McEnroe Satisfied Just To Stay In Wimbledon
London reports John McEnroe, after a subdued match, says he is satisfied only that he remains in the Wimbledon tournament. He cites improved serving and a healed shoulder, while noting pressure from rivals and British media. Other highlights include Connors facing Curren, Lendl advancing, and an unlikely lucky loser story of John McGurdy.
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Dallas Morning News London
John McEnroe
McEnroe
All- England
Wimbledon
Jimmy Connors
Yorkshire Ripper
Connors
Kevin Curren
Curren
Jeff Borowiak
Rodney Harmon
Harmon
Athens
Bill Scanlon
Scanlon
Ivan Lendl
Lendl
Pat Cash
Cash
Nduka Odizor
United States
John McGurdy
Jose Luis Clerc
McGurdy
Americans win dual meet against East Germany men
Dave McKenzie set a U.S. hammer record at 244 feet 5 inches but finished behind East Germans as the American men won 125-97. The margin topped last year while the U.S. women lost 100-56 with three event wins.
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Phil Hersh
Chicago
U.S.A
Heinz Czervinski
Terry Crawford
U.S
Sul Ross Clinches CNFR Rodeo Title In Montana Showdown
Sul Ross State defends its crown at the CNFR in Bozeman scoring 996 points to win the team title. Richard Hedeman captures bull riding with 81 and a total of 227 for the three rides. Anna Crespin leads the Eastern New Mexico women’s team with 685 points and secures the women’s team title plus all around and goat tying titles.
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Bozeman
Mont
Richard Hedeman
Sul Ross State
Alpine
National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association
Montana State University
Hedeman
el Paso
CNFR
Blue Mountain Community College of
Pendleton
Ore
Casper College of Wyoming
Anna Crespin
New Mexico
Portales
Crespin
NIRA
New Mexico State
Rocky Steagall
Blue Mountain
Billy Haley
Lanham Mangold
Southwest Texas State
San Marcos
Dolphins mourn Dolphins linebacker Gordon dies at 28
Miami Dolphins players expressed shock after linebacker Larry Gordon died at 28 from an undetectable congenital heart disease. He collapsed while jogging near Phoenix and died after autopsy revealed ideopathic cardiomyopathy, a condition hard to detect in athletes.
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MIAMI
Miami Dolphins
Larry Gordon
Arizona Desert
Dolphin
David Woodley
Gordon
Phoenix
Jesse Owens Memorial Medical Center
Bob Edwards
Maricopa County
Heinz Karnitschnig
Karnitschnig
Ralph Sampson headlines undersized 1983 NBA draft
The 1983 draft is described as deep yet star deficient with Ralph Sampson expected to be the top pick after Houston won the coin toss. Several underclassmen left college early, including Russell Cross, Clyde Drexler, Derek Harper, Glenn Rivers, Byron Scott, and Ennis Whatley, while others like Steve Stipanovich and Antoine Carr loom as potential top selections amid uncertainty about immediate impact players.
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NBA
Ralph Sampson
Virginia
Russell Cross
Purdue
Byron Scott
Arizona State
Clyde Drexler
Houston
Derek Harper
Illinois
Glenn Rivers
Marquette
Ennis Whatley
Alabama
Houston Rockets
Sampson
Missouri
Steve Stipanovich
Indiana
Wichita State
Antoine Carr
Tennessee
Dale Ellis
Louisville
Rodney McCray
Mavericks eye Class of '83 stars in two picks
Dallas Mavericks executives discuss the 1983 draft prospects, noting Sampson’s talent, the impact of hardship rules, and potential targets with Nos. 9 and 11 picks. They weigh guards Darrell Walker Randy Wittman and forwards Larry Micheaux Roy Hinson plus the option to trade. Bart Davis was signed to stabilize the guard spot.
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Stipanovich
Wilkins
Cummings
Mavericks
Lund
Missouri
Seattle
Jack Sikma
John Lambert
Sund
Darrell Walker
Arkansas
Byron Scott
Arizona State
Randy Wittman
Indiana
Larry Micheaux
Houston
Roy Hinson
Rutgers
Brad Davis
Davis
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Crawford
East Germany
Ilona Slupianek Kuris
Bullrider
Sul Ross
Dolphins Express Shock
Nat Moore
Dolphins
Bob Baumhower
Sports
Rick Lund
Dallas Mavericks
TCU
Doug Arnold
Darrell Browder
Kevin Sullivan
Dallas
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