Royals ready to clinch pennant with one win tonight
Royals chase the American League West title led by Whitey Herzog who hopes to clinch with a win over Minnesota. A loss could still fuel a playoff push if the Angels beat Oakland, with pitching decisions awaiting final lineup notes as Kansas City seeks momentum into the playoffs. Detroit tops Cleveland 6-4 and California defeats Chicago 7-3.
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Simpson Seeks Early Breakthrough In Chiefs Clash
O J Simpson has rushed 105 yards through three games as Buffalo facing Kansas City. He aims to sharpen his bursts and cutbacks for Sundays visit, after sitting out preseason and flirting with retirement. Bills favored over Chiefs despite KC’s recent trends. Other games involve Washington at Chicago and Dallas at Seattle among slate.
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Putter fuels rookie lead at Sahara Invitation
Stan Altgelt, a 27 year old tour rookie, tied Wally Armstrong for the first round lead at the Sahara Invitation with a seven under par 64 using the striped Demon putter. Armstrong, motivated by a $27,000 prize, opened with six under through nine holes and birdied the last.
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Murtaugh to step down as Pirates manager in retirement
Pittsburgh AP Daniel Murtaugh longtime Pirates manager will retire after this season ending a career that yielded two world championships and four division titles. His departure follows General Manager Joe L Brown also announcing retirement leaving the club at a crossroads.
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Aggies Favored as They Meet Illinois in Champaign
Texas A&M and Illinois meet at Memorial Stadium with the Aggies favored by 32 points after Houston defeat. George Woodward leads A&M with 304 rushing yards and five touchdowns while David Shipman has 274 passing yards and 115 rushing yards. Illinois counters with James Coleman, third in Big Ten rushing, aiming to rebound from Baylor loss.
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Ali quits boxing to spread Muslim faith worldwide
World heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali announced in Istanbul that he is quitting boxing to devote energy to propagating Islam. He said the decision comes at the urging of Wallace Muhammad of the Black Muslim movement and followed his recent title defense against Ken Norton in New York.
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