Spurs inch closer to playoffs with 116 112 win
San Antonio beat Cleveland 116 112 as George Gervin poured in 46 points to cut playoff distance. Gervin said rest and Silas presence could help in the first round. Cleveland coach Bill Fitch praised rookies Mike Mitchell Butch Lee and Harry Davis for 46 points and noted needed changes. Cleveland drop to 30 49 overall and 20 21 at home.
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Baseball and football signings and roster moves across leagues
Transaction list covers MLB trades options and DL designations for Orioles Angels White Sox Royals Twins Cubs Mets Phillies, plus NFL Oilers Hamilton Tiger Cats CFL signings, NASL Cosmos, ASL clubs adding players. Notable: various players moved, released, or signed, and minor league assignments including Rochester and Toledo.
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Mike Bacsik
Terry Felton
Steve Green
Paul Thormodsgard
Ray Smith
Dan Graham
Dave Coleman
Gary Ward
Falcons linebacker Spiva killed in car crash in Georgia
Atlanta Falcons middle linebacker Andy Spiva died after his car ran off a rain slick road north of Atlanta and hit a tree. Teammate Garth Ten Napel was critically injured. Spiva, 30, died at Northside Hospital from head and chest injuries while Ten Napel suffered head chest and pelvis trauma and remained in critical but stable condition.
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Lopez Seeks Winners Circle in Di Nah Shore Event
Eighty women golfers enter the 1979 Winners Circle at Rancho Mirage with Nancy Lopez aiming to win the LPGA’s richest event. JoAnne Carner leads the 1979 earnings race, while stars Hollis Stacy, Jan Stephenson, Donna Young, Judy Rankin, Jane Blalock and Sally Little vie for victory. Defending champion Sandra Post is also among top contenders as the field tees off.
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Basketball at a Glance 97 Ball Scores and Wednesday matchups
Basketball at a Glance lists Tuesday results with teams and scores across the league. Notable outcomes include New Jersey 110 over Denver 97 and San Antonio 116 over Cleveland 112. Wednesday shows Milwaukee at Atlanta and Houston at Philadelphia among others. schedule continues into Thursday with Denver at New York and Detroit at New Orleans.
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Boxing standards push debated in Congress
Witnesses including former champion Jerry Walcott and Don King backed a federal three member boxing commission proposal to set nationwide standards. Opponents argued it would overtake state control, while Rep Beard promoted an umbrella body to standardize environment health and compensation across all states.
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Delayed firing Sparky Anderson blames Reds for future
Sparky Anderson says the Cincinnati Reds sabotaged his chances to manage again in 1979 by delaying his firing. He claims president Dick Wagner postponed the announcement to avoid disrupting Japan trip and to prevent Pete Rose from using his departure as an excuse to leave. Rose later signed with the Phillies.
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