Curren Puts Connors On His Heels In Wimbledon Semi
Kevin Curren dominates Jimmy Connors with booming serves and precise slices, delivering a 6 2 6 2 6 1 semifinal win on Wimbledon grass to reach the final. Connors, nearing the end of his era, is outplayed by Curren’s game plan modeled after Arthur Ashe.
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Wimbledon
England
Jimmy Connors
Connors
Kevin Curren
Curren
Arthur Ashe
Ashe
Bjorn Borg
Sweden
Navratilova and Lloyd clash for Wimbledon final showdown
Martina Navratilova and Chris Lloyd meet in the Wimbledon final as Lloyd chases a Grand Slam bid with the U S Open looming. Both have strong histories against each other with joint No 1 seeding marking a rare moment in Wimbledon history.
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Wimbledon
England
Martina Navratilova
Chris Evert
Lloyd
Navratilova
Evert
Maureen ‘‘Little
Connolly
Margaret Court
International Tennis Federation
ITF
Paris
Delray Beach
Fla
Dallas
Key Biscayne
Officials debate stipend proposal in college sports
Kansas City report recalls a growing debate on paying college athletes. Digger Phelps and NCAA executives weigh the idea against potential impact on smaller sports and scholarships. Nebraska Senator Ernie Chambers’ bill to make football players state employees reflects wider calls for reform.
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Kansas City
Joe E. Jones
State University
Notre Dame
Digger Phelps
National Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA
John Davis
Oregon State
Arizona
Ncaa Presidents Commission
Marshall Criser
University of Florida
Nebraska
Ernie Chambers
Chambers
Cornhusker
Young star Dwight Gooden leads majors in strikeouts
New York pitcher Dwight Gooden, age 20, tops the league with 134 strikeouts and a 1.65 ERA. Rookie of the Year form last season, he already has a 11-3 record this year, with Mets players praising his extraordinary early career and his measured response to fame.
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New York
Dwight Eugene Gooden
New York Mets
Mel Stottlemyre
Gooden
Herb Score
Cleveland
Vida Blue
Fernando Valenzuela
Charlie Samuels
Mets
Samuels
Wally Backman
Slimeouts
NYM
Sy Alexander
Phy
Magnes
Civ
Mathewson
NYG
a-Montefusco
R. Ford
Nyy
a-Sutton
Nolan
Cin
Oowe
Johnson
a-Langston
Sea
Griffin
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