Hutson shines as Senior Twins rout Orioles in Little League action
Kirby Hutson pitched a four hitter and added two hits to lead the Senior Twins to a 9-2 win over the Orioles in Kiva Kalbab. Gary Benjamin added two hits as the Twins totaled 10. In other games, Major Cubs beat Giants 8-6, Major Red Sox edged Giants 8-7, Minor Giants beat Red Sox 17-9, and several regional matchups produced wins for Braves Mets White Sox and Pirates with strong pitching and key hits.
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Orioles
Kiva-Kalbab
Hutson
Gary Benjamin
Tom Keeley
Todd Pearson
Craig Silvernail
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Giants
Mike Fattaleh
Brad Moser
Scott Urschel
Gary Trotto
Soloma
Paul Uren
Max Reed
Red Sox
Greg Edwards
Sox
Mike Grandinetti
Feddie Carr
Braves
John Baird
Jeff Heinz
Brad Ipsen
Mets
Redlegs
Jim Bibby
St. Louis Cardinals
Texas
Kangai City
Bibby
Fran Healy
Ed Herrmann
Chicago
Oakland
Sal Bando
Cy Acosta
Joe Rudi
King and Court Reach Wimbledon Elite Eight in Tight Caps
Billie Jean King of Hilton Head and Margaret Court of Australia advanced toward a likely final clash at Wimbledon. King rallied to beat Lesley Hunt 6-4 5-7 6-0 to reach the quarterfinals, while Court cruised past Glynis Coles 6-1 6-4.
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England
UPI
Billie Jean King
Hilton Head
S.C
Margaret Court
Australia
Billie Jean
Lesley Hunt
Mrs. King
Love
Mrs. Court
Glynis Coles
Britain
Big
Margaret
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Russia
Ingrid Bentzer
Sweden
Evonne Goolagong
Patti Hogan
la Jolla
Calif
Rosemary Casals
San Francisco Calif
Kristie Kemmer
Los Angeles
Comer Construction Tops Sun Valley 7-5 in Legion Play
Jeff Jeter allowed Sun Valley three hits and struck out nine for Cenver Construction, improving to 4-2 in seven innings. Jim Poole went 4-for-4 while Comer's two-run third inning and late runs built a 7-5 victory. Sun Valley tacked on a run in the seventh before Jeter finished strong.
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Jeff Jeter
Sun Valley
Jim Poole
Cenver Construction
American Legion
Jeter
Comer
Jack Taylor
Gene Lounsberry
Lounsberry
Poole
Dave Perez
Dale Rusnak
Tonalea Tops Tonalea Destroyed Pima Park 27 to 0
Tonalea defeated Pima Park 27 to 0 in parks and recreation boys slo pitch. Mitch Dickerson had three hits and Rick Shalley added two for Tonalea in the lopsided game.
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Tonalea
Pima Park
Parks and Recreation Department
Mitch Dickerson
Rick Shalley
Irwin Opens Halfway Lead At Western Open In Chicago
Hale Irwin, 28, shot 66 to bolt to a nine under par 133 after 36 holes of the Western Open. Bruce Crampton and Rik Massengale sit at 135, with Massengale eager to learn and Irwin seeking steady play to stay ahead. Arnold Palmer struggled on the greens, carding a 71 to tie for fifth as the field tightens toward Sunday.
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Chicago
UPI
Hale Irwin
Irwin
Kansas
Midlothian
Bruce Crampton
Rik Massengale
Massengale
Palmer
Dick Crawford
Tom Kite
Bruce Devlin
Larry Hinson
Miller Barber
Rocky Thompson
Lionel Hebert
Pat Fitzsimons
Changed Blazers face Los Angeles Mustangs in regroup effort
Phoenix Blazers plan eight defensive changes to rebound from a 33-27 loss to New Mexico as they host the Los Angeles Mustangs. Coach Ken Dyer reshuffles positions including Abe Johnson at left tackle and Dwight Cahill at right end. The Blazers lead the Southwest Football League West with a 1-1 mark while Los Angeles sits at 0-2.
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Phoenix
UPI
Phoenix Blazers
Los Angeles Mustangs
New Mexico
Blazers
Ken Dyer
Abe Johnson
Dwight Cahill
Jim Kelson
Gary Harmann
Mike Artorqui
Dale Bauman
Neal Henke
John Mason
Frank Bowman
The
Los Angeles
Selections for Tonight's Races at Black Canyon Park
Scottsdale Daily Progress lists post positions for 12 races at Black Canyon Greyhound Park 30 miles north of Phoenix with first post at 8 p.m. The veteran handicapper ranks the greyhounds by preference and identifies best bet and best quinella for race six.
