Walton named MVP as Trail Blazers win NBA title
Portland defeats Philadelphia 109 107 to clinch the series four games to three. Bill Walton posts 20 points 23 rebounds and eight blocks earning MVP honors amid a dramatic, crowd roaring celebration with a downtown parade planned. Julius Erving scores 40 for the Sixers but Portland seals the win.
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Pacific Northwest
Portland Trail Blazers
National Basketball Association
Philadelphia 76Ers
Blazer
Bill Walton
Walton
Julius Erving
Lloyd Free
McGinnis
Portland
Johnny Davis
Philadelphia
Gene Shue
76Ers
George McGinnis
Craig wins Jackson Open in championship after late move
Billie Ray Craig of Pinckneyville captured the Jackson Invitational title in the Championship division after opting to move up from Class A. He shot 68 70 138 to edge Kevin Jones of Belleville and Dick Friel of West Frankfort by two strokes. Friel fired Sunday’s best 67 to challenge, while Craig’s steady play included key putts and a tenacious par at No 13 and No 16 to seal the win. Four players tied for fourth: Larry Emery, Don Bixby, Bill Blewett, and Terry Rohlfing.
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Billie Ray Craig
Pinckneyville
Craig
Kevin Jones
Belleville
Dick Friel
West Frankfort
Friel
Larry Emery
Carterville
Don Bixby
Sparta
Bill Blewett
Terry Rohlfing
Local golf scoreboard highlights Carbondale area players
Kevin Bartlick of St Louis won Class A with 147. Mike Gould of Herrin was runner up at 148, Jim Hauptmann of Harrisburg finished third with 150. Dick Casady of St Louis captured Class B with 149, Bill Crawford of Pinckneyville second at 150, tied for third were Jake Naumber of Du Quoin and Larry Odum of Fairfield at 154. Don Presley of Carbondale won Class C in a sudden death playoff over ErnBy Bozarth of Murphysboro after both tied at 155. Neal Foland of Carbondale was third at 177, Larry Ackerman of St Louis fourth at 158, Bill Balsano of Murphysboro fifth at 159. C E McNeill of Carbondale won Class D in a sudden death playoff over Ken Kohrs at 158. L W Ward of Murphysboro was third at 159, Bill Casper of Carbondale fourth at 163, Steve Wilbanks of Du Quoin fourth at 172, Hubert Lee of St Louis and Earl Hendricks of Murphysboro tied for fifth at 176. Laymon Hopkins of Murphysboro won Class B with 166, Clark Davis of Carbondale second at 170, Don Cochran of Murphysboro third at 171. Other scores are under today’s scoreboard.
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Carbondale
Kevin Bartlck
St. Louis
Mike Gould
Herrin
Jim Hauptmann
Harrisburg
Dick Casady
Bill Crawford
Pinckneyville
Jake Naumber
du Quoin
Larry Odum
Fairfield
Don Presley
Ernie Bozarth
Murphysboro
Neal Foland
Larry Ackerman
Bill Balsano
Campbell returns to form in Red Sox win over Twins
Boston ace reliever Bill Campbell, in his first game against his former team, worked four innings of two hit relief to earn his ninth save as the Red Sox beat Minnesota 5-1. Reggie Cleveland got the win. George Scott collected his 1,700th career hit.
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Associated Press
Bill Campbell
Campbell
Boston
Red Sox
Minnesota Twins
Twins
Rod Carew
Reggie Cleveland
George Scott
Kansas City
Jim Palmer
Baltimore
Seattle
Cleveland
New York Yankees
Chicago
Toronto
Jerry Garvin
Vida Blue
Oakland
Texas
Milwaukee
California
Detroit
Yankees
White Sox
Thurman Munson
Carlos May
Reggie Jackson
Graig Nettles
Bucky Dent
George Zeber
Zeber
Dick Tidrow
New York
Sparky Lyle
Pinckneyville Road Builders sweep road trip with pair of wins
Pinckneyville Road Builders completed a four game road swing by defeating Arcola 6-4 and 14-1 after beating Teutopolis 14-4 and 8-4. Kreid nearly no hit Sunday, fanning four with a late homer chance, while Calvert Keith and Hicks star at the plate as Pinckneyville climbs to 35-5. The team opens a 14 team tournament in Pinckneyville this week.
