Plummer Leaves Reds After Six Seasons of Backup Duty
In Tampa, Bill Plummer, a 31 year old catcher, was waived by the Cincinnati Reds after six seasons behind Johnny Bench. He hit .137 last year and sought a trade, while Reds cut Summers and informed Al Downing he would not be re-signed. The roster drops to 25 as Sparky Anderson hints at another pitcher may be cut.
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Bill Plummer
Johnny Bench
Cincinnati Reds
Plummer
Johnny
Reds
John
Champ) Summers
al Downing
Summers
Indianapolis
Sparky Anderson
Cardinal misplays sink Cardinals in extra innings loss
In Florida spring action the St. Louis Cardinals fall 5-4 to the Cincinnati Reds after Butch Metzger overthrows a tap for the winning run in the 11th. George Frazier, 23, pitched strong relief amid late miscues as Cincinnati built a 3-1 lead before St. Louis rallied briefly.
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Fla
St. Louis Cardinals
Florida
Butch Metzger
Mike Lum
Cincinnati Reds
Ray Knight
Cardinals
Cincinnati
George Foster
Cards
Ken Reitz
Metzger
Ken Griffey
Lum
St. Louis
Hume
Capilla
Tomlin
Murray
Bench
Werner
Schultz
Frazier
Lopez
Simmons
Tamargo
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Foster
Bengals pursue CFL star Wilson amid contract dispute
Cincinnati Bengals officials say they will pursue offensive guard Mike Wilson, signed with the Toronto Argonauts, despite Toronto threatens to sue over any NFL move. Owner plans reference a 1974 Bergey case to justify tampering claims while Argonauts GM Dick Shatto condemns the Bengals’ actions.
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Cincinnati Bengals
Canadian Football League
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Bill Bergey
Mike Brown
Bengals
Wilson
Toronto Argonauts
CFL
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Bergey
World Football League
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National Football League
University of Georgia Star
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NFL
Tribe Red Sox trade shocks Indians camp
In Tucson AP report Cleveland GM Phil Seghi says we gave up one good young player and got three. Dennis Eckersley and Fred Kendall traded to Boston for Rick Wise Mike Paxton Ted Cox and Bo Diaz. Cox Eckersley cited as keys. Diaz praised for defense and arm, batting limited. Kendall shifts from likely starter to reserve catcher behind Fisk.
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Ariz
Cleveland Indians
Phil Seghi
Seghi
Dennis Eckersley
Fred Kendall
Boston Red Sox
Rick Wise
Mike Paxton
Ted Cox
Bo Diaz
Cox
Eckersley
Hall of Fame
Cy Young
Wise
Paxton
Cleveland
Diaz
Cincinnati
Johnny Bench
Kendall
Boston
Carlton Fisk
Baseball and football personnel moves in Major Leagues
Multiple teams across the American and National Leagues restructured rosters. Boston acquired Eckersley and Kendall from Cleveland for Wise Paxton Cox and Diaz, with Leo Foster assigned to Pawtucket. Chicago White Sox traded Essian and Renko to Oakland for Torrealba. Brewers released Joshua Brye Haney. A’s released Lintz. Braves waived Capra Correll Paciorek Robinson and reassigned McWilliams Bradford McLaughlin Davey to minors. Dodgers waived Crawford. Expos waived Sawyer for unconditional release. Mets sent Foster to Red Sox for Burton and assigned Burton to Tidewater. Bills hired Hafner as director of pro scouting. Cardinals named Feldman defensive line coach. Pistons placed Eberhard on injury list.
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Dennis Eckersley
Fred Kendall
Cleveland Indians
Rick Wise
Mike Paxton
Ted Cox
Bo Diaz
Leo Foster
Pawtucket
Chicago White
NEW York Mets
Jim Burton
Burton
Tidewater
Buffalo Bills
Doug Hafner
ST. Louis Cardinals
Rudy Feldman
National Basketball Association
Detroit Pistons
al Eberhard
No little green people for Braves opening night
The FAA warned the Braves that landing a simulated spacecraft by a helicopter at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium on opening night April 7 violates regulations. Publicist Bob Hope said aliens were not reachable and the FAA noted they would have no jurisdiction if a real UFO landed.
