Indians Split Twins Open and Northward Pitching Cooled
The Cleveland Indians, struggling under .500, split a doubleheader with Toronto, boosting year to 9-1 against the Blue Jays and Seattle. Andre Thornton homered to seal a 3-2 win, while Rick Wise notched his fifth win as Sid Monge saved. Buddy Bell injured his back running to first, sidelining him a week to 10 days. The Tigers visit Cleveland for a five game set as MLB action across the league unfolds with several notable results.
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Baseball Standings and Weekend Results Highlight Tight Race
The standings show Philadelphia leading with 36 wins while Chicago sits at 35 as Montreal and Pittsburgh trail. Weekend results include Pittsburgh defeating New York 7-4 in 12 innings and San Diego edging Houston 6-5 in 10 innings, among other scores. Tonight's schedule features multiple doubleheaders and late games with several top pitchers listed for each matchup.
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Lopez Beaten After Golden Run Ends In Hershey
Nancy Lopez finally cooled by finishing 15 strokes behind Pat Bradley in Hershey Pa ending a remarkable run of five straight LPGA wins. She attributed the slip to mental fatigue from autograph seekers media duties and interviews while noting she still aims to play well and may dye her hair blonde to avoid recognition.
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Boo” Ferriss
Borg Opens Wimbledon Title Defense On Center Court
Bjorn Borg, defending champion and top seed, begins his bid to win a third straight Wimbledon title as play starts at 2 p.m. He faces Victor Amaya in a 512,250 tournament, with Jimmy Connors as his main challenger and public favorite. Connors, seeded second, eyes the final after last year’s run amid a hostile crowd atmosphere.
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Lietzke Survives Ups And Downs In Canadian Open
Bruce Lietzke captured the $50,000 top prize at the Canadian Open in Oakville with back-to-back course-record tying 67s and a final 73 to win by one stroke over Pat McGowan. Lee Trevino and Ben Crenshaw shared third at 1 under, while Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus also competed amid a tense, leader-board finale.
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Norwalk Legion Sweeps Wadsworth After Ashland Loss
Norwalk's American Legion baseball team bounced back from a 15-2 loss to Ashland to sweep Wadsworth in a Sunday doubleheader 9-8 and 14-4. John Christopher drove in three in the opener with a two-out eighth inning, Jeff Lake started the late rally, and Greg Russell homered twice while Kevin Wilhelm added a homer and single. Larry Keller went the distance as Norwalk improved to 7-3 in the Buckeye League and 11-4 overall. In the nightcap, Christopher hit a three-run homer and Wilhelm belted a two-run shot as Norwalk plated nine in the second inning to seal the victory. The next game is at Fremont Merchants on Tuesday at 7.
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