Cyclones claim 14 medals at Kansas Special Olympics Games
Ottawa High athletes earned 14 medals at the Kansas Special Olympics Summer Games in Wichita. Rebecca Mersham led with two golds in the 50 meter dash and Frisbee throw, joined by golds for Becky Hilner, Tony Moten, June Greathouse, Candy Doan, and the 440 relay team. Event details note age divisions and top placements. about 2,300 athletes and 1,200 volunteers attended.
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Kansas
al Wheeler
Tony Moten
Eddie Brannan
Rebecca Mersham
Candy Dean
June Greathouse
Becky Hilner
Wichita
Cyclones
Candy Doan
Mersham
Doan
Greathouse
Hitner
Moten
Rebecca Merscham
Merscham
Brannan
Arledge Takes Witness Stand in USFL-NFL Antitrust Case
Roone Arledge testified that ABC did not face NFL displeasure over its deal with the USFL, saying NFL Commissioner Rozelle urged him to proceed. The NFL presented Tad Taube memos suggesting USFL aims to merge with the NFL, while Arledge and ex-deputy Jim Spence denied any pressure on ABC.
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NEW York
Roone Arledge
ABC Sports
USFL
Harvey Myerson
Arledge
NFL
Pete Rozelle
ABC
Rozelle
News
Oakland Invaders
Tad Taube
Harry Usher
Jim Spence
Norman Foreseen As Open Favorite At Shinnecock Hills
Norman, the tour money leader, is marked as favorite by Jack Nicklaus for the 86th U S Open at Shinnecock Hills. Gusts to 30 mph challenge 156 players as Norman and peers like Ballesteros Langer Watson Peete contend on a wind-swept, lengthened course.
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Southampton
N.Y
Greg Norman
Jack Nicklaus
Norman
Shinnecock Hills Golf Club
Nicklaus
Tom Watson
Australia
Calvin Peete
Seve Ballesteros
Bernhard Langer
Watson
Shinnecock
Rookies Atchison Split Ottawa in Double A Team Clash
Ottawa rookies toppled Atchison 13-5 as Brian Espinosa pitched a five-hit win with six strikeouts and four players posting two hits each. Atchison bounced back 11-10 in the nightcap, sparked by a six-run first inning and key triples from Jack Healey and Ruben Bechtold as Ottawa rallied but fell short. Ottawa heads to Blue Valley for a 1 p.m. Saturday doubleheader, then hosts Lola Sunday at 5 p.m.
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Atchison
American Legion
Legion
Brian Espinosa
Tony Stottlemire
Tal Moses
Vance Finch
Randy Bruner
Moses
Mark Reynolds
Finch
Tom Riemer
Jack Healey
Jerry Dudley
Lanny Turner
Reynolds
Marc Kissinger
Ecord
Blue Valley
Lola
Three Tulane Players Testify In Hot Rod Bribery Trial
New Orleans AP report says John "Hot Rod" Williams faced a point shaving plot as three former Tulane students testifying in his sports bribery trial described Williams as a willing participant. The conspirators aimed to influence a February 2 game against Southern Mississippi, which Tulane won 64-63.
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NEW Orleans
John ‘Hot Rod” Williams
Tulane University
David Rothenberg
Wilton
Tulane
Clyde Eads
Jon Johnson
Bobby Thompson
Eads
Johnson
Thompson
Kranz
Rothenberg
Williams
Mississippi
Olensky
Bettors
New Jersey
Cubs fire manager Jim Frey after rough stretch
The Chicago Cubs fired manager Jim Frey, citing a slide that saw seven losses in ten games. President Dallas Green announced the move and did not name a replacement.
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Chicago Cubs
Jim Frey
Dallas Green
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