Ottawa Legion swept in weekend doubleheader losses
Ottawa's American Legion teams were short handed with nine players for the weekend, going 0-3. The 16-year-olds lost 10-2 to Rockhurst in Kansas City, then Paola routed Ottawa AAs 16-1 and swept the A game 13-0. Team records drop to 3-? on the season. A team 10-11, AA 1-14, with more games canceled due to player shortages.
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White Sox top Royals 7-3 as Baines drives in four
Chicago gains ground as Harold Baines delivers four RBIs and Greg Hibbard earns his first win in seven starts. Manager Jeff Torborg lauds effort, compares club to early Mets, and notes Steve Lyons moving up to the No 2 spot behind Baines to improve hitting.
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Edberg and Navratilova reach Wimbledon quarterfinals
Defending champion Stefan Edberg and eight-time winner Martina Navratilova won in straight sets to secure quarterfinal berths as Wimbledon week two opened. Arantxa Sanchez showed grit beat Lori McNeil and a rising Gretchen Magers defeated Jo-Anne Faull for a spot in the women's QFs.
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Chang wins French men's title over top seeds and Wimbledon run
Chang, a Placentia, California teenager, defeats Lendl and Edberg in Paris and advances at Wimbledon amid media buzz. He overecomes a 5-1 fourth-set deficit to beat Schapers 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 7-5 as McEnroe faces threats and crowd attention intensifies at Wimbledon.
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Ayers Named Ohio State Basketball Coach Breaks Color Barrier
Randy Ayers, longtime Ohio State assistant, is set to become the Buckeyes first black head coach and one of the few in Big Ten history. The Columbus Dispatch cites Ayers selection over Nolan Richardson and Don DeVoe, with a 3 p.m. news conference planned by athletic director Jim Jones. Ayers, 33, a Miami of Ohio graduate who has not led a program, replaces Gary Williams who left for Maryland.
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