Tennis players and results from major championships
The AP recounts junior and senior circuit results for players like Zina Garrison Stephanie Rehe Catarina Lindqvist Kathy Jordan Carling Bassett and others. It notes Garrison's Wimbledon upset by Anne Hobbs and quarterfinal loss to Navratilova, Rehe's San Diego final and Wimbledon exit, Lindqvist's Wimbledon quarterfinal and Open rounds, Jordan's Wimbledon fourth round, Bassett's Wimbledon setback and 1984 U.S. Open run, with Bassett and Lloyd doubles.
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Zina Garrison
Lloyd. Shriver
Stephanie Rehe
San Diego
Melissa Gurney
Rehe
Larissa Savchenko
Soviet Union
Catarina Lindqvist
Sabatini
Lindqvist
Navratilova
Kathy Jordan
Jordan
The
WITA
Lloyd
Mandleikova
Carling Bassett Bassett
Mandhikova
Bassett
WTA
U S Open Final Date Sets Stage for No 1 Battle
The U S Open at Flushing Meadow opens its two week run on Tuesday as the last major on the tennis calendar. Top players Evert Lloyd Navratilova and Lendl Becker face McEnroe’s return and a strong field with Yannick Noah and others seeking to secure the world No 1 ranking amid heat, crowds, and New York traffic.
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New York
Flushing Meadow
Chris Evert Lloyd
Martina Navratilova
Ivan Lendl
Boris Becker
America
National Tennis Center
Hana Mandlikova
Czechoslovakia
Lloyd
Navratilova
Lendl
Becker
John McEnroe
Arthur Ashe
McEnroe
Italy
Paolo Cane
Spain
Fernando Luna
Yannick Noah
France
Larissa Savchenko
Svetlana Parkhomenko
Frenchman Leconte among top seeds in 1986 rankings
The Associated Press reports men's seeds list shows Henri Leconte at ninth, Andres Gomez at tenth, Mikael Pernter at twelfth and Thierry Tulasne at fifteenth with notable 1985 results. Other players including Joan McEnroe Brad Gilbert and Miloslav Mečíř are highlighted for past performances and current ATP standings.
Former Brown freed on bail after incident
Former NFL star Jim Brown was released on $5,000 bail after his arrest on suspicion of spousal battery. Debra Clark, Brown’s fiancée, moved out with police protection from Brown’s Hollywood home after a pre-dawn argument. Clark was treated for a facial bruise.
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Los Angeles
Jim Brown
Brown
Hollywood
Cleveland Browns
Debra Clark
Chuck Urso
Urso
Ms. Clark
Quarterbacks fuel Squads' 1986 title hopes
Miami's Vinny Testaverde Florida's Kerwin Bell and Florida State's Chip Ferguson headline 1986 college football as top Heisman contenders. Testaverde led 1985 in passing with 3,238 yards and 21 TDs for 10-2 Miami, while Bell guided Florida to 9-1-1 seasons and high efficiency. Ferguson shown huge potential after a freshman year. Bowden calls both coaches' picks as his kind of quarterback.
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Vinny Testaverde
Kerwin Bell
Chip Ferguson
Florida
Miami
Testaverde
Bell
Florida State
Ferguson
Bobby Bowden
Bernie Kosar
Hurricanes
Gators
Bowden
Ol’ Bell
Seminoles
Galen Hall
Sports Information Department
Steve Spurrier
Presidents vote to form new league in LSU area
Officials say UNO Southwestern and Louisiana Tech joined Pan American in Edinburg Texas to form a new athletic conference. Aiming for a six team minimum, the league would start in 1987 88 with six men and six women sports including basketball cross country indoor and outdoor track baseball golf and volleyball softball.
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Kenner
University of New Orleans
Southwestern Louisiana University
Louisiana Tech
Pan American
Edinburg
Texas
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Mackin
USL
Southwestern
Tech
Maestri
Ray Authement
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Associated Press
Shriver
Barbara Potter
Dianne
Wilander
ATP
Henri Leconte
Lend
Joan McEnroe
Checker
Stratton Mountain
Andres Gomez
Gomez
Mikael Pernters
Dennis Ralston
University of Georgia
Thierry Tulasne
Bologna
Palermo
Barcelona
Brad Gilbert
Miloslav Mech
Connors
U.S
Philadelphia
Wilander, Nystrom
Henrik Jundstrom
Hamburg
Fred Goodall
Lamar
Arkansas State
UNO
Cooper Mackin
Ron Maestri
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