Registration open for West Texas USA boxing tournament
Entries are still being accepted for the April 23-25 West Texas tourney of the USA Amateur Boxing Federation at Ector County Coliseum. Organized by Ike Isaacs with Bill Ingram, the event is sponsored by the Hi Noon Optimists and expects over 90 fighters aged 16 or older. Open division brackets yield winners to the Region 14 tournament at Fort Bliss El Paso.
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Permian and Odessa gymnasts place at state meet at Birdville
Richland Permian High School girls finish fifth and Odessa High boys seventh after compulsory events in the state high school gymnastics meet at Birdville Coliseum. Hurst L D Bell leads girls, Odessa’s Kevin Conatser shines in several events while Permian competitor Judy Ellis places in uneven bars and balance beam. Evening optionals and finals set for tonight and Saturday feature top six finishers in each event.
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Austin Stephen F. Austin
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Permian
Ysleta Eastwood
Houston Dulles
Fort Worth Trinity
Austin Reagan
Kevin Conatser
Bronchos
Judy Ellis
Ellis
Teresa Golden
Doug Herrin
Conatser
OHS
Herrin
Chris DeArmond
Grant Lauderdale
Kevin Shifflet
Jeff Lane
Robert Atchison
Matchmaker Brenner suspension at center of WBC case
In New York AP report, Brenner alleges his suspension by the WBC harmed his boxing promotion career. Sulaiman testifies he polled the Executive Committee by phone, denying Brentner’s side was presented. The antitrust suit against the WBC and Sulaiman proceeds with jurors and a Monday resumption.
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Don King
Jose Sulaiman
World Boxing Council
WBC Executive Council
Brenner
Pamela Ostrager
Sulaiman
U.S. District Court
WBC
Charles M. Metzner
Nam Grom Carning & Deng
Madison Square
Arguello
Richard Cooper
Ostrager
Sul
Reds rely on pitching as eight-man unit shines
Cincinnati opened a three weekend series with St. Louis after sweeping San Diego. Seven games into the season the Reds stand 5-2 with a minuscule team ERA of 1.77 and starters at 1.17. Mike LaCoss faces Lary Sorenson as Mario Soto and Bruce Berenyi back a strong rotation alongside Tom Seaver.
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Reds
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St. Louis Cardinals
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Lary Sorenson
Mario Soto
Padres
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Tom Seaver
McNamara
Former ASU assistants recount slaps and masks drills in Kush era
Two former Arizona State University assistants testified that coaches slapped helmets and grabbed face masks as discipline tools, saying such tactics were common in major college programs and not intended to injure players. Kush defended his methods as motivational and necessary for focus.
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Ariz
Arizona State University
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Frank
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Kush
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Fairbanks
Sun Devil
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Rutledge
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Bill Maskill
Maskill
Robert King
Maricopa County
Hing
Dick Tamburo
Tamburo
Michigan State
Thomas C. Kleinschmidt
University of Washington
Seattle
Rush
Designated hitter Don Baylor ends brief retirement return
Don Baylor of the California Angels, upset by comments from Buzzie Bavasi, announced retirement then returned hours later before the Angels' 5-1 defeat to the Oakland A's. Baylor, 1979 AL MVP, had hand injury issues and a low .074 batting average this season. Bavasi defended the program cover remark and trades cited earlier.
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Calif
Don Baylor
Baylor
California Angels
Buzzie Bavasi
Bavasi
Angels
Oakland A's
Houk bets on relief quartet as Red Sox plan bullpen use
Boston manager Ralph Houk says he will rely on four strong relievers Bob Stanley Tom Burgmeier Bill Campbell and Mark Clear to protect leads early or late in games He indicated he may pull starting pitchers quickly if needed to preserve a lead as the Red Sox head to Chicago for a series with the White Sox Torrez struggled in a Florida exhibition but left a 4-0 lead before Baltimore narrowed it to 4-2
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Ralph Houk
Boston Red Sox
Houk
Red Sox
Chicago
White Sox
Mike Torrez
Baltimore Orioles
Bob Stanley
Tom Burgmeier
Bill Campbell
Mark Clear
Torrez
Florida
Baltimore
Eckersley Set to Face Dotson in Chicago Tilt
Orioles collect four singles to stay in contention while the Red Sox, 2-2 after an off day, prepare for an early evening flight to Chicago. Houk tabs Dennis Eckersley to oppose Chicago’s Richard Dotson, aiming for a bounce back from last Friday’s shutout loss.
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Chicago
Houk
Dennis Eckersley
White Sox
Richard Dotson
Georgia star Wilkins undecided on pro future
Dominique Wilkins, Georgia sophomore forward and SEC scoring leader, says he has not made a decision about entering the NBA. Wilkins notes talks with a few pro teams and cites April 25 as the hardship deadline, while coach Hugh Durham adds that Georgia signed four players on grants-in-aid including Richard Corden.
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Athens, Ga
Dominique Wilkins
Wilkins
National Basketball Association
Georgia
Herschel Walker
Virginia
Ralph Sampson
Hugh Durham
Bulldogs
Richard Corden
Albany
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