Yarborough Aims To Clinch Third Straight NASCAR Title
Cale Yarborough, the 1976 and 1977 champion, leads the 1978 Grand National points race after his eighth win of the season at Martinsville. He holds a 403 point lead over Benny Parsons with five races left, and could clinch the title by the Rockingham event next month. He dominated the Dominion 300 by a car length over Darrell Waltrip.
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Colson breaks 21-year wait with NHRA win at Seattle
Ron Colson, 47, of Addison, wins his first NHRA drag race after 21 years of trying at the Fallnationals in Seattle. He clocks a 6.38-second run in Funny Car, earns $12,000, beating Dan Pulde of Van Nuys who posts a 6.50 and 231.95 mph top speed versus 230.76 mph for Pulde.
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Patriots rally to beat Raiders in memory of Stingley
The Patriots defeated the Raiders 21-14 as Sam Cunningham scored the decisive 1 yard TD with 16 seconds left. The game honors Darry Stingley who died after the Raiders-Pats exhibition loss. Steelers beat Browns 15-9 in overtime on a Bradshaw to Cunningham bomb.
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LA Wins Approval to Host 1984 Olympic Games
The USOC Executive Board cleared the way for Los Angeles to host the 1984 Games. Members approved a contract between Los Angeles and the IOC and another among the LOC USOC and LA Organizing Committee. President Robert Kane said membership will be polled for final approval.
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Youth soccer scoreboard summary from local matches
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Caponi Young and Whitworth win LPGA team title in playoff
Caponi Young sank a foot birdie on the third hole of a sudden death playoff with Kathy Whitworth to win the $100,000 LPGA team championship at Edgewater Country Club. They finished 16 under after 54 holes, tied with Breer and Moxness. Klass and Lest were third at 15 under. In Hartford, McEnroe captured two titles at the $75,000 tournament, beating Kriek for the singles and partnering Maze to win the doubles final. In Bournemouth, Higueras and Mertoluec defeated Gotturn and Solomon in a Pictish Hardcourt final. In gymnastics, Turnbow led at the United States World Championships with Setwandt second and Pyfer third.
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