Cavaliers Clinch Playoff Spot in Tight Win over Kings
Cleveland edge Kansas City 113-107 to clinch a playoff berth behind Elmore Smith late heroics and Brewer’s big rebounds. Gary Brokaw led Cavs with 21 and rookie Richard Washington scored a career high 30 for the Kings. Other NBA results include Boston over Philadelphia and Seattle over Portland.
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City Men’s Slow Pitch League reshapes with two divisions
The City Slow Pitch League will split into two leagues each with Eastern and Western circuits for 18 teams. American League holds four circuits with top teams Bennett Electric, Bob Pugh Motors, and Joe Bibb Realty in American East. Schedule aims for about 189 games, opening May 1, with emphasis on tournaments over extended regular play.
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Rip Riley
Indiana
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Grandstand Collapse Injures Several at Tulsa Exhibition Game
A wooden grandstand at Drillers Park collapsed during a Texas Rangers Houston Astros exhibition in Tulsa as a rain and hail storm drove spectators to shelter. Seventeen people fell forty feet onto a concrete apron. fourteen released, three remain hospitalized in fair condition. Eight victims were children.
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Barons Win Season Finale Over Chicago 4 2
Greg Smith scored late in the third period and Dave Gardner added two goals to lift Cleveland past Chicago 4 2. Chicago tied the game in the second on a Darcy Rota power play, then Gardner sealed it with an empty-net tally with 13 seconds left as Cleveland finished with 63 points, missing the Stanley Cup playoffs.
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Indians eyes on Cubs as Garland shows no pitching pain
In Arizona the Indians face the Cubs in their final Cactus League game with a 12-13 outlook. Wayne Garland, signed for 2.3 million, allowed 7 earned runs in five innings but reported no arm pain and good velocity as manager Frank Robinson and GM Phil Seghi note his progress. Mariners' Stan Thomas beat Cleveland with two hits in six innings.
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Stan Thomas
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Andre Thornton
Waltrip Wins Rebel 500 at Darlington Under Caution
Darrell Waltrip beat Bobby Allison and Richard Petty in a yellow flag finish at Darlington. Waltrip, 30, claimed his first superspeedway victory as fans waited and finally saw him circle into victory lane after five cautious miles.
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