Western stage set for frantic final round
Watson leads the field after three rounds with 45 holes at even par. Armstrong and Weiskopf chase as a crowded leaderboard tightens around 215 to 219. The wind and course conditions fuel a high stakes finish for the $40,000 prize.
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Pirates Storm Montreal 10-2 Behind Third Inning Burst
Pirates erupt for ten runs led by Dave Parker Al Oliver and Rennie Stennett with homers in a six-run third inning against Montreal Expos. Parker started the rally with a two-run blast off Jackie Brown as Oliver followed with another long ball. Bruce Kison added two RBIs, and Stennett hit a homer as Pittsburgh pulled away after a 2-2 tie.
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Size B falsies protect ankles on race horse
Summertime Promise wears size B foam rubber cups on her hind ankles to prevent injury during races. Assistant trainer Kenny Danna says the cushioning helps as she runs hard, with trainer Jack Van Berg taping the cups and wrapping them. The mare is owned by Kenneth Opstein of South Sioux City and has earned $69,382 this year and $338,875 overall in three years of racing.
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Angels Rally Past Rangers 3-2 on Bases-Loaded Ninth
Ron Jackson delivered a bases loaded single in the bottom of the ninth scoring Joe Rudi to lift the California Angels to a 3-2 win over the Texas Rangers. Mike Marshall took the loss, surrendering Chalk's double and Rudi’s courtesy hit. Bonds homered off Dock Ellis and later drove Chalk home for the tying run.
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Wimbledon brings McEnroe to sudden quarterfinal rise
In May at Wimbledon 18 year old John McEnroe, ranked 270 nationally, advances to the quarterfinals after beating Sandy Mayer in four sets. He fought through qualifying by defeating two French players and a West German, becoming the tournament’s youngest recent quarterfinalist.
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Robinson hits two grand slams in one game for Orioles
On this day in 1970 Frank Robinson became the seventh major leaguer to hit two grand slams in a game, back to back in the fifth and sixth against the Senators in Washington as Baltimore won 12 2. He acknowledged it would take days to believe the feat.
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