Dome stadium move fuels St Louis NFL bid
A 70 000 seat domed stadium plan won state approval to back a St Louis NFL franchise bid. Gov Ashcroft signed the bill enabling 200 million in bonds for financing alongside a convention center expansion. Groundbreaking could begin in 1991 with 1993 target completion and a preseason game set for Aug 19 at Busch Stadium to demonstrate support.
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Ashcroft
New England
Seattle Seahawks
Royals split two with the Yankees in doubleheader
The Royals totaled 32 hits and 21 runs, with Bill Pecota homering three times as Kansas City beat the Yankees 14-5 in game one. In game two, Jesse Barfield hit a three run ninth inning homer off Steve Farr to lift New York 9-7, salvaging the twin bill. Bret Saberhagen earned win in game one as Kansas City tied a club record with five homers.
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Kansas City
Jesse Barfield
Steve Farr
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Roberto Kelly
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Farr
Mel Hall
Barfield
Lee Guetterman
Omaha
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Toronto
Blue Jays blank A's as Gruber drives win in Toronto
Dave Stieb yielded three hits over six and two thirds, and Kelly Gruber went 3-for-3 with a homer and two RBIs to lift the Toronto Blue Jays to a 4-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics. Stieb improved to 9-5, Duane Ward earned his ninth save, and Bob Welch fell to 10-5 after Henderson's homer cut the lead in the fifth.
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Dave Stieb
Kelly Gruber
Toronto Blue Jays
Oakland Athletics
Stieb
Duane Ward
Ward
Ron Hussey
Stich
Dave Henderson
Blue Jays
Indians hammer Angels 11 5 in Cleveland win
Brad Komminsk drove in five runs including a tie breaking sacrifice fly as the Cleveland Indians defeated the Texas Rangers 11-5. He added a two run homer in the fourth and a two run single in an eighth inning surge. Jesse Orosco earned the win with a scoreless seventh. Paul Zavella homered in his first major league at bat.
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Brad Komminsk
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Texas Rangers
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Jesse Orosco
Paul Zavella
Colorado Springs
Hough
Ranger
Orioles rise from woeful to leading pack at All Star break
The Orioles, once derided as Awful O’s and Woeful O’s, stun by leaping to a 5 1/2 game AL East lead at the All Star break. Captain Cal Ripken Jr. anchors the club alongside a revitalized Mickey Tettleton, who rebounded from March release to star for Baltimore. Ripken signed a $7.3 million four year deal to stay in Baltimore, keeping ties to the franchise and city.
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Baltimore Orioles
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O’s
Mickey Tettleton
Oakland
Ripken
Billy
Baltimore
King leads at U S Open after second round at Indianwood
Betty King stayed four under par after a second round 71 to hold a three stroke lead over Patty Sheehan Colleen Walker and Lori Garbacz at Indianwood Golf and Country Club in Lake Orion Michigan Dottie Mochrie moved into contention while De Lorenzi Taya trailed by one stroke after the open round and 142 after two rounds.
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Canton
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Indianwood Golf and Country Club
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Colleen Walker
Lori Garbacz
Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya
Spaidi
Fane
Dottie Mochrie
Walker
Garbacz
Sheehan
de Lorenzi-Taya
Detroit
Geddes
Hulbert tops Anheuser-Busch Classic in rainy Kingsmill
Mike Hulbert fired a 5-under 66 to finish at 11-under 131 and lead as leaders faltered in the soggy second round at Kingsmill Golf Club. Tim Norris and Don Shirey chased at 10-under, while Mike Donald stood at 133 and Tim Simpson fell back from the first-round lead.
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Williamsburg
Mike Hulbert
Hulbert
Kingsmill Golf Club
Don Shirey
Kingsmill
Norris
Mike Donald
Tim Simpson
New Car Prize Highlighted At ACS Golf Championship
Creason Tawney Chevrolet will donate a GM car to any golfer who aces the 18th hole at Ottawa Country Club during the fourth annual American Cancer Society Golf Championship on July 29. OCC 18th is a 185 yard par three. The entry deadline for the four person scramble has been extended to July 21 with three men's flights and one women's flight. Entry is $200 per team and includes meals, green fees, a golf car, and a Saturday barbecue. Contacts are Bob Grabham and Frank Reyes. Winners in each flight advance to the ACS state championships at Alvamar Golf Club in Lawrence.
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General Motors
Creason-Tawney Chevrolet-Olds
American Cancer Society
Ottawa Country Club
Ottawa
OCC
Alvamar Golf Club
Lawrence
Lonnie Smith hits ninth inning homer to beat Mets
Lonnie Smith belted a home run on the second pitch of the bottom of the ninth to spoil Sid Fernandez's career-best 16 strikeouts as the Atlanta Braves defeated the New York Mets 3-2 Friday night.
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Mets
Atlanta
Sid Fernandez
Atlanta Braves
New York Mets
Smith hits fourth homer as league action notes at Forest Park
In a church league softball recap, the 4th homer of the season came from Smith who had struck out in three at bats. The report mentions Smith’s low season homer total across 11 MLB seasons and cites Forest Park Friday events with multiple church league matchups and a reliever tally. It also notes Mets pitcher Fernandez setting a club strikeout record with 16. John Smoltz pitched eight innings for Atlanta, allowing four hits and seven strikeouts.
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Hulbert
Tim Norris
Smith
Joe Beever
Atlanta
John Smoltz
Ottawa golf events set for handicap tourney finale
A Scotch Foursome tees off at 5 30 this evening while Ottawa Women’s Golf Association plays the final handicap day at Ottawa Country Club starting 8 30 a m Tuesday Pairings include Kramer Artinger Crawford Moherman Warnock Moherman Killough LeMaster Wassmer Grabham Gaoddert Wiggins South Schultz Woody Webster Whitley First round matches in the Men’s Club Championship should have been completed by now The second round deadline is July 22 The monthly Men’s dinner match is Thursday at 5 30 sign up in the pro shop.
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Ottawa Country Club
H. Kramer
Artinger
A. Crawford
L. Moherman
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M.A. Moherman
Killough
LeMaster
Wassmer
Grabham
Gaoddert
Wiggins
South-J
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