Americans seek gold as Yugoslavia beats Russia in Olympic semifinal
American star Scott May leads a 95-77 win over Canada while Russia falls to Yugoslavia 89-84. Dean Smith notes Yugoslavia’s edge as the U S pursues gold with May scoring 22 points. Women claim silver after beating Czechoslovakia 83-67.
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Esther Roth Runs After Munich Terror in Montreal
Esther Roth, survivor of the 1972 Israeli Munich team, returns to competition in Montreal. She overcomes trauma from the Olympic attack to run the 100-meter hurdles, aiming to prove terrorists wrong and honor her coach Amizur Shapira killed in Munich. Her husband-coach watches closely as she trains.
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Scouts Leave Kansas City for Denver in Move to New Ownership
The Kansas City Scouts, the NHL's historically leaky franchise, will relocate to Denver after a failed bid to stay. A Denver group led by oilman Jack Vickers, organized by Bud Palmer, will take over, with formal transfer expected by midweek.
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Veteran ends grid career with coaching move
Kansas City AP reports Pat McNeil, 17th round pick from Baylor, quits Chiefs training camp to take a high school coaching job in Waco Texas. Offensive coordinator Chet Franklin said McNeil had a good shot at making the team and had discussed his situation Sunday night.
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SAR Nets Fifth Championship At Prescott Golden Gloves
SAR led by Bill Long won the Prescott Golden Gloves title at Yavapai Junior College as Ron Peterson earned outstanding boxer honors with a 140 pound decision over Oscar Lema. Other SAR winners included Halden at light heavyweight, Rich at 165 pounds, and Davis at 160 pounds.
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Local clubs open in Arizona State Summer Prep Basketball Tour
Saguaro faces Central Recreation at 6 45 p m Arcadia meets Apollo Recreation at 9 15 p m Camelback meets Shadow Mountain at 5 30 p m and Safford vs Northwest at 8 p m at Coronado High School The 30 team event runs through Monday with top under 18 players and No 1 seed East Recreation.
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Sun Devils Poised for Top National Grid Billing
Arizona State University fans expect ASU to be the nation's top college football team if they stay undefeated. Sports Illustrated and Playboy polls may place the Devils No 1 with Playboy in September and SI slated for the same week as the UCLA opener.
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Parker Defeats South 1-0 In Arizona Little League Opener
Parker beat South 1 to 0 in the Section 1 Arizona State Senior Little League Tournament at Cortez. Kendall Carter had both South hits, D J D Avignon pitched a complete game with eight strikeouts but nine walks, and Parker scored on an infield out in the second inning. South left the tying run at second in the seventh and was eliminated with a loss if next game.
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Giants Top Twins in 9-46 Victory on Balk Call
Bruce Christianson drove in the go ahead run after Paul Ausman balked in the third inning as the Phoenix Giants beat Tacoma 9 to 6. Don Hahn and John LeMaster added RBI singles and Jack Clark followed with a two base hit. Tacoma mustered four runs in the third on Rick Reneck’s triple and subsequent scoring.
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Summer Prep Tournament Opens with Six Games Tonight
Tonight six basketball games kick off the Summer Prep Tournament at Coronado High School. Also on the slate the Little League District 7 Major tournament features Ingleside Tavan against Guadalupe at 7 30 p m. Arizona State Big League hosts Tucson versus Scottsdale at Fitch Park in Mesa at 7 30 p m. The Tacoma Twins visit Phoenix Giants for a doubleheader at Phoenix Municipal Stadium. Wednesday continues the six game daily format starting at 3 p m with more action at Coronado High School.
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