Swedish teen Wilander shocks Lendl to reach French Open semis
Swedish 17 year old Mats Wilander upset No.2 seed Ivan Lendl and then defeated Vitas Gerulaitis to reach the French Open semifinals at Roland Garros. The unseeded teen meets Jose Luis Clerc, while Jimmy Connors faces Jose Higueras as the men’s title bid unfolds.
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Paris
Mats Wilander
Jimmy Connors
America
Vitas Gerulaitis
Wilander
Connors
Spain
Jose Higueras
Guillermo Vilas
Argentina
Yannick Noah
Higueras
Bjorn Borg
Borg
Ivan Lendl
Czechoslovakia
Jose-Luis Clerc
Roland Garros
Gerulaitis
Brussels
Fairbanks Leaves CU For USFL Pro Franchise
Chuck Fairbanks resigns after a 7-26 record as Colorado head coach to return to pro football. He heads to New York to help form a USFL team owned by J. Walter Duncan, with Jim Valek resigning to become general manager. Duncan negotiates a home field in New Jersey venues as Crowder organizes replacements.
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Colo
Chuck Fairbanks
University of Colorado
Eddie Crowder
Colorado
Fairbanks
New York City
New York
Jim Valek
J. Walter Duncan
New England Patriots
National Football League
Crowder
Arnold Webber
Duncan
Oklahoma City
Chuck
Oklahoma
New England
Shea Stadium
Yankee Stadium
Giants Stadium
New Jersey
Meadowlands
USFL
Jim
Valeri
University of Illinois
Blues reclaim goalie Heinz in swap with Canucks
The St. Louis Blues reacquired goalie Rick Heinz from the Vancouver Canucks and returned defenseman Karl Eloranta to the Calgary Flames. Eloranta was acquired March 8 with a June 1 retention window. Heinz had criticized Blues leadership and teammates, drawing public remarks from Blues president Emil Francis.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis Blues
Rick Heinz
Vancouver Canucks
National Hockey League
Karl Eloranta
Calgary Flames
Eloranta
Blues
Heinz
Tony Currie
Jim Nill
Vancouver
Glen Hanlon
Emil Francis
Wayne Babych
Perry Turnbull
Vancouver Sun
Mike Liut
Francis
Padres edge Cubs as Williams lauds spring deals
San Diego manager Dick Williams praised winter moves including Garry Templeton and Sixto Lezcano while lamenting the loss of Ruppert Jones. Jones fueled a 9-1 win by starting a four-run second inning rally with a single and a three-run homer.
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Associated Press
San Diego
Dick Williams
Padres
Ruppert
Williams
Seattle
Gardner Sees Double As Twins Suffer Thirteenth Straight
The 1982 Minnesota Twins tie the 1961 club record with 13 straight losses after a 6-4 defeat to the Cleveland Indians. Andre Thornton hit a three run homer for Cleveland, while Kent Hrbek tied the game at 4-4 in the eighth with an infield hit. Gardner, returning as a coach, was part of a long history tied to the Twins franchise.
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Associated Press
Billy Gardner
Minnesota Twins
Gardner
Washington Senators
Minnesota
Twins
New York Yankees
Johnny Goryl
Cleveland Indians
Cleveland
Andre Thornton
Kent Hrbek
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Tim Flannery
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Dave Concepcion
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Harris
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Dale Murphy
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Royals
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