Moe Smith benefit planned for ill Saluki coach
Former Saluki assistant Moe Smith, a 34 year old cancer patient, inspired a May 3 benefit at Carnegie Mellon. Friends from IUP, Rhode Island, CMU and SIU plan food music and donations to cover medical and living costs for him, his wife, and their 2 year old daughter.
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Associated Press
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Southern
Klausing
Moe
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
IUP
Rhode Island
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Carnegie-Mellon
Dempsey
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Gale Sayers
SIU
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Latrobe
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Ance
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Pirates
Frank Cignetti
West Virginia
Cignetti
Kuhn backs owners in free agent compensation dispute
Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn says he aligns with owners over compensation for free agents, arguing the system is an important need of the game. He rejects pressuring clubs to soften the provision and predicts the issue will not vanish despite player concerns.
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Dave Winfield
San Diego
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Winfield
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Red Devils rally past Carbondale for 12-7 win
Murphysboro beat Carbondale 12-7 at Williams Field as Jeff Pierson battled control with five walks but still earned the win. Stuart Lowrey homered twice, and David Taylor, Mike Murphy, and Tim Flanigan provided key hits in a game marked by eight Terriers errors and a late Terrier rally.
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Southern Illinois
Jeff Pierson
Murphysboro
Rich Spiller
Carbondale
Williams Field
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Stuart Lowrey
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Terrier
Darren Rush
Murphy
Terriers
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Theron Rushing
Flanigan
Gerstenschlager
Jonathan Hunt
Darren Rogers
Rogers
Drecher
Knowton
Rushing
Barney Welch
Chuck Reno
Carlyle Indians
Saluki Baseball Heads to Kentucky Series
SIU Carbondale coach Richard Itchy Jones leads the Salukis in a three game nonconference series at Kentucky in Lexington. The team has had a erratic season with flashes of brilliance and odd performances as they prepare for the weekend clash.
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Saluki
Kentucky
Richard “Itchy” Jones
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
SIUC
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Lexington
Lee lights prelim win at Drake Relays
Southern Illinois University Carbondale sprinter David Lee won his 400 meter intermediate hurdles heat at the Drake Relays in Des Moines with 51.51 seconds. He advances to finals chasing the Triple Crown while SIU fields 17 other competitors under coach Lew Hartzog.
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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
David Lee
Des Moines
Iowa
Lee
Texas
Kansas
Drake
SIUC
Lew Hartzog
Gorham batsman hurler fires third no hitter in season
Gorham High School's Dale Crain pitched a 3-0 no-hitter against Steeleville, striking out 11 and walking four to boost the Gorham season to 7-4. Earlier in the week Charley Lindsey and John Glidewell had tossed no-hitters for Gorham, marking a rare three-no-hitter season.
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Gorham
Jerry Qualls
Gorham High School
Steeleville
Dale Crain
Warriors
Hander
Charley Lindsey
Tamaroa
John Glidewell
Egyptian
Rangers vow to finish off Blues tonight in New York
The Rangers aim to close out the Blues on home ice after St Louis rallied to win 4 3 and trim New Yorks series lead to 3 2 Jorgen Pettersson scored the tying and winning goals while Mike Liut made 34 saves for the Blues The series shifts back to New York with the Rangers one win from advancing and Emile Francis predicting a St Louis victory is unlikely.
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Steve Vickers
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Emile Francis
Edmonton
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