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Pinckneyville Keene
Arcola
Road Builders
Teutopolis
Ron Kreid
Kreid
Bob Keith
Dale Calvert
Mark Norris
Keith
Calvert
Mike Emling
Dave Schubert
Kevin Hicks
Chin
Hicks
Bob Hepp
Pinckneyville
Memorial Day 30 races crown Emling and Richardson winners
Record crowd at Williamson County Speedway saw Ray Emling of Du Quoin win the 30 lap feature after a late surge over Bob Melvin of West Frankfort. Ken Richardson of Benton captured the Bomber feature with Loren McBride second and John Terry third. A record 41 cars raced as purses were raised for the night. drag racing also continued with Darrell Little and Rick McClerren winning brackets.
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Ray Emling
du Quoin
Ken Richardson
Benton
Williamson County Speedway
Emling
Bob Melvin
West Frankfort
Melvin
Merlin
Larry Walston
Paducah
Ken Cluck
Centralia
Walston
Darrell Hartnell
Richardson
Loren McBride
Mt. Vernon
John Terry
Lesser
Glenn Walker
McBride
Richard Tuthill
Vergennes
Darrell Little
John Gambill
Johnston City
Rick McClerren
Terry Williams
Rain Ends Andretti's Bid at Belgian Grand Prix
Mario Andretti, starting from pole, rammed John Watson on a rain slick track and retired after 30 seconds as Gunnar Nilsson drove to his first Grand Prix victory for Sweden's Milsson team. Niki Lauda finished second and Ronnie Peterson third with James Hunt seventh after a tire gamble.
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Zolder
Belgium
Mario Andretti
Gunnar Milsson
Jps-Lotus
Andretti
Britain
John Watson
Brabham
Dretti
Watson
Nilsson
Niki Lauda
Austria
Ronnie Peterson
Vittorio Brambilla
James Hunt
Hunt
Japan
McLaren
Stanhouse Relieves in Expo Win After Two Stint
Don Stanhouse of Du Quoin pitched two relief appearances for the Montreal Expos over the weekend, earning the Sunday 7-5 win. He relieved in the third and again late, allowing one hit and an unearned run in four and a third innings as Montreal beat St Louis.
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Merle Jones
Don Stanhouse
du Quoin
Expos
Montreal
Expo
Stanhouse
Jack Buck
Redbirds
Sam Mesias
Green Speed wins Meadowlands trot for three year olds
Green Speed won the $100000 trot at Meadowlands New Jersey in 1591 over Cold Comfort with Haughton driving. The one and a quarter mile track set a season best time and established Green Speed as a serious Hambletonian contender.
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Billy Haughton
Meadowlands
N.J
Springfield
Indianapolis
Haughton
Cold Comfort
Green Speed
Texas
Sue’s Blazer
Meadow Frank
del Miller
Becaue
The
Meadows
Carbondale Tennis Open crowns winners in varied divisions
Carbondale man Bill Wickersham won the men's open singles and Harrisburg girl April Horning captured the women's open, as the Carbondale Open drew about 120 entries. Other finals saw Ross Franklin and Mike Hanson win doubles, and multiple age divisions decided.
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Carbondale
Harrisburg
Bill Wickersham
April Horning
Carbondale Park District
Wickersham
Greg Etchison
Flora
Horning
Mona Etchison
Greg
Ross Franklin
Mike Hanson
Jim Pearce
Marion
Fred Steward
Sikeston
Yale Reynolds
Effingham
Russell Moore
Lynn Brown
Doug Reems
Vandalia
Springfield man wins Egyptian Cup
John Greely of Springfield won the 19th Egyptian Cup Sailboat Regatta at Crab Orchard Lake earning the overall title and the C-Scow Class. Runn-up overall was C. Ron of Bloomington, with Ron winning Hobie-Cat 16. Multiple local sailors from Springfield and nearby towns filled top places across other classes as 63 entries from five states competed. The Crab Orchard Sailing Club plans another race next Sunday at 1 p.m.
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John Greely
Springfield
Crab Orchard Lake
Breely
C. Ron
Bloomington
Ron
Carl Thun
Grealy
Bill Hays
du Quo
C. Anderson
Clyde Swanson
Carbondale
Lew Herndon
Dewayne Slater
Doug Slater
Leon Striegel
Mt. Vernon
Ted Glass
Don Shoemaker
S. Hirschfield
C. Edwards
C. Goodenuf
St. Louis
Crab Orchard Sailing Club
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Bob Gross
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Dave McNally
Mariners
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Ruppert Jones
John Montague
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Otto Velez
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Zeigler
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Tony Scott
Jerry Mumphrey
Mike Anderson
Lou Brock
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Rose Cittadino
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Jimmy Connors
Bjorn Borg
Roscoe Tanner
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Roland Garros
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Fla
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Romania
World Tennis Team
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Will Grimsley
Pittsburgh-Cleveland Nets
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WTT
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Butch” Buchholtz
Revolutionary Court Circuit
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