Pro football picks Kansas Chiefs drop 4 straight
AP Sports Writer HAL BOCK notes Kansas City, after sending the Royals to New York, must refocus as the Chiefs suffer a four game skid. The column lists weekly NFL picks with teams like Steelers, Rams, Redskins, Raiders, Eagles, Browns, Bears, Cowboys, Vikings, Broncos, Bills, Jets, Dolphins, and Cardinals facing varied forecasts.
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Australian players lead Stellar South Pacific Tennis Classic seeds
Top seed Arthur Ashe leads in Brisbane for the $50,000 Stellar South Pacific Tennis Classic starting Monday. Australian John Alexander is second seed, while Ken Rosewall is third, followed by Tony Roche Tom Gorman and Nick Saviano among the top seeds.
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Playoffs at a Glance From The Associated Press
Best of five baseball playoffs show the American League tied 1-1 with no game Thursday and a swing to New York and Kansas City across Friday Saturday and Sunday. In the National League Los Angeles leads Philadelphia 2-0 as Carlton visits Sutton in Los Angeles with possible game if needed.
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Mixed results as Wade, Kiyomura advance in phoenix tennis briefs
In Phoenix, second seed Virginia Wade defeated Laura DuPont 6-1 7-6 in the second round of the Phoenix Classic, while unseeded Anne Kiyomura upset Betty Stave Netherlands 6-2 6-1 and will meet Tracy Austin next. In Hawaii, Raul Ramirez and Peter Fleming advanced in the Pro Tennis Classic, McEnroe and Mayer won their matches, and in weightlifting Yanko Rusev set a world record in clean and jerk to win lightweight gold. In golf, Howard Clark shared the lead after two rounds in Chepstow with Greg Norman, while Gene Tunney is reported hospitalized in Greenwich in undisclosed condition.
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Ozark calls Phillies to reverse 0-2 playoff trend
Phillies manager Danny Ozark said it is time the team reverses the nine year old trend of failing to come back from an 0-2 deficit to win a pennant. He sends Steve Carlton against Don Sutton as Los Angeles hosts in the third game, with Carlton seeking his first postseason win.
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