Borg Advances To Wimbledon Semi Final In Straight Sets
Bjorn Borg defeated Ilie Nastase 6 0 8 6 6 3 to reach the Wimbledon men's singles semifinals. The defending champion dominated the opening set, weathered Nastase’s comeback bid, and closed out in the third set with precise baseline play and sharp passing shots.
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Robert Jones
Wimbledon
England
Bjorn Borg
Sweden
Ilie Nastase
Borg
Nastase
Red Sox drop fourth straight in 4-1 loss to Tigers
Boston manager Don Zimmer blamed starting pitching as the Red Sox extended their skid to four games after a 4-1 defeat to Detroit led by Dave Roberts. Ron LeFlore Rusty Staub Tom Veryzer and Steve Kemp doubled for the Tigers and Jason Thompson hit his 11th homer. Toronto beat New York 7-6 as Hector Torres hit the Jays first grand slam.
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Barry Wilner
Boston
Don Zimmer
Red Sox
Dave Roberts
Detroit Tigers
Roberts
Zimmer
New York
Tigers
Ron LeFlore
Rusty Stau
Tom Veryzer
Steve Kemp
Jason Thompson
Toronto
Minnesota
Milwaukee
Chicago
Seattle
Baltimore
Cleveland
Kansas City
California
Texas
Oakland
Blue Jays
Thurman Munson
Yankees Twins
Brewers
Rod Carew
Carew
Dave Goltz
Sal Bando
Sixto Lezcano
White Sox
Mariners
Lamar Johnson
Orioles
Indians
Mike Flanagan
Silly Smith
RBI
Flanagan
Smith
Dennis Eckersley
Billie Jean King Dominates Wimbledon Match Analysis
AP Sports Analysis compares Billie Jean King to a boxing icon, describing her aggressive play. The piece portrays King as relentless and unyielding on the court, performing with sharp, powerful shots and tactical pivots throughout the match.
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Chris Evert
Billie Jean King
Wimbledon
England
Joe Frazier
Long Beach
Calif
Forest Hills
Billie Jean
Major league standings and results mix in baseball action
National League East standings show Chicago Philadelphia St Louis Montreal New York all within reach as week results include Cubs beating Expos 4-3 and Phillies topping Mets 4-1. League Monday scores feature Giants, Cardinals, Astros, Dodgers wins with Chase for pennant intensifying.
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Leonard
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Tanana
Chicago
Phila
Pitts
Louis
Montreal
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West Los Ange
Cinci
Houston
S Diego
Atlanta
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
New York
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
San Diego
Los Angeles
Forster
Jackson
Schultz
Underwood
R.reuscher
Twitchell
John
Horgan
Knepper
Incinnati
Capilla
Christensen
Swan
Owchinko
Andujar
McCovey
Hank Aaron
Gehrig
New York Yankee
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Unifax
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Yankees
Hector Torres
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Lou Gehrig
Will Grimsley
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Oetro
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Chris
Johnstone
Skip Lockwood
Nino Espinosa
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Pirates
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Gene Gieselmann
Astros
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Bob Watson
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Rick Monday
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