Celtics Triumph 4-2 To Claim 16th NBA Title
Boston, angered by a rough Game 5, dominated Houston 114-97 to clinch the series. Celtics star trio Bird McHale Ainge led a strong team effort as Olajuwon top-scored for the Rockets with 19 points. Boston extended its home success at the Garden and finished the season 82-18 including playoffs.
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Boston
Boston Celtics
Celtics
Houston Rockets
Kevin McHale
Rockets
Houston
Ralph Sampson
Jerry Lichting
Akeem Olajuwon
Sampson
K.C. Jones
Jones
Johnson
Robert Reid
Boston Garden
Bill Fitch
Olajuwon
Mitchell Wiggins
Jim Petersen
Rodney McCray
Reid
Lewis Lloyd
McHale
Larry Bird
Danny Ainge
Robert Parish
Bill Walton
Bird
Young Twin Cools Royals' Heels in Extraordinarily Solid Start
Mark Portugal silences the Royals with six innings of three run ball and five strikeouts as Minnesota edges Kansas City 5-2. Frank Pastore nails down the save, Bret Saberhagen suffers the loss, while Randy Bush and Kirby Puckett drive early offense and Hal McRae notes Portugal's surprising fastball. The Twins split the four-game set as they prepare for a home-heavy stretch.
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Kansas City
Mark Portugal
Kansas City Royals
Portugal
Cy Young
Bret Saberhagen
Twins
Ray Miller
Saberhagen
Randy Bush
Kent Hrbek
Lendl Wins French Open Title in Five-Set Thriller
Lendl defeats Mikael Pernfers in straight sets to claim his second French Open and third Grand Slam crown. Lloyd defends women's title beating Navratilova 2-6 6-3 6-3 for her 18th major. FitzGerald/Smid win men's doubles while Navratilova/Temesvari take women's doubles and Jordah/Flach win mixed doubles.
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Mikael Pernfers
Sweden
Chris Evert Lloyd
Martina Navratilova
Lloyd
Navratilova
Navartilova
John Fitzgerald
Australia
Tomas Smid
Czechoslovakia
Anders Jarryd
Edberg
Hungary
Andrea Temesvari
West Germany
Steffi Graf
Argentina
Gabriela Sabatini
Kathy Jordah
Ken Flach
United States
Rosalyn Fairbank
South Africa
Mark Edmondson
Tour
Tway
Bernhard Langer
Calvin Peete
Fuzzy Zoeller
Andy Bean
Greg Norman
Tway Wins Battle Of College Buddies Westchester Classic title
Bob Tway edged Willie Wood by one stroke at the Westchester Golf Classic, finishing 272 after a 4-under 66 final round. Wood tied for lead late with an eagle bid but sank to second at 271. Inkster tops LPGA McDonald's Championship with 12-under 204 and a $67,500 prize.
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Malvern
Juli Inkster
Inkster
Los Altos
Calif
Tway
Wood
Oklahoma State
Ray Floyd
Mike Reid
Floyd
Reid
Seminoles Face No 1 Arizona In CWS Final In Omaha
Florida State beat Miami 4-3 to reach the College World Series final against No 5 Arizona. Doug Little, the winning pitcher, said the win was the highlight of his career as Loynd seeks the NCAA record for season victories. The Hurricanes' defense faltered after four innings, and Florida State led 4-0 before Miami rallied briefly. Luis Alicea opened the decisive third with a double and scored on Eric Mangham’s groundout.
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Omaha
Neb
Doug Little
Florida State
Little
Miami
Arizona
Ute
Richie Lewis
Mike Martin
Lewis
Mike Loynd
Gary Alexander
Loynd
Seminoles
Luis Alicea
Eric Mangham
City Scores in Men's Softball League Results and Forfeits
In Ottawa Fellowship and Rantoul Presbyterian games plus a double forfeit, Spear and Hodges led Ottawa Fellowship with 28 hits, while Rantoul Presbyterian posted 30 runs. Amazons, Wildkittens, Cardinals, Ravens, Cougars and Sharks each posted totals, with final scores and player lines across multiple teams and lineups.
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Ottawa Fellowship
Spears
Kevin Hodges
Keith Hodges
Busenitz
Kahler
J. Maxwell
Haney
Snyder
Hamilton
Hasty
Hubbard
Rantoul Presbyterian
M. Johnson
T. Johnson
Reekie
Bloomer
Dunnivan
D. Johnson
Bellinger
Nancy
V. Johnson
Herman
B. Jownson
Golf Complex Planned Near Kansas City Parks
Hunt Midwest Enterprises plans two 18 hole golf courses and a 250 room hotel near Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun in Kansas City. The project aims to ride the parks’ 1.7 million annual visitors, with 500000 overnight stays. A joint venture with a national golf operator values the $27 million complex, targeting 1987 or 1988 readiness.
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Hunt Midwest Enterprises Inc
Worlds of Fun
Oceans of Fun Amusement Parks
Kansas City
Lee Derrough
Hunt Midwest
Derrough
Hunt Midwest Real Estate Inc
Hunt Midwest Enterprises
Oceans of Fun
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Red Auerbach
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Frank Pastore
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Tom Brunansky
George Brett
Frank White
Jorge Orta
Hrbek
Greg Gagne
Steve Balboni
Brett
Balboni
Bert Blyleven
Dick Howser
Blyleven
Lendl, Lloyd
Paris
Ivan Lendl
Lendl
John McEnroe
Pernfers
Lend
Mary Beth Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Knights OF Columbus
Paola Assembly
Amazons
Urton
Rothwell
Bien
Katzer
Hughes
Soriano
Snook
Wolken
Nance
Bunch
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Cardinals
Hicks
Sands
Gumfory
Amy Dixon
Denton
Wadkins
Webster
Moore
Anita Dixon
Wilson
Ravens
Meyer
Waymire
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Devin
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Brooks
Zogg
Rhea
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Shepherd
Cougars
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Knight
Cragg
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Slemp
C. Bien
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Taylor
Clana Gray
Gilroy
Silvey
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Black
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