis 6 1 Cincinnati over Houston 7 6 Los Angeles over San Diego 4 3 Montreal over Philadelphia 4 3 Atlanta 8 2 San Francisco 2 5 Pittsburgh 2 0 St Louis 7 2 Houston 8 4 Los Angeles 3 2 San Diego 2 Monday games include St Louis at New York Cincinnati at Atlanta Pittsburgh at Philadelphia Chicago at Montreal Los Angeles at Houston San Francisco at San Diego Minnesota at Chicago New York at Detroit Baltimore at Boston Kansas City at Oakland Milwaukee at Cleveland California at Texas Chicago at Minnesota 1st game 10 innings New York at Detroit Baltimore at Boston Cleveland at Milwaukee California at Texas Minnesota at Oakland Only games scheduled
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Major league leaders listed by batting pitching and fielding
National and American League leaders are cited for batting with averages runs and RBIs while top hitters include Madlock Bench Luzinski and Morgan. Pitching leaders show Messersmith Kison and Nolan Ryan alongside strikeout totals and ERAs with Palmer Blyleven and Kaat noted.
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Cullen's Comeback Victory in Hoosier Classic
Betsy Cullen, 37, wins the LPGA Hoosier Classic by one stroke in Plymouth Indiana. She overcomes 90 degree heat and a strong field to claim her first win since thyroid cancer surgery two weeks before.
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Quail and Bold Lead River Downs Feature Match
In Cincinnati Greg Quail and Ron Bold top the field in the $6,200 featured eighth race at River Downs with 117 and 122 pounds over six furlongs. Sharp and Super Sunday won the $3,000 sixth furlong feature ninth in 1:11.2, paying $3.80 $3.00 and $2.40. La Seo placed, Scotch and Irish third. Heidelbeg and Ohio Lark linked for a $121.40 daily double as 7,303 crowd bets totaled $624,641.
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Dierker Beats Reds In Complete Game To End Astros Slump
Houston pitcher Larry Dierker overcame early arm concerns to hurl a complete game as the Astros snapped a five game skid with an 8 4 win over Cincinnati. Cliff Johnson and Cesar Cedeno homered, Johnson also drove in a run, while Enos Cabell Rob Andrews and Greg Gross added key hits.
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Ken Griffey
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Tony Perez
Gary Nolan
Figueroa Tops Fergie in Angel 1 0 Win Over Rangers
Ed Figueroa outpitched Fergie Jenkins despite an unearned run against Texas. California won 1-0 as Nettles made the final catch on Morris Nettles. Oakland swept KC in a doubleheader 7-6 12 innings and 8-1, while Baltimore Chicago New York and Cleveland posted other AL results.
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