Royals clinch AL West after Twins win ends A's five-year reign
Kansas City earns first division title in eight years as the Royals back into the crown following Minnesota’s 2-0 victory over Oakland. Whitey Herzog credits Angels ties, sees late win over Twins as bittersweet, still savors historic result. George Brett stars with three hits, tying for AL batting title at .331.
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Six NFL Teams Put Perfect States On Line
Six undefeated NFL teams head into Sunday action with Dallas as the lone 3-0 club facing Seattle. Staubach dazzled with 339 yards passing and two scores after a 30-27 win over Baltimore, while Seattle counters with rookie Jim Zorn. The schedule features matchups across the league, including Oakland at New England and San Diego at Denver, plus notes on injuries and standout players like Mel Gray and Hob Griese.
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Time Runs Out On A's After West Pennant Loss
Oakland fans heard bitter postgame words from Vida Blue and Rollie Fingers as the A's fell 2-0 to the California Angels, ending their West title chase and handing Kansas City the pennant on Rusty Torres 12th inning homer.
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Crest Edges Crest In Narrow Football Victory
Crest edged Central Heights 7 0 on a last minute field goal miss being six inches wide. Crest had a 4 yard TD by Mike Weldin and Rodney Warren added the extra point. Central Heights scored late on a 70 yard interception return by Steve Lyon. the attempted point after failed. Coach Warren Watson praised Crest defense and lamented Central Heights inability to move the line.
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Burns Seeks First Sahara Invitational Title in Vegas
Rookie George Burns holds a one stroke lead at 192 after two rounds of the Sahara Invitational. Bruce Lietzke and former Masters champ George Archer sit one behind at 133 as Monty Seems stars for Melvern in a 23 0 win over Waverly.
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Altamont Hands Garnett Its First Defeat
Altamont defeated Garnett 28-14 on the Garnett field Friday night after a 14-13 halftime lead. Garnett started strong with an 18 yard Chris Barnes run, but Altamont answered with Jesse Yberra and a late 33 yard Scott Cooper pass to Brummel, then Yberra and Ludwig scored second half touchdowns to seal the win. Brummel completed 6 of 19 passes for 122 yards.
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Williamsburg Panthers take league win over Leroy 38 18
Leroy hosts fell behind early as Williamsburg star LEROY David Garman returned punts for touchdowns 66 and 37 yards and WHS built a 24 6 lead in the first quarter. May added three rushing touchdowns while Garman added two point conversions. Williamsburg improved to 4 0 overall 3 0 in league as Leroy slipped to 0 1 in league with nine passes for 181 yards.
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