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Black Canyon Greyhound Park
Scottsdale Daily Progress
Phoenix
Black Canyon Freeway
Murcer-Fined Yankee Star Homers Off Perry in 7-2 Win
Bobby Murcer, fined $250 by Commissioner Bowie Kuhn for calling Kuhn gutless, hit a two-run homer off Gaylord Perry as the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 7-2. Roy White added two solo shots. Murcer claimed he did not apologize and later joked about hitting a hanging spitter.
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Bowie Kuhn
Kuhn
Perry
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Roy White
Holriers
New York
Yanks
Texas
Kansas City
Baltimore
Detroit
Chicago
Oakland
Minnesota
California
Milwaukee
Boston
McSpadden Seeks Sixth Straight Sprint Win at Manzanita
Lealand McSpadden of Tempe aims for a sixth straight victory at Manzanita Speedway as rivals including Ronnie Shuman Buddy Taylor Bob Moore and Gene Brown challenge. Brown collected his 90th track win Friday night in the super modified main event with Craddock close behind.
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UPI
Lealand McSpadden
Tempe
Manzanita Speedway
McSpadden
Frank McDaniel
Shuman
Buddy Taylor
Albuquerque
Bob Moore
Gene Brown
Manzanita
Brown
Gary Craddock
Mike Gibson
Check Florey
Giants stump Dukes close series in Albuquerque
Phoenix defeated the Dukes 9 2 to end a six game series in Albuquerque. Dan Breeden and Jim Rosario sparked a seventh inning rally with back to back doubles while Skip James and Glenn Redman added key hits to break a 2 2 tie.
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Albuquerque
N.M
UPI
Phoenix
Dukes
Dan Breeden
Jim Rosario
Skip James
Glenn Redman
Yavapai Girls Edge Tonalea In Summer Softball Clash
Yavapai edged Tonalea 11 to 9 in the Parks and Recreation Department girls summer softball league. Eldorado beat Hohokam 17 to 7. Apache defeated Supai 10 to 5. Pueblo won Mohave 12 to 11. Navajo clubbed Pima 22 to 4. Pauite toppled Cocopah 12 to 33.
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Tonelea
Parks and Recreation Department
Eldorado
Supai
Pauite
Cocopah
Southern blanks South Scottsdale Sertoma in Big League action
Mesa behind the arms of Ron White and Kent Lewis blanked South Scottsdale Sertoma 10 on Friday night. Jeff Dillender and Keith Heller collected the only hits off Mesa, Heller took the loss with six hits allowed and six walks. Kevin Horville relieved. Wild pitches powered Mesa as Southern managed six hits led by Earl Romainpina with two.
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Ron White
Kent Lewis
Scottsdale
Sertoma
Jeff Dillender
Keith Heller
Mesa
Heller
Kevin Horville
Southern
Earl Romainpina
Ex-Hawk Tom Payne sentenced in rape and sodomy case
Former Atlanta Hawks center Tom Payne, 7 foot 2, was sentenced to 15 years in prison after a jury convicted him of rape and aggravated sodomy in Marietta. He faces additional charges in DeKalb County and had already served 13 months of a prior two year sentence.
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Marietta, Ga
UPI
Atlanta Hawks
Tom Payne
University of Kentucky
Atlanta
Payne
DeKalb County
Twins' Mark Carpenter powers 11-0 win with six RBIs
Mark Carpenter homered and doubled twice driving in six runs as the Arcadia Pony League Twins blanked the Red Sox 11-0. Carpenter relieved Scott Allen who tossed a no hit eight strikeout gem, while Allen, Roberts, and Durack added doubles and Jon Hainlen led Red Sox with two singles.
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Mark Carpenter
Scott Allen
Arcadia Pony League Twins
Red Sox
Allen
al Roberts
Greg Durack
Jon Hainlen
Film lets amateurs study swings with pro golfers
New York UPI reports a film innovation enables amateur golfers to have their swings analyzed by a team of professional golfers. The system aims to provide expert feedback and improve technique through cinematic assessment.
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New York
UPI
Evening Sports Slate Highlights Local Baseball Softball action
Tonight features Legion baseball at Scottsdale Post Sun Valley Phoenix College and Ren dezvous Park games. Biz League stacks P N Indians Williams AFB Salt River vs National 1 El dorado Park. Sunday and Monday schedule includes Bobby Ball D A V and Phoenix Suns at Camelback. Softball fast pitch and slo pitch games fill Eldorado Park and adjacent venues.
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Ace Photo
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Quickway Car Wash
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