Nettles Gives Yankees 11 10 Win Over Royals in 10th
Graig Nettles homered in the 10th off Ed Rodriguez to lift the New York Yankees to an 11 10 victory over the Kansas City Royals. Ken Clay held KC in the bottom of the 10th after Willie Randolph's error tied the game in the ninth. George Brett had four hits, including a late homer, and Amos Otis drove in the tying run.
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al Hrabosky
Spectacular Bid Set for Triple Crown Bid at Belmont
New York AP reports trainer Bud Delp aimed to land a third straight Triple Crown as Spectacular Bid faced nine rivals including Coastal and three Derby and Preakness contenders. Bid impressed with a 33.6 second three-eighths mile workout while jockey tensions between Angel Cordero and Ronnie Franklin lingered after a $250 fine.
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Fullerton Wins College Crown
Tim Wallach's sacrifice fly after Dave Weatherman's four hitter sealed Fullerton State's 2-1 win over Arkansas for the College World Series title. Favata, Kauffman and Palmer figured in the sixth inning error-boosted run, while Weatherman earned his 15th win.
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Pecci Upsets Connors to Reach French Open Final
Paraguay’s Victor Pecci stunned Jimmy Connors 7-5 6-4 5-7 6-3 in the French Open semifinals at Roland Garros, becoming the surprise finalist after earlier beating Guillermo Vilas. Bjorn Borg overwhelmed Vitas Gerulaitis 6-2 6-1 6-0 to reach the final alongside Pecci. Evert Lloyd meets Turnbull in the women’s final set for Saturday. Royals sign Charlton Hammaker as first pick in the regular phase of the baseball draft, a southpaw pitcher from East Tennessee State with a 6-3 record this spring.
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Chris Evert Lloyd
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Charlton Hammaker
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Red Sox rally past Twins on late two-out singles
Boston beat Minnesota 2-1 in a game highlighted by two-out single hits from Jim Rice Carl Yastrzemski and Carlton Fisk in the eighth inning. Reliever Bob Stanley earned the win improving to 6-4 while retiring the final four batters on 12 pitches.
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Carlton Fisk
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City Scores Summary of Night’s Volleyball Standings
In a high scoring set of matches Hutchcraft, Holland, Mustain, Martinez and Shoemaker lead their teams. King Radio Hutchcraft posted 34 5 12 while Queen’s Carry-Out and Sunrise Suzuki each totaled 35 4 12 and 34 9 11 respectively with other squads like Seaton Van Lines and Sunrise Suzuki contributing strong totals.
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City Summer Recreation Starts This Week Across Ottawa
Ottawa residents are urged to enroll in city summer programs starting this week weather permitting. Learn-to-Swim Infant Swimming and adult lifesaving lessons begin at Forest Park and Forest Park Pool with limited openings. Day playgrounds, instructional tennis, summer band, tumbling, and various baseball and softball leagues set schedules across multiple Ottawa venues. Read Ottawa Herald for rain make-up notices and KOFO updates.
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NBA Board OKs Jazz Move to Salt Lake City
The NBA's Board of Governors unanimously approved transferring the New Orleans Jazz to Salt Lake City for the 1980 81 season. Commissioner Lawrence O'Brien cited realignment changes, with the Pacers moving to the Central Division, and noted no discussion of potential lawsuits.
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