Brooks Robinson hits 2500th as Orioles rally past Twins
Brooks Robinson collected his 2,500th career hit helping Baltimore rally for a 4-3 win over Minnesota in the ninth. Earl Weaver called him among baseball's all time greats, while Kansas City beat the Yankees 6-2 to stay in pace with the Orioles and A's. Vida Blue won his 14th for Oakland as Detroit fell 7-2.
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Vida Blue
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Giants win in 11th to stay alive in pennant race
In Montreal, Gary Matthews belted the go ahead run in the 11th after Don McMahon, a 43 year old coach, held the Expos in the 11th. Ron Fairly homered twice for Montreal to tie twice before the Giants finally prevailed 6-4. Cincinnati outlasted the Mets 8-3 in 16 innings as Johnny Bench delivered a key RBI single. Houston beat Pittsburgh 10-2 behind James Rodney Richard's strong outing.
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Associated Press
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Pittsburgh Pirates
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Oliver
Weinrich wins six cylinder feature at Grundy County Speedway
Larry Schuler earned his second straight late model feature at Grundy County Speedway Friday night. Schuler passed Bob Roper midway and held on as Tom Jones moved to second later. Weinrich survived two restarts to win the super six main event. Marmor and Snyder followed in the six cylinder feature.
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Grundy County Speedway
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Tom Jones
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Frank Ropp
World University Games track closes with U S sweep
The final day of track at the World University Games saw seven European nations win titles led by Mona Lisa Persiainen Finland in the women 200 and Pietro Mennea Italy in the men 200. The U S sprinters surged to victory in the 400 meter relay with Steve Riddick of Norfolk driving the late lap. Russian 1 600 finish was nullified by judges for a foul on the winning team.
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Frank Crepeau
Associated Press
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Soviet Union
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Finland
Pietro Mennea
Italy
Britain
Francis Clement
Crazyna Rabsztyn
Poland
Margrit Olfert
East Germany
Czechoslovakia
Vladi
Mir Maly
Bulgaria
Liliana Tomova
U.S
Steve Riddick
Norfolk
Smith tops Nastase in Davis Cup Interzone Final
Stan Smith defeated Ilie Nastase 5 7 6 2 6 3 in a five set Davis Cup Interzone Final to help the United States beat Romania 4 1. Both players earned over 150000 in prize money last year and played for pride rather than team stakes.
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Broncos Focus On Positive Thinking For 1973 Season
Denver the Broncos enter 1973 with an established quarterback and proven running and passing games. Coach John Ralston emphasizes positive thinking as the team aims to translate attitude into victories after the 5-9 finish in 1972, with key players like Johnson, Floyd Little, Otis Armstrong, Rod Sherman, Haven Moses, and Jerry Simmons, plus a reinforced defense led by Paul Smith and Lyle Alzado.
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Associated Press
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Tom Jackson
Louisville
Fred Forsberg
Don Parish
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Jim Turner
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