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Bob Hope
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Russia Favored In That Meet At World Cup Of Wrestling
Russia the 1976 Olympic champion is the early favorite as the six year old World Cup of Wrestling opens in Toledo Ohio. The Soviets face Cuba while the United States meets Japan in Saturday afternoon round robin. A second round pits Russia against Japan and America against Cuba with the tournament ending Sunday afternoon in a Russia US final pairing.
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Centennial Hall
Exhibition Thursday Scores Across Baseball Showdowns
Toronto defeated Philadelphia 3 to 2 while Texas edged Kansas City 6 to 5. Cincinnati beat St. Louis 4 to (incomplete result) Boston routed New York N 12 to 0. Milwaukee 12, Seattle 4. San Francisco 7, Cleveland 4. San Diego 7, California 2. Chicago A 3, New York A 2. Minnesota 4, Montreal 0. Atlanta 3, Baltimore 2. Detroit 3, Pittsburgh (incomplete result).
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Milwaukee
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Cleveland
San Diego
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Chicago
Minnesota
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Atlanta
Baltimore
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Franklin athletes honored at sports award ceremony
Frankin High recognized top performers with MVPs in four sports. Doug Naylor earned gymnastics MVP, Mel Noble wrestling, Cindy Kramer girls basketball, and Kevin Hollon boys basketball. Names of other awardees across basketball, girls basketball, gymnastics, wrestling and cheerleaders are listed.
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Doug Naylor
Mel Noble
Cindy Kramer
Kevin Hollon
Franklin Sports Award
Naylor
Noble
Kramer
Hollon
Doug Whitaker
Bob Tussey
Mike Ross
Todd McCloud
Russ Warfield
John McDaniel
Alex Kugler
Dave Metzler
Ron Black
Tony Stickleman
Alan Winglikowski
Bob Stickieman
Tom Roosa
Mike Crase
Ken Roosa
Gary Myers
Perry McDaniel
Giles Lainnart
Mark McClelland
Mike Revis
Steve VanOver
Greg Snell
Wa Noble
Darrel Napier
Miller
Dale Ham
Georgia Tech votes to seek ACC membership
Georgia Tech’s athletic board unanimously approved applying to join the Atlantic Coast Conference. The move opens ACC expansion to eight members though Tech currently plays in the Metro 7 without football. Spokesman Jim Schultz said the ACC executive committee will meet in Atlanta to discuss formal membership conditions. Athletic director Doug Weaver framed the case for joining the ACC.
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Schultz
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Gottfried Disappointed With Dayton Pro Run Despite Win
Top seed Brian Gottfried reached the quarterfinals of the Dayton Pro Tennis Classic with a 6-4 6-2 win over Billy Martin but voiced dissatisfaction claiming he is not playing as well as he wants. Tim Gullikson and Tom Gullikson joined the quarters and cited head cold and unforced errors as factors. Other quarterfinalists included Eddie Dibbs Harold Solomon Arthur Ashe and Hank Pfister.
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Billy Martin
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Tom Gullikson
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Sweden
Tom Ousten
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South Africa
Tim Gullikson
Association of Tennis Professionals
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John Yuill
Harold Solomon
Gene Mayer
Arthur Ashe
Ashok Amritraj
India
Hank Pfister
Spring sports results from Middletown and Madison area meet
In spring results Middletown and Madison posted scores across baseball track and relay events. Notable performances include Walker and teammates on multiple events, and Lakota and Ham. Garfield competing in a tri meet at Lakota with track tallies for boys and girls divisions. Reserve baseball saw Mount Healthy defeat Middletown 9 to 6.
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Mount Healthy
Middletown
San Antonio Edges Cavaliers In Narrow 99 95 Win
NBA scores show San Antonio beat Cleveland 99 to 95 in a tight contest. Milwaukee defeated Indiana 105 to 100. Washington topped New York 123 to 108.
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