Astros chairman lashes at players over pay transparency
Houston Astros chairman John McMullen criticized the Major League Players Association for seeking access to teams' earnings. He argued private industry should not reveal profits and warned the players have sparked a lasting dispute. He faulted government involvement as unnecessary and questioned players’ entertainment value without clubs.
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Houston
Houston Astros
John McMullen
Major League Players Association
McMullen
United States
New York
National Labor Relations Board
Players Association
NLRB
Baseball issue lingers over strike and compensation
The AP reports baseball talks remain unsettled over compensation for lost free agents as MLB players avert a one day strike. Leaders like Phillies catcher Bob Boone and Twins owner Calvin Griffith warn of fan backlash while mediation and court actions shape deadlines in New York and Rochester.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia Phillies
Bob Boone
Boone
Major League Players Association
Kansas City
Larry Gura
Royals
Tim Blackwell
Chicago Cubs
Calvin Griffith
Minnesota Twins
Griffith
Madlock
Twins
Panel chosen to hear Indy 500 appeals over winner shift
A three member panel was named to hear the appeals by Roger Penske and Bobby Unser regarding the awarding of first place in the 1981 Indianapolis 500 to Mario Andretti. The panel includes Edward R. Bender Reynold C. MacDonald and Charles T. Brockman with a June 4 hearing set in Speedway Indiana. Unser lost the win after stewards upheld the claim he illegally passed cars during a yellow caution. He sought an impartial open hearing and press access, warning he would pursue civil action if needed.
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Indianapolis
U.S. Auto Club
Roger Penske
Bobby Unser
Mario Andretti
Edward R. Bender
Louisville
University of Louisville
Usac Board
Reynold C. MacDonald
Chicago
USAC
Charles T. Brockman
Brownsburg
Ind
Speedway
Unser
Andretti
Dick King
King
Tom Binford
Edwards Leads After Second Round In Golf Tour Event
Danny Edwards shot a 3 under par 67 to hold a two stroke lead at 134 through the second round at Congressional Country Club. Veteran Tom Weiskopf carded 68 to join a group at 136, while Jack Newton Howard Twitty Craig Stadler and Jim Simons were at 136 and 137 respectively. Edwards, also a pro race car driver, said he plans to mix golf and racing in the coming weeks.
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Bethesda, Md
Danny Edwards
Edwards
Atlanta
Tom Weiskopf
Hil
Congressional Country Club
Weiskopf
Jack Newton
Howard Twitty
Craig Stadler
Jim Simons
Simons
Twitty
Stadler
Newton
John Cook
Dan Pohl
Vance Heafner
Cook
Poh
Heafner
Tom Watson
Connors and McEnroe Reach French Open Round Three
American contenders Connors and McEnroe won weekend matches at Roland Garros advancing to the third round. McEnroe swept Jaime Fillol 6-3 6-0 6-1 while Connors outlasted Gabriel Urpi 6-3 6-7 6-4 6-4, as Borg eyes a sixth French title amid rain delays and recovering from a shoulder injury.
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Paris
Jimmy Connors
John McEnroe
Bjorn Borg
McEnroe
Jaime Fillol
Chile
Connors
Gabriel Urpi
Borg
Urpi
Gene Mayer
Kay Moore
South Africa
Guillermo Vilas
Pascal Portes
France
Yannick Noah
Hans Gildemeister
Romania
Lie Nastase
Patrick Proisy
Thierry Tulasne
Andriano Panatta
Italy
Roland Garros
Panatta
Chris Evert Lioyd
Claudia Casabianca
Argentina
Martina Navratilova
Evert Lioyd
Iris Riedel Kuhn
Brazil
Cassie Motta
Wojtek Fibak
Poland
Paul Torre
Fibaki
Fernando Luna
Spain
Torre
Angel Gimenez
Motta
Milan
Toni Trabert
Southwest Texas State wins NAIA team tennis title
Southwest Texas State clinches the NAIA team tennis title in Kansas City as Brian Lusson and Bart Bernstein win singles and doubles semifinals. Bernstein defeats Tony Minoh to reach the final, while Lusson beats Ron Lusk. Redlands remains the defending champion with 31 points.
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Southwest Texas State
Kansas City
Brian Lusson
Bart Bernstein
Southwest
Texas State
Lusson
Bernstein
Eric
Trip
Flagler College
Fla
Ron Lusk
Nelson Char
Redlands
Moneypenny
Guntrip
Wil
Tony Minoh
St. Augustine’s
N.C
Lusk
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Pittsburgh
Bill Madlock
Player Relations Committee
Kenneth Moffett
Moffett
U.S
Henry Werker
Rochester
N.Y
Werker
Indy Appeal
Jonn Cook
Kemper
John Mahaffey
Sandy Collins
Odessa
Joyce Portman
Kemper Ieac
Sports On TV
Sarune
Ian Pgegnnis
Bod
Sime
Roereat
Rhea Omni
Lia Terk Geer
WRCEL
Boven Bert
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