Washington Redskins pursue balance under Lombardi era
Vince Lombardi leads a reshaped Redskins front office and coaching staff with new uniforms and optimism for the NFL season. In three preseason games the team echoes last year’s five and nine record, hinging on Sonny Jurgensen’s health as Lombardi shuffles players to find a tough short yardage back for a balanced attack.
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Redskins Hopeful On Jurgensen As New Look Redskins
Washington builds around quarterback Jurgensen with a deep receiving corps led by Charlie Taylor Jerry Smith and Bobby Mitchell. Larry Brown Dick Smith plus veterans Gerry Allen A D Whitfield and Randy Schultz bolster the backfield while Lombardi reshapes the line and defense with Rock Snowden Huff Hanburger and Roussell. The team hinges on Jurgensen’s health for a 14 game run and a potential championship push.
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Northrup Delights Tigers In 18th Inning Rally
Detroit tops Oakland 5-3 in 18 innings as Jim Northrup goes 6-for-6 with a second homer and sixth hit of the night. Reggie Jackson goes 0-for-7. Baltimore edges Seattle in 11 innings. Boston beats Kansas City 9-8. Oakland remains 34 games behind Minnesota in the AL West.
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Baseball scoreboard results and upcoming games list
Baseball scores show Chicago over Cincinnati 3 1 and Atlanta over Pittsburgh 8 2. St Louis edged Houston 2 1 in 10. Montreal beat Los Angeles 9 5. A dense slate details scheduled games for Thursday Friday and weekend matchups across the league including New York at San Francisco Chicago at Atlanta and Philadelphia at Los Angeles with multiple doubleheaders also listed Baltimore Seattle Detroit Oakland Boston Kansas City and Cleveland among others.
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Walking Wounded Help Hartford Open Enter Round
The Hartford golf event opens with Lee Trevino troubled by an ailing back Deane Beman nursing ribs Dave Hill coping with hand tendonitis and Ray Floyd dealing with a recent withdrawal amid criticism. Floyd seeks focus as he returns as a top contender for the $20,000 first prize.
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Red Sox ban hard liquor on charter flights
Boston team officials led by General Manager Dick OConnell imposed a ban on hard liquor aboard the Red Sox charter plane. Players had criticized flight attendants after an August United Airlines trip, prompting the move as managers and writers on team charters are affected.
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Kansas Fishing Report Highlights statewide water conditions
AP reports from the State Forestry Fish and Game Commission list conditions across Kansas. Tuttle Creek and many reservoirs show clear to fair fishing for bass and crappie, with good northern pike at Council Grove and mixed results for walleye, channels, bluegill, and flatheads. Some lakes are murky or turbid, others excellent for black bass, with Southeast Kansas pits favorable for bluegill and green sunfish while crappie slows.
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Ottawa University Opens 1969 Football Workouts Monday
OU will begin 1969 football practices Monday with two daily sessions until classes start. The team schedules its annual pre season banquet at 6 30 p m Saturday in the University Union. Monday’s first session begins at 8 a m.
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Aaron Homers Helps Braves Rout Pirates For 82 Win
Hank Aaron blasted two homers including his 12th career grand slam as the Atlanta Braves beat Pittsburgh 82. Aaron moved to 36 homers this season and 546 in his career, closing in on Willie Mays and Babe Ruth in the all time lists. Other NL results included San Francisco over Philadelphia 4-3 and Chicago 3-1 Cincinnati, with Montreal routing Los Angeles 9-5.
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