ABC wins 1984 Olympics TV rights bid
ABC Television secured the television rights for the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles with a bid around 200 million dollars, topping CBS and NBC offers. NBC previously paid 87 million for Moscow 1980 coverage, while ABC also covered the 1976 Montreal Olympics and Lake Placid Winter Games.
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Fred Rothenberg
NEW York
Abc-Tv
Los Angeles
ABC
Montreal
NBC
Moscow
Rose's 200th season hit marks baseball history
Pete Rose, aged 38, stroked a 200th hit of the season off Pete Vuko vich to center-right in Philadelphia. It marked the 10th time in his career he reached 200 hits, a feat once done only by Ty Cobb and Rose. He noted durability and 12 straight seasons with 600 or more at bats as a key record.
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Philadelphia
Pete Rose
Pete Vukovich
Rose
Ty Cobb
Top Ten Schoolboy Football Poll Results
The Associated Press releases results from the Schoolboy Football Poll. In 4A Abilene Cooper leads after a 52-0 win, while Lake Highlands, Plano, and Temple also won. 3A top teams include Jasper and Lubbock Estacado with decisive victories.
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Richardson Pierce
Plano
Sherman
Houston Stratford
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Conroe
John Tyler
Waco Richfield
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Kerrville Tivy
Burnet
Beaumont Herbert
Houston Washington
Paris
Brownwood
Round Rock
McKinney
Mt. Pleasant
Huntsville
New Caney
Gainesville
Pecos driver advances to nationals after Lubbock win
Wayne Scroggins drove the Judge Roy Bean Law of the West car to third at Lubbock Dragway Race Park, earning a berth to the National Finals in Dallas on Oct. 6. The pro racket entry runs 11. integrally 11.77 seconds in quarter mile as moisture and elevation affect times.
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Lubbock Dragway
Lubbock
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Penwell
Odessa
Penwell Race Park
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Scroggins
San Angelo
Bennie Arreguy
Arreguy
Expos Hold Lead as Pirates Split Doubleheader
The Montreal Expos beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6 in the ninth after a late rally, preserving a slim NL East edge while the Pirates won the opener 5-2. Fans at Three Rivers Stadium chanted defense as Tekulve reflected on the blown lead and Montreal’s resilience.
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Ken Rappoport
Pittsburg Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
Pittsburg
Montreal Expos
Expos
Tekulve
Montreal
Ellis Valentine
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Baseball at a Glance 2-7 to 2-7 note schedule and totals
Tuesday and Wednesday baseball schedules list games across the majors with the New York, Chicago, Houston, Atlanta, Montreal, Pittsburgh, St Louis, Philadelphia, San Diego, Cincinnati, Los Angeles, San Francisco, California, Kansas City, Toronto, Boston, Detroit, Baltimore, Cleveland, New York, Seattle, Milwaukee, Minnesota, Oakland, Texas, and Kansas City matchups. Sammy Baugh noted for high punting average of 45.1 yards for the Washington Redskins.
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New York Jets
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Bannister
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Sorensen
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Zahn
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Chamberlain
Barr
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Washington Redskins
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Detr
Toro
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Calif
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Basketball results from Monday exhibition games
NBA results show Atlanta defeating Chicago 96 to 82 while Kansas City beat Denver 99. NHL action features the Canadian Olympic Team routing Edmonton 5 nil with Los Angeles A tying Vancouver 6 all and Los Angeles B beating Seattle Jrs 3 to 0.
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Atlanta
Chicago
Kansas City
Denver
National Hockey League
Edmonton
Los Angeles A
Vancouver
Los Angeles B
Seattle Jrs
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