Twins and Mariners open season with first place at stake
The Twins face the Mariners in Seattle as both chase early league leadership in an opening day clash. Manager Darrell Johnson says Seattle will be better in 1977, while Minnesota relies on revitalized offense with Car ew and Bostock departures. Dodgers stumble in exhibition slate as rosters trim toward season start.
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Herschel Nissenson
Minnesota Twins
Seattle Mariners
Seattle
Kingdome
Cincinnati
Reds
Houston Astros
Mariners
Darrell Johnson
Twins
Rod Carew
RBI
Larry Hisle
Lyman Bostock
Glenn Abbott
Dave Goltz
Minnesota
Tom Seaver
Houston
J.R. Richard
Sparky Anderson
Detroit Tigers
Anderson
Los Angeles Dodgers
Oakland A
Jeff Newman
Kansas City Royals
John Mayberry
Toronto Blue Jays
Clint Hurdle
Spaniard Ballesteros Joins Masters Title Chase at Augusta
AP report notes Severiano Ballesteros, the 21 year old Spaniard and rising star, brings a new dimension to the Masters field led by Jack Nicklaus. Ballesteros recently won the Greater Greensboro Open in his first PGA Tour start, becoming the youngest titleist in 15 years. The article surveys top contenders including Nicklaus, Watson, Green, Irwin, Weiskopf, Floyd, Pate, Crenshaw, Wadkins, Graham, Trevino, Player, and Palmer as CBS prepares final rounds coverage.
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Bob Green
Augusta, Ga
Jack Nicklaus
Weiskopfs
Irwins
Floyds
Tom Watson
Nicklaus
Nicklaus-Watson
Severiano Ballesteros
Arnold Palmer
Billy Casper
Ballesteros
States
Greensboro
Watson
Hubert Green
Crenshaw
Johnny Miller
Lanny Wadkins
David Graham
Lee Trevino
Gary Player
Cbs-Tv
Rangers rout Cougars in exhibition to start doubleheader
Jon Matlack pitched seven shutout innings as the Texas Rangers defeated the Houston Cougars 8-0 in the opener at the Astro Dome. In the nightcap, Bob Watson’s sacrifice fly broke a 1-1 tie and sent Houston to a 3-1 win over the Cougars.
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Houston
Texas Rangers
Houston Astros
University of Houston Cougars
Rangers
Astros
Jon Matlack
Cougars
Astrodome
Bob Watson
Billy Blum
Terry Byrum
Donnie
Randell
Joe Ferguson
Terry Puhl
Denny Walling
Watson
Dave Bergman
Matlack
Len Barker
Ranger
Kurt Bevacqua
Jim Mason
Dave May
John Lowensten
Cougar
Rolan Walton
Rocket star Rudy Tomjanovich hailed by Hamtramck locals
Hamtramck Michigan honors Rockets forward Rudy Tomjanovich a hometown hero. A testimonial dinner May 2 precedes his induction into the Hamtramck Hall of Honor the next day. The 6 8 former Michigan standout, 29, sat out part of this NBA season after a brutal February incident left him with a fractured jaw and facial injuries.
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Hamtramck
Mich
Rudy Tomjanovich
Detroit
Houston Rockets
Tomjanovich
National Basketball Association
Kermit Washington
Los Angeles
University of Michigan
Furman’s Frank Selvy Nets 100 Points in A Game
In 1954 Frank Selvy of Furman scored 100 points against Newberry with 41 field goals and 18 free throws, a record performance noted in basketball history.
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Frank Selvy
Furman
Newberry
Slow play penalties set by PGA Tour up to $1000 fines
Augusta, Aug 15 AP The PGA Tour will impose heavy penalties for slow play with fines up to 1000 and a three week suspension. Commissioner Deane Beman announced a new policy after a time study of nine tournaments, aiming to speed up play across golf at all levels.
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Augusta
PGA Tour
Deane Beman
Tour
Beman
Norfolk native Ronnie Valentine stays home for college
Basketball star Ronnie Valentine of Old Dominion chose to enroll locally in Norfolk, Virginia after interest from about 200 colleges. He opts to stay near home, committing to ODU rather than leaving the area.
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Ronnie Valentine
Old Dominion
Norfolk
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al Campanis
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Duffy Dyer
Pittsburgh Pirates
Manny Sanguillen
Oakland A’s
Elias Sosa
Miguel Dilone
U.S
PGA
Olympia
Pecos Enterprise
Easy Street
Carlton’s Shoe Store
Missie
Fishing
Pecos
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