Watson Leads with 3-under 69 in Champions Tour opener
Tom Watson fired a 3-under par 69 to take a early lead at the $300,000 Tournament of Champions in Rancho La Costa California. Ron Streck tied for second at 71 while Gary Player Ray Floyd Victor Regalado and Gil Morgan also posted under-par rounds.
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South Africa
Ray Floyd
Victor Re
Galado
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Jack Nicklaus
Lee Trevino
Jack Newton
Bruce Lietzke
Lee Elder
Jerry Pate
Andy North
Fuzzy Zoeller
Watson
John Mahaffey
Sparky Lyle Debuts as Literary Sensation in New York
AP Special Correspondent Will Grimsley reports Sparky Lyle promoting his controversial best seller The Bronx Zoo in book stores and press conferences. The article notes reactions, outlines quotes about Yankees figures, and hints at his ambivalence about the book’s reception among former teammates and rivals.
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NEW York
Sparky Lyle
Texas
Bronx
Cy Young
New York Yankees
Watson leads first round at Tournament of Champions
Tom Watson shot 69 to start with a one stroke edge in the $300,000 Tournament of Champions in Rancho La Costa California. Ron Streck 70 and Gary Player, Ray Floyd, Victor Regalado, Dr Gil Morgan at 71.
Classic pitching duel fades in San Francisco rout
Gaylord Perry scratched with back trouble before his start as Vida Blue struggled, taking the loss in a 14 10 Giants win over the Padres. Mickey Lolich tied Cy Young with 2 818 strikeouts, while Marc Hill and Terry Whitfield fueled the Giants with a late rally. Cubs beat the Cardinals 3 2, Reds beat the Braves 2 0 behind Tom Seaver’s shutout in a high scoring day across the NL.
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Lolich
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Hill
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Giants
Terry Whitfield
Fernando Gonzalez
Gene Rich
Chicago
Dennis Lamp
St. Louis
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RBI
Bruce Sutter
Ivan DeJesus
Cubs
Brock
Ken Reitz
Cards
Bob Forsch
Reds
Braves
Tom Seaver
Ken Griffey
George Foster
Seaver
Lemons Persists Recruiting Tall Texas Frontcourt
Austin Texas AP Coach Abe Lemons has signed two 7 footers Steve Frederick and LaSalle Thompson to bolster the Texas Longhorns after three seasons without a true big man. Lemons jokes about coaching tall players and outlines basic post play priorities.
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Baseball Scores and Upcoming Schedule Highlights
Baseball results show Chicago 3 St Louis 2 San Francisco 14 San Diego 10 and Cincinnati 2 Atlanta 0. Friday’s schedule features Montreal at Chicago San Diego at Atlanta New York at Philadelphia Oakland at California. Saturday offers Milwaukee Baltimore Kansas City Boston Texas New York Chicago Cleveland Seattle Minnesota Toronto Detroit Oakland California. Sunday's matchups include Milwaukee Baltimore Oakland California Pittsburgh Houston Cincinnati St Louis Los Angeles San Francisco Montreal Chicago Los Angeles San Francisco San Diego Atlanta and New York Philadelphia Cincinnati St Louis Pittsburgh Houston.
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Meisterlin Leads Citrus with 67 in LPGA Debut
Debbie Meisterlin opened with a hole in one and shot 67 to lead the Lady Citrus Golf Classic first round at Rio Pinar. Chillemi and Massey tied for second at 71, with a large pack at 72 and several notable players at 73. The San Francisco 49ers used four quarterbacks in their final 1978 game against Detroit.
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