Baseball scores and upcoming games around the league
St Louis beat Cincinnati 14 9. Tonight's pitchers include D Robinson for Pittsburgh at Atlanta Mahler and Rasmussen for San Diego at Philadelphia. Seaver Loew for Cincinnati faces St Louis Denny. Halicki San Francisco at Espinosa New York, Krakow Chicago at Lemongello Houston. Wednesday night games include Pittsburgh at Atlanta and San Diego at Philadelphia. American League standings show Boston Milwaukee NY Detroit Baltimore Cleveland Toronto. West leaders Kansas City and California. Monday results include Toronto Texas Detroit Minnesota Baltimore Oakland and more.
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Football trades and roster cuts stir NFL teams
United Press International reports a flurry of moves across the league Monday. Buffalo added linebackers Tom Graham and Tom Ehlers from Philadelphia for a draft pick and acquired quarterback Bill Munson from San Diego for a draft pick. Chicago waived six veterans and several rookies. Washington cut several backs and receivers. Philadelphia traded Ehlers and Graham to Buffalo, waived punters and released several players while signing Mitch Hoopes. Minnesota cut kickers Neil Clabo and Dave Alred.
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Lions fall in first pre season game to Browns
Detroit rookie Mark Miller sparked a rally with a 39 yard pass to Keith Wright and a 1 yard TD toss to Doug Dieken as Cleveland beat the Lions 10 to 4. Brockington fumbled twice for Detroit, with Thom Darden returning the first for 13 yards.
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Minooka, Troy Meet in Junior High Tourney Showdown
Minooka and Troy faced off in the winners bracket at 10 a.m. as the Minooka Junior High Baseball Tournament narrowed to four teams Beecher and Braidwood played for the losers bracket at 1 p.m. with the loser finishing fourth The day also saw Braidwood beating Grant Park 5 2 Troy defeating Peotone 4 0 and Beecher beating St Ray’s 8 5 The title games begin Wednesday at 1 p.m. with a potential 3 p.m rematch if the losers bracket champion wins
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Notre Dame aims to rebuild after star players depart
Notre Dame coach Dan Devine notes spring practice revealed a deep gap left by 1977 standouts. He cites backfield experience returning this fall with Heavens Ferguson and Montana and highlights the challenge of replacing MacAfee Hughes and McDaniels. Injuries hurt defense but optimism remains.
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Playoff Berths Clinched As Eight Teams Advance In Slow Pitch
In a Monday night round, Weppler's crushed Shock's 20-0 and then beat Minooka 17-2 sealing two playoff berths. Newark edged Cabaret 12-11, Steele's beat Cabaret 13-10, while Murphy's was eliminated after forfeits ending its season. Final standings list Steele's Newark Weppler's Mortgage Inn Prombo Norm's and Minooka joining the eight-team field.
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Cruz, Astros overpower Cubs for 8-3 win
Jose Cruz boosted the Astros to an 8-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs, delivering four hits including his 10th homer and four RBIs as Houston snapped a six-game skid. J R Richard improved to 13-11 after a strong start, with late trouble in the eighth inning. The Cubs' three runs came in the eighth. Philadelphia widened its NL East lead.
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Stags eye title in Marseilles tournament semifinals
The Morris Stags face Borens Blasting at 7 in Marseilles Fast Pitch Softball Tournament semifinals after two Monday victories. If they win, they meet Gretencord Realty at 8:30 for the championship. a win could lead to a Wednesday 7 p.m. game. The Stags beat Sandwich 9-2 and Joe's Place 11-0, with key hits from Harper Enger Siron and Farber. Farber earned the win, with Matteson pitching a strong game in the nightcap to improve to 30-18.
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Musgrave Captures 25-Lap Feature At Grundy County Speedway
Tom Musgrave of Des Plaines won the 25 lap feature in 16.07 seconds at Grundy County Speedway Friday night. He also posted the fastest qualifying time while Ray Young led the fast heat. Other heat winners were George Hill and Jerry Kem perman. In street stock, Jim Taylor of Coal City won the 15 lap feature for a two race streak.
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San Francisco 49ers place two regulars on IR for 1978
The San Francisco 49ers put running back Wilbur Jackson and tackle Jean Barrett on injured reserve for the 1978 season. Jackson will have his right knee cast after an injury in the August 12 Seattle game and Barrett suffered severe knee ligament damage in a Sunday loss to Oakland. Surgery is not expected in either case.
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Let Dad Have A Better Car Wish Ad
A brief plea to shop the Want Ads for a good car deal. Encourages buyers to browse listings to find a suitable vehicle for Father’s needs and budget.
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Gretencord set to clash for tournament crown
Gretencord Realty advanced to the Marseilles Fast Pitch Softball Tourney final after a 3-2 win over Borens Blasting. They will face the Morris Stags or Borens Blasting winner tonight at 8 30 p.m. with a possible rematch if they lose. Evert Poyner reached base on a Borens error and scored the decisive run in the fourth on Larry Walker's RBI. Tim Barra’s earlier homer and Walker's two run single sparked Gretencord's lead, with Dick Parker earning the win and Denny Price finishing.
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Dick Parker
Denny Price
Loris Lambert
GCGYAA Softball Shows Narrow Junior Victory
In the G CYAA girls softball junior game Team 4 beat Team 3 12 to 8. Gayle Gallo and Annette Roberts led the offense by going 3 for 3 as Megan Larwerth 2 for 2 and Nike Larwerth added a double. Laura Galloway delivered a triple and double for Team 3, with Stacy McGee Margie Shannon and Mary Beth Gretencord also contributing. Cheryl Larson took the loss.
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