Ludmila Tourischeva Eyes Coaching as Olympic Stamp Tour
Soviet gymnast Ludmila Tourischeva ends her competitive career at Montreal 1976 and turns to coaching the national team for Moscow 1980. She remains a record holder with nine Olympic medals, plans to guide a talented squad, while promoting Olympic stamps to fund the XXII Olympiad in Moscow.
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Olga Korbut
Nadia Comaneci
Ludmila Tourischeva
Tourischeva
Olga
Nadia
Ludmila
Montreal
Moscow
Valeri Borzov
Borzov
Athens
Lack of American seeds marks British Amateur field shift
The 1978 British Amateur golf championship in Troon shows no American seed for the first time in a decade, as Frank Strafaci criticizes the lure of the U S pro circuit. The opening round features 45 Americans, with 13 advancing and McEvoy in top form, facing strong U S rivals in a wind driven, 7064 yard links battle.
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Robert Jones
Associated Press
Troon
Scotland
Frank Strafaci
U.S
Strafaci
Miami
Jack Nicklauses
Johnny Millers
Gary
Jim Gabrielsen
Atlanta
Gabrielsen
Ed Andrage
Peter McEvoy
Arkansas Texas game to be televised in 1978
ABC spokesman Donn Bernstein said the October 21 Arkansas at Texas contest would be televised though it was undecided if national or regional coverage would be used. He cited Arkansas hot TV appeal after the Orange Bowl upset of Oklahoma and coach Lou Holtz. Kickoff is 2 p.m. in Austin.
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Dallas
ABC
Donn Berrnstein
Razorbacks
Longhorns
Arkansas
Berrnstein
American Football Coaches Association
Oklahoma
Lou Holtz
Hogs
Texas
Austin
Illinois student Nancy Theis shifts from gymnastics to journalism
Nancy Theis, a 20 year old University of Illinois student and former Olympic gymnast, pursues a career in broadcasting. She notes that her athletic training prepared her for discipline but not the specific demands of broadcast journalism, as she moves toward a journalism career.
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Nancy Theis
University of Illinois
Aztecs name Tommie Smith interim coach in shakeup
Los Angeles Aztecs replace Terry Fisher with Tommie Smith as interim coach amid a winless run and player friction with star George Best. Fisher reassigned to player personnel. Smith, 33, previously a playing assistant, leads team at Portland for the next game.
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LOS Angeles
Los Angeles Aztecs
Larry Friend
Friend
Terry Fisher
Tommie Smith
Aztecs
Fisher
George Best
Best
Smith
Liverpool
Portland
Timbers
Seaver thriving with five straight wins and league rivals falter
Tom Seaver anchors a five game streak by tossing a six hit 2-1 win over the St Louis Cardinals. Meanwhile the Los Angeles Dodgers drop their fifth straight, losing 9-8 to the New York Mets as Philadelphia and San Francisco win or lose in close NL races.
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Ken Rappoport
Tom
Seaver
Cincinnati
Larry Sheppard
Tom Seaver
St. Louis Cardinals
Los Angeles Dodgers
New York Mets
Dodgers
Mets
San Francisco
Giants
Reds
Philadelphia Phillies
Bill Russell
Doug Flynn
Tim Foli
New York
Los Angeles
Scotland’s World Cup hopes saved after Johnston’s banished pills
Scotland dodged disqualification after Willie Johnston admitted taking forbidden pep pills before a 3-1 loss to Peru in Cordoba. ISA chief Kaeser praised Scotland for swift internal punishment and noted Peru could have been awarded the game if the offense stood. Other World Cup tensions included Hungary’s expulsion of two players against Argentina and ongoing group play across Argentina and Mar del Plata with moves toward the second round.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Scotland
Willie Johnston
Scottish Football Association
Helmut Kaeser
International Soccer Federation
Johnston
Peru
Cordoba
Kaeser
Hungary
Italy
Tibor Nyilasi
Andras Torocsik
France
Mexico
Mar del Plata
Southern California and Arizona State clash for CWS title
Top ranked Southern California and defending champion Arizona State, the only two undefeated teams, meet in Omaha to decide the College World Series. Oral Roberts and Michigan were eliminated as Miami beat Oral Roberts 5 3 and North Carolina topped Michigan 7 6 with Greg Robinson delivering the deciding blow.
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Omaha
Neb
Southern California
Arizona State
Southern Cal
Oral Roberts
Michigan
Miami
Tony Vila
Hurricanes
North Carolina
Greg Ro
Dave Chapman
Rick Leach
Robinson
Greg Norris
Texas League Cubs edge Mets in 13 innings on wild play
In a 13 inning Texas League marathon at Midland, Keno Perry’s wild bases loaded throw cost the Mets, allowing Larry Groover to win for the Cubs who beat Shreveport 4-3. Dan Smith took the loss to fall to 0-2. Steve Macko and Eric Grandy had three hits each for the Cubs. Micky Hatcher led San Antonio with three hits in a 6-2 win over Shreveport. Ted Power struck out eight in a complete performance for El Paso, weather delays forcing postponements for Arkansas-Amarillo and El Paso/Tulsa.
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McEvoy
Joe Faison
Huntsville
Ala
Faison
Kenny Brothers
Gerard
Philip
Bob O'Link
Highland Park
Ill
U.S
Charles Cox
Britain
S.W. Creekmore Jr
Fort Smith
Ariz
Frank W. Campbell Sr
Ford White
San Antonio
Texas
Michael Cumberpatch
Annapolis
Guy Davies
Wales
George Haines
Benton Harbor
Mich
Alan Squires
Edwin Law
Wichita
Kan
A.P. Higgins
Brittan
Peter Martin
Lithonia
Michael Tomlinson
Miami
John D. Eller Jr
Winston-Salem
N.C
Peter Wilson
Scotland
Marc Wankier
Corona
Calif
Hugh Evans
Hole
Phillies
Giants
Jim Morrison
Bob Boone
Vida Blue
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Blue
Cubs
Astros
Ivan DeJesus
Steve Ontiveros
Chicago
Houston
DeJesus
Binson
Tar Heels
Michigan
North Carolina
Mike Roberts
Roberts
Wolverines
Vic Ray
Associated Press
Jackson
Keno Perry
Midland
Cus
Mets
Shreveport
el Paso
Tulsa
Arkansas-Amarillo
Perry
Mike Gatlin
Larry Groover
Dan Smith
Steve Macko
Eric Grandy
Micky Hatcher
Ted Power
Mike Williams
Power
Rafael Vasquez
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Mark Lemongello
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Pirates
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Pittsburgh
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Kent Tekulve
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