Jackson's homer breaks up no hitter to spark A's win
Reggie Jackson belted a seventh inning homer off Reggie Cleveland with two out to break up a no hitter and lift the Oakland A's to a 3-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox. Gene Tenace added a two run shot after the rally. The Oakland win came amid other AL results.
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Pirates cling to lead as Astros slip past them 5-3
Pirates fall 5-3 to Houston while Phillies win 5-4 over the Giants, shrinking Pittsburgh's NL East edge to three games. Dock Ellis struggles after a quick lead, Texans rally with doubles by Gross and Johnson and Doug Rader's single.
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Ramirez's seventh inning homer lifts Salt Lake past Phoenix 5 3
In Pacific Coast League action, Orlando Ramirez hit a two run homer in the seventh to give Salt Lake City a 5 3 lead. Gary Wheelock pitched a complete game with 10 strikeouts as Salt Lake earned the win. Phoenix scored on errors and odd plays, but Salt Lake added two unearned runs in the sixth and another in the seventh.
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Crampton Leads PGA Classic In Akron After Record Start
Bruce Crampton surged to a three stroke midway lead at the PGA Championship in Akron with a 67 67 for 134, matching the PGA 36 hole record. Hale Irwin shot 65 for 137, Nicklaus 68 70 138, while several stars faltered as 71 players made the 148 cutoff.
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Seducers Soar To 9 0 Mark In Water Polo Standings
Linda Moley boosted the Seducers in the fourth quarter as they beat the Cheese and Quackers 16 13. Jolyny Koch led the Killers with 16 points to 24 16 victory over the Carps setting a league scoring record. Final standings place Seducers 9 0, Killers 5 4, Carps and Quackers 2 7.
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Hunt captures second Coronado Junior Golf Clinic title
Sam Hunt won the boys 13 and older division with a 33 to claim the clinic championship flight. Richard Buffington finished seven over par at 40, Brian Anderson shot 44 for third place, and Craig Lewis led the first flight with 47. Melanie Georgianni won the girls 13 and over with 43, while Missy Farr topped the girls 12 and under with 61 and Katy Whitehouse second at 64. Entries for next week's Progress Junior Golf Classic at Coronado Golf Course are due by 4 p.m. Sunday.
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Okker-led Gators top Racquets in World Team Tennis
San Francisco defeats Phoenix 24-20 as Tom Okker wins the men's singles 6-1 over Andrew Pattison and teams with Frew MacMillan to beat Pattison and Jeff Austin 6 4 in doubles. Phoenix women and mixed results follow with Shaw Tolleson Kiyomura and Stove in various wins.
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Scottsdale girls defeat Maryvale to reach state finals
Scottsdale Majors beat Maryvale 11 2 in Sun City behind Lauri Gill five innings five innings. Claire Miller Dyna Hart Crystal Williams and Sandy Horacek produced key hits as Scottsdale built a 4 0 lead then added a fifth and six more in the sixth. The Majors meet Maryvale again at 7 30 p m for the MSA state title while other Scottsdale squads face Deer Valley and Maryvale in regional and state tournament games this week.
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Reents Wins National Junior Chess Title in San Diego
Donald Reents of Rockford Illinois captured the national junior chess championship at San Diego State University by overtaking Calvin Blocker of Cleveland in the final rounds of the week long United States Junior Open. Blocker had led the event but did not finish among the national or class winners.
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Fledderjohn 4th as South runners win meet
Doug Fledderjohn of Coronado High School placed fourth in the steeplechase at the Arizona Coaches Association All-Star meet. He ran 9:17 helping the South to a 17 43 victory at Phoenix College. The weekend feature includes a 8 p.m. basketball game in Prescott with Coronado’s Mike Hogan starting for the South.
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North Beats South 14 12 In Arizona Prep All Stars
A South fumble on its own 23-yard line set up the North’s game winning touchdown as the North edged the South 14 to 12 to end a six-year win drought. Mark Whipple of Phoenix Camelback connected with Jackie Stingley of Holbrook on a key fourth down to seal victory. Harold Smith of Florence scored for the South on a late drive but the two point try failed. The North opened scoring with Whipple’s quarterback sneak. Tucson Catalina’s Steve Carstens tied the game in the second quarter with a one yard run.
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