Reds Rally To Stun Cubs In Windy Wrigley Night
Sparky Anderson planned to quit as Cincinnati trailed 9-0 but Joe Morgan urged persistence. The Reds staged a dramatic comeback, tying 10-10 in the ninth before three later runs secured an 11-10 win amid fierce wind at Wrigley Field. Dodgers blank Pirates 2-0 and Phillies top Braves 4-1 while Expos top Giants 9-3 Mets beat Padres 2-1 and Astros rout Cardinals 8-1.
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Alex Lachare
Cincinnati
Sparky Anderson
Cubs
Reds
Joe Morgan
Chicago
Wrigley
Morgan
Anderson
Joe
Wrigley Field
Tony Perez
Johnny Bench
Bench
Ken Griffey
Los Angeles Dodgers
Pittsburgh Pirates
Philadelphia Phillies
Atlanta Braves
Montreal Expos
San Francisco Giants
New York Mets
San Diego Padres
Houston Astros
St. Louis Cardinals
Paradise
Steve Swisher
Bill Bonham
PHILS
Braves
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Jerry Royster
Phillies
Pittsburgh
Dodgers
Pirates
Ron Cey
Rick Rhoden
METS
Padres
Mike Vail
Jon Matlack
Skip Lockwood
Meet marks fall in AAU swimming championship highlights
Casey Converse of Mission Viejo wins the 400 free in 3 54 65 as Brian Goodell clocks 3 57 00. Wendy Boglioli breaks AAU record in the 100 fly with 1 01 76. John Hencken and Linda Jezek set new AAU marks in their events. Cheryl Gibson’s old 200 back record stands.
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Philadelphia
Casey Converse
Brian Goodell
Converse
Mission Viejo
Calif
Montreal
John Naber
Wendy Boglioli
U.S
New Jersey
Monmouth College
Shirley Babashoff
America
Shirley
Boglioli
Cheryl Gibson
Dawn Rodighiero
Rebecca Perrott
New Zealand
Greg Jagenburg
Newtown Square
Sex change sparks debate over U S Open entries
The U S Open tournament committee postponed a decision on whether Dr Renee Richards formerly Dr Richard Raskind may compete in the women's draw at Forest Hills next month. A spokesman noted entrants will be advised by Aug 20 and Richards already qualified for a separate event in South Orange New Jersey starting Aug 21.
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New York
Renee Richards
Richard Raskind
Forest Hills
DR. Richards
South Orange
Gene
Diamond
World Tennis Magazine
Gene Scott
Richards
Renee
Robin Harris
la Jolla
San Diego
University of San Diego
NCAA
Giants edge Jets in late score for bragging rights
Giants defeat Jets 16-14 on George Hunt field goal with 16 seconds left. Mendenhall salutes, Arnsparger calls teams evenly matched as Namath and Morton play alongside reserve players. Hunt redeems from 1975 misses, boosting Giants morale in preseason play.
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Giants
Jets
NEW York
John Mendenhall
New York Giants
George Hunt
New York Jets
Hunt
Mendenhall
John
Bill Arnsparger
Landry pursues win with new Cowboys backfield
Thousand Oaks, AP report: Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry aims for a victory as the Cowboys host Denver in their home opener after an 0-2 preseason. He plans Duane Thomas and Ron Johnson to share running back duties behind quarterback Roger Staubach, hoping to develop a functioning running game.
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Thousand Oaks
Dallas Cowboys
Tom Landry
Denver
Landry Sas
Landry
Duane Thomas
Ron Johnson
Roger Staubach
Texas Stadium
Dodgers deny firing Alston amid skid
Los Angeles Dodgers Vice President Al Campanis says no substance to firing talk about Manager Walter Alston after a six game losing streak. He notes Alston remains on a one year contract despite long history of short deals. In other notes LSU mascot Mike III in hospital at 100 plus years old.
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LOS Angeles
Los Angeles Dodgers
Walter Alston
Dodgers
al Campanis
Campanis
Alston
Baton Rouge
Mike III
W. Sheldon Bivin
LSU School of Veterinary Medicine
Mike
Meyer loses top SMU players to academics and accidents
SMU football coach Ron Meyer announced that cornerbacks Louis Blanton and Tony Perry and guard Rodney Gray are out due to poor grades. Freshmen Greg Cannon and Richard McKinnis were lost to accidental gunshot wounds at home, neither seriously injured. Larry Heater chose junior college enrollment.
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Dallas
Southern Methodist University
Ron Meyer
Louis Blanton
Tony Perry
Rodney Gray
Meyer
Greg Cannon
Melbourne
Fla
Richard McKinnis
Las Vegas
Nev
Larry Heater
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Tim Foli
Larry Parrish
del Unser
Woodie Fryman
Gary Carter
Ecos Enterprise
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Lou Holtz
Joe Namath
Craig Morton
Ingly
Namath
Lou Giammona
Ed Marinaro
Minnesota
Scott
Women’s Tennis Association
WTA
Jerry Diamond
IOC
International Olympic Committee
Indianapolis
Jimmy Connors
Colin Dibley
Australia
Connors
Lesley Hunt
Barbara Jordan
Prince Albert, Sask
Carole Semple
Sewickley
Debbie Massey
Bethlehem
Smu
Essod
Pecos Savings and Loan Association
Pecos Savings & Loan
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