Evert Edges Tracy Austin as Wimbledon Spotlight Shines
At Wimbledon, 14-year-old Tracy Austin pushes defending champion Chris Evert in a 6-1 6-1 third round victory, showing poised rallies and earning praise for handling pressure on center court. The day also features top seeds advancing and notable upsets in singles and doubles.
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Upset Sends B&B Sporting Goods Into State Preview Quarters
B&B Sporting Goods of Augusta stunned G-W Sporting Goods of Wichita 10-7 to reach the quarterfinals of the 13th Annual State Preview y Invitational. Rick Dreiling hit a grand slam inside the park as B&B built an early lead and held on. The tournament continues with 34 games across three sites and finals Sunday at Guadalupe Park.
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Leonard Blank A's As Royals Win Three Nothing
Dennis Leonard pitched a three hitter with 11 strikeouts guiding Kansas City past Oakland 3-0. George Brett and John Mayberry hit successive sixth inning homers to supply all Royals runs while Doc Medich took the loss. Twins rally past White Sox as Hisle drives in five.
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North and Watson share Western Open lead at Butler National
Andy North tied for the lead with Tom Watson at five under par after two rounds at Butler National. North, nursing nightly muscle spasms, carded a 70 while Watson posted 69 to reach 139. McCord slipped from five under with a water tee shot on 14.
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Seaver Makes Reds Debut in Loss to Dodgers
Tom Seaver, newly with the Cincinnati Reds, pitched eight innings in his first Cincinnati appearance but the Reds fell 3-2 to Los Angeles. Tommy John won for the Dodgers with 10 hits allowed. Steve Garvey and Rick Monday drove in key runs as LA took a 3-2 win.
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Scoreboard clashes across leagues with varied matchups
In a busy score roundup, Yanene City hosts Oakland as Colborn 8 7 faces Norris 2. Toronto sees Garvin 7 5 and Byrd 0 0 visit Baltimore with D Martinez 6 5 and Grimsley 6 3. Milwaukee welcomes Montague 5 4 while Haas 4 4 charts N3 6. New York Zachry 3 8 visits Chicago Burris 8 Los Angeles Sutton 8 2 travels to Cincinnati Fryman 2 5. San Francisco Barr 8 5 and McGlothen 2 6 face Houston Andujar 8 4 and Richard 6 6. San Diego Shirley 6 7 heads to Atlanta Messersmith 4 3. Philadelphia Carlton 93 visits St Louis Forsch 84.
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NHL proposes merger with WHA for 1977-78 season
The National Hockey League proposes a merger with the World Hockey Association to start in 1977-78. WHA would form a six team division under the NHL umbrella and the top four WHA teams would join the NHL in an interlocking Stanley Cup format. Named joining teams include Quebec New England Cincinnati Edmonton Houston Winnipeg Birmingham was a possible addition.
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