Brett A Hit With Media
George Brett dodges interview requests as he powers the Royals to a 6-3 win over Texas in Arlington. He collects three hits to extend a 30 game hitting streak and raise his average to .404, while Kansas City strengthens its AL West lead.
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Hal McRae
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Aikens
Charlie Hough
Rich Gale
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Buddy Bell
Pat Putnam
Rangers
Gale
Jeff Twitty
Dan Quisenberry
Baseball Scoreboard Daily Games and Standings
Vryonrare reports Wednesday games across the majors with matchups including Los Angeles at Montreal San Diego at Philadelphia Chicago at Atlanta San Francisco at New York St Louis at Cincinnati Pittsburgh at Houston. New York leads the American League with 71 wins and a .707 percentage.
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Ruthven
Lamp
P.niekro
Knepper
Zachry
Kenney Leads Chiefs Past Vikings in Preseason Victory
Kenney, in his second NFL season, threw two touchdowns guiding Kansas City to a 24-10 win over Minnesota. He led a 19 yard drive culminating in a 5 yard pass to Ben Norman and a 7 yard TD to Tom Donovan as the Chiefs moved ahead 24-10 in the third quarter.
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Bill Kenney
National Football League
Kansas City Chiefs
Kenney
Kansas City
Minnesota Vikings
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Chiefs
Northern
Colorado
Ben Norman
Minnesota
Tom Donovan
Tom Clements
Notre Dame
Fuller
Tom
Steve
J.T. Smith
Nick Lowery
Vikings
Ted Brown
Rick Danmeier
Tommy Kramer
Mike Livingston
Bud Grant
Marv Levy
Claiborne Saw Writing On Wall In Cardinals Fire
ST LOUIS AP John Claiborne fired as St Louis Cardinals general manager after 22 months says he saw it coming due to poor team performance and money losses. He notes he failed to deliver a pennant and cites basic disagreements about progress while Whitey Herzog to replace Ken Boyer expressed shock. Busch says decision rooted in disagreements over team progress. Claiborne recalls attempts to land Pete Rose and Jim Slaton. Knowles and Carbo signed then released. Claiborne arrived Oct 18 1978.
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ST. Louis
John Claiborne
St. Louis Cardinals
Claiborne
August A. Busch Jr
Pittsburgh
Whitey Herzog
Ken Boyer
Herzog
Busch
Cardinals
Pete Rose
Philadelphia
Jim Slaton
Milwaukee Brewers
Darrold Knowles
Don Hood
Bernie Carbo
Knowles
Carbo
Hood
Title IX scrutiny at KU threatens nearly $27 million in federal aid
Lawrence Kansas AP report outlines a federal probe into Title IX compliance at the University of Kansas. Investigators will examine 11 areas including scholarships equipment facilities practice time and coaching. The study compares male and female athletic offerings and funding with figures showing higher male scholarship averages and larger coaching staffs.
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Lawrence, Kan
University of Kansas
U.S. Department of Education
Washington
Kansas City
Kansas
Elizabeth Banks
Ann Levinson
Northeastern University
Boston
Jane Glickman
Department of Education
University
del Brinkman
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Bowhunter Education Program Offered in Garnett
The Kansas Bowhunters Association offers for the first time in Garnett a National Bowhunter Education Program on Saturday with two sessions from 8 p.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. Participants should bring bowhunting gear. The course covers hunting methods game trailing field dressing safety and practice and field use of equipment. Sessions are at Garnett Community Building North Park with a $5 materials fee and on-site pre registration.
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Garnett
North Park
Liberal In Title Game At NCB Finals
In Wichita Fairbanks Alaska faces Liberal Kansas in the NBC Tournament title game after Fairbanks beat Grand Rapids 18-15 with Al Davis drawing the winning run, Ed Amelung homering twice and Phil Stephenson collecting five hits. Liberal topped Boulder 10-9 on a three-run homer by Bobby Smith in the bottom of the eighth.
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Wichita
Fairbanks
Ed Amelung
Phil Stephenson
Davis
Bobby Smith
Liberal
Boulder
Hunter Safety Warning For Dove Season Opens Sept One
Johnnie Ray the local game protector issued a hunter safety warning for the dove season opening Sept 1. Persons born after July 1 1957 must complete a hunter safety course. Register with Franklin County sheriff before Aug 23 to enable scheduling before Sept 1.
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Johnnie Ray
Ray
Franklin County Sheriff's Office
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