U S Wins Olympic Basketball Gold in One-Sided Rout
The United States crushed Yugoslavia 95 to 74 to capture Olympic gold in Montreal. Adrian Dantley led with 30 points as the youngest U.S. team cemented amateur supremacy, while Russia earned bronze after a semifinal rout of Canada. Boxing medals also rose with four Americans reaching the semis, and yachting produced two more medals for the U S in Tornado and Tempest classes.
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Jenkins hits 200 wins in uneven win for Boston
Fergie Jenkins, 32, notches his 200th victory in a 8-7 win over Cleveland as Boston ends a six-game skid. The 72nd 200-win pitcher in majors, Jenkins gave up 14 hits and seven runs in seven innings. Other AL results include Oakland 1-0 Chicago, California 2-1 Kansas City, Baltimore 4-1 New York, Milwaukee 6-4 Detroit.
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Olympic medals in sailing and diving reported for top finishers
East German Jochen Schumann won the Finn Class while Flying Dutchman and 470 events awarded medals. Greg Louganis, 16, of El Cajon California earned silver in men's platform diving, as Klaus Dibiasi of Italy secured a record third Olympic gold with 600.51 points. Vladimir Aleynik, 16, took bronze. Hungary won water polo, Russia won men's saber team fencing, Nomiya Kazuhiro claimed heavyweight judo gold, and Alwin Schockemohle won the equestrian Grand Prix.
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