Carew retires after 19 season Hall of Fame likely future talk
Rod Carew, 40, announced his retirement ending a 19-year major league career with a .328 average and 3,053 hits. He played 12 seasons with the Twins and seven with the Angels, reaching 3,000 hits last August 4 against the Twins. He hinted a Hall of Fame induction speech may come later, choosing family over another contract.
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Calif
Rod Carew
Hall of Fame
Carew
Panama
California Angels
San Francisco Giants
al Rosen
Giants
Minnesota Twins
Angels
Minnesota
Frank Viola
Garza urges Odessa juniors to pursue tennis beyond high school
Rosie Garza, resident pro at University Gardens Racquet Club since 1979 and a long-time Odessa figure, tells local teens that careers in tennis can continue after graduation. She coaches youths and adults daily, competes in tournaments, and stresses practicing, tournament play, and college scholarships as paths to travel and growth.
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Rosie Garza
Garza
University Gardens
Odessa
University of Texas of the Permian Basin
UTPB
Odessa Country Club
UGRC
University
Kingsville
Texas
Kingsville High School
Kriek Reaches French Open Semifinals Behind Vilas Battle
Johan Kriek, the 13th seed and sole American in the men’s draw, beat Guillermo Vilas in a three hour and 49 minute match to reach the French Open semifinals. Martina Navratilova and Kathy Rinaldi clash in the other women’s semis, while 14 year old Mary Joe Fernandez shocks to reach a potential final four with Helena Sukova.
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Paris
Johan Kriek
Guillermo Vilas
Ivan Lendl
Czechoslovakia
Andres Gomez
Ecuador
Martina Navratilova
Kathy Rinaldi
Helena Sukova
Mary Joe Fernandez
Miami
Fla
Kriek
Vilas
Krick
Chris Evert Lloyd
Hana Mandlikova
Rockets edge Celtics 106 104 to cling in NBA finals
Kevin McHale compared Houston's late comeback to a fisherman landing a last catch as the Rockets erased a seven point deficit in four minutes to beat Boston 106 104 and cut the series deficit to 2 1 with two games at the Summit upcoming.
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Boston
Kevin McHale
Houston Rockets
Celtics
McHale
Rockets
Atlanta
Bird
McCray
Tings
Bird hapless in Celtics loss after double OT setback
Larry Bird delivered a 25 point 15 rebound 11 assist triple double yet struggled in the final four minutes as Boston felled by the Rockets in a double overtime. Robert Reid limited Bird in the second half and the Celtics failed to close a seven point edge.
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New York Knicks
Celtics
Larry Bird
Bird
Robert Reid
Rodney McCray
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Carling Bassett
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Steffi Graf
Henri Leconte
Horacio de la Pena
Boris Becker
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