Eagles Defeat Oilers 28-10 In NFL Preseason Clash
Eagles quarterbacks Ron Jaworski and John Walton torched Houston's secondary for three touchdowns and 2810 win. Jaworski 8 of 9 for 123 yards in the first half plus an 8 yard TD to Keith Krepfle. Wilbert Montgomery added a 6 yard TD run. Walton threw 8 yard TD to Ken Payne and 41 yard TD to Oren Middlebrook. Earl Campbell scored for Houston and Dan Pastorini left with a pulled hamstring.
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Houston
Philadelphia
Ron Jaworski
John Walton
Oilers
Billy Johnson
Dan Pastorini
Jaworski
Keith Krepfle
Wilbert Montgomery
Eagles
Walton
Ken Payne
Oren Middlebrook
Cards cut ex Saluki Brown as roster trims reach 60
Former SIUC linebacker Dan Brown was among six players cut by the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday reducing the squad to 60 as they near the 45-player NFL limit. Andre Herrera the SIUC record holder survived the cuts and U.S. preseason wins. The Cardinals plan to trim 10 more next week ahead of the Sept. 3 opener at Chicago.
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Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Dan Brown
St. Louis Cardinals
Andre Herrera
Siuc
Big Red
NFL
Cardinals
Chicago
St. Louis
Brown
Herrera
Oakland Raiders
Saluki
Ron Baker
Monmouth College
Jim Otis
Steve Jones
Jerry Latin
Wayne Morris
Earl Carr
Florida
Greg Woods
Kentucky
Cardinal
Ron Mabra
Howard
Anthony Evans
South Carolina State
Craig Phalen
Western
Baseball Standings and Daily Scores Across the National League
The National League East standings show Philadelphia leading with 63 wins and 4 losses, followed by Chicago Montreal Pittsburgh and New York with varying gaps. West entries San Francisco Los Angeles Cincinnati San Diego Houston and Atlanta compete for playoff positioning. Monday results included Chicago 13 Atlanta 7 and Pittsburgh 7 Cincinnati 4. Tuesday and Wednesday schedules list multiple interleague and divisional matchups across several parks with notable pitchers and line scores.
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Chicago
Montreal
Pittsburgh
New York
St.Louis
West San Francisco
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
San Diego
Houston
Atlanta
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Lamp
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Milwaukee
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Toronto
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California
Texas
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Minnesota
Chicago Ye
Seattle
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Jefferson
Augustine
Rodriguez
Whitehorse dominates in Herrin Dairy Queen softball tourney
In the 5th annual Herrin Dairy Queen Invitational Jonesboro Whitehorse swept to third in du Quoin and then won the championship over Goreville 21 to 1. Bob Clark pitched a three-hitter and Jonesboro players Donnie Pippins Barney Brimm and Bill Rader homered twice each. Gary French was the tournament MVP. Also listed are slow pitch results, sailboat racing at Crab Orchard Lake, and a Bowling for Dollars note.
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Jonesboro Whitehorse
du Quoin Carson
Goreville
Jonesboro
Bob Clark
Donnie Pippins
Barney Brimm
Bill Rader
Gary French
Cowboys trade Herrera to Seahawks over salary clash
Thousand Oaks California AP Place kicker Efren Herrera demanded 80000 to play another season for Dallas and was traded to Seattle for an undisclosed draft choice. Cowboys VP Gil Brandt said the move was not a franchise saver and noted the pick was not high. Herrera said he was unhappy leaving the Cowboys, while agent Bucky Woy praised Seattle’s willingness to pay. Dallas added Jay Sherill and Skip Butler in the kicker pool, with Butler possibly tying to Detroit for compensation.
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Thousand Oaks
Calif
Efren Herrera
Dallas Cowboys
Seattle Seahawks
Dallas Cowboy
Gil Brandt
Herrera
Cowboys
Bucky Woy
Dallas
Seattle
Woy
Doctors Won't Predict Stingley's Future
Castro Valley California AP reports doctors say Darryl Stingley’s condition has improved slightly after his injury but they refuse to predict the long term outcome for the New England Patriots wide receiver who suffered partial paralysis.
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Stingley
Castro Valley, Calif
Darryl Stingley
New England Patriots
Manard Pont
Lewis captures Future Champs 15-17 flight title
Randy Lewis Jr. of West Frankfort fired a 2 under par to win the 15- to 17-year-old boys' flight at the Future Champs golf tourney at Crab Orchard Country Club near Carterville. About 165 players from Southern Illinois, Missouri and Kentucky competed in the second annual event.
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Randy Lewis Jr
West Frankfort
Crab Orchard Country Club
Carterville
Southern Illinois
Missouri
Kentucky
Diana Koontz
Bobby Pavelonis
Harrisburg
Kelly Mason
Eldorado
Clark Dixon
Benton
Anita Stoner
Nancy Scranton
Centralia
Perry Country Club
Pinckneyville
Harless wins Super-Pro title at I-57 Drag Strip
Paducah driver Rick Harless defeated Dale McGee of Flora to claim the Super-Pro championship at the I-57 Drag Strip near West Frankfort. Evansville’s Roger Ritchie won the Pro-Bracket title over Earl Rogers with Tom Willis and Adrian Sinks taking third and fourth. Richard Grant topped the trophy eliminator, with Lonnie Hill in second, as the 62-car program also announced a $1,600 Pro-Bracket race lineup for Saturday night gates.
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Rick Harless
Paducah
Dale McGee
Flora
West Frankfort
Jack Syers
Richard Russell
Decatur
Roger
Barrington Wins Legion State Championship Title
Barrington claimed the American Legion State tournament crown with a 19-8 victory over Decatur at Highland. The Illinois champions totaled 62 runs and six home runs across four games and slated a Sixth State Region matchup against Stevens Point on August 23 in Wisconsin. The state championship schedule opened with Indiana versus Kentucky, followed by Ohio versus Wisconsin, then Barrington versus Stevens Point, and Michigan against the Indiana-Kentucky winner.
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Barrington
Amercan Legion
Highland
Decatur
Illinois
Stevens Point
Wis
Indiana
Kentucky
Ohio
Wisconsin
Michigan
Herrin to have tennis tourney
An open tennis tournament will be held Saturday and Sunday at the Herrin City Park tennis courts. It features men singles and doubles with an over 35 division, 3 dollar entry per singles event, 5 dollars per doubles, and a new can of balls provided for each event. For details contact Mike Daily or Dan Josten.
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Herrin City Park
Mike Daily
Dan Josten
Prep Football Practice to Begin Wednesday
Southern Illinois high school teams start fall practice on Wednesday at most schools. Two area programs have new leaders with Jim Levin taking over Carbondale from Tom O Boyle and Richard Pickering succeeding Tim Mash in Murphysboro. Teams eye season openers on September 8 and 9.
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Southern Illinois
Jim Levin
Tom O’boyle
Carbondale
Richard Pickering
Tim Mash
Murphysboro
Bears trim eight rookies push to 60 and cut one more
Lake Forest AP reports the Chicago Bears have winnowed eight rookies and must cut one additional player today to meet the 60-man limit. Draft picks include Ohio State wide receiver Herman Jones and Georgia linebacker Ben Zambiasi. several free agent rookies were cut earlier, such as Northwestern WR Mark Bailey and Michigan State WR Edgar Wilson.
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Chicago Bears
Ohio State
Herman Jones
University of Georgia
Ben Zambiasi
Northwestern
Mark Bailey
Illinois Wesleyan
Ceasar Douglas
Notre Dame
Gary Forystek
Texas Southern
John Howard
Doane
Mike Ulmer
Michigan State
Edgar Wilson
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