Herrin teen to wrestle for Pan Am team in Colombia
David Marlow 15 of Herrin earned a spot on the U S Pan Am wrestling squad after winning the 130-pound title at Park Ridge and capturing the state title at Oak Park He will compete July 3 7 in Colombia along with 11 other U S teammates The Herrin High junior trains with the Raider Wrestling Club and plans to see sights during the trip He credits hard work and freestyle experience for his rise and notes he won his 200th career match at the national meet
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Mike Murphy
Southern Illinoisan
David Marlow
Herrin
Marlow
U.S
Columbia
South America
United States
Oak Park
Park Ridge
Oklahoma
Raider Wrestling Club
Lincoln
Metro East
Robert Knutson
Kevin Byrd
Cahokia
Johnson saves Celts in tight victory
In Los Angeles Dennis Johnson drilled a 22-foot jumper at the buzzer to lift the Celtics 107-105 and tie the series 2-2 as Larry Bird shook off a scoring slump with 26 points including an 8-0 fourth-quarter stretch. Kevin McHale logged 48 minutes while Pat Riley's Lakers focus on Friday's decisive fifth game in Boston.
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Inglewood
Calif
Larry Bird
Boston Celtics
Los Angeles Lakers
Boston
California
Dennis Johnson
Celtics
Bird
Los Angeles
Johnson
Kevin McHale
Larry
Lakers
Pat Riley
Michael Cooper
James Worthy
Earvin
Magic
Drug routine rattles baseball cocaine probe in NL
Seven Pennsylvania men faced 165 drug violations in indictments after a 14 month grand jury probe. The investigation involved many unnamed baseball players in the National League with immunity grants. Dates cited often aligned with Pirates home games between 1980 and 1984.
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New York
Pittsburgh
Sports Illustrated
New York Times
Pirates
Times
Pennsylvania
Home state boy beats Cardinals
Mark Bailey hit a two run homer for relatives and friends as the Houston Astros beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-3. Bob Lillis praised the bench after late inning moves, Cabell added a two run double, and Knepper scattered hits through five innings before a late rally.
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ST. Louis
Mark Bailey
Houston Astros
Bob Lillis
St. Louis Cardinals
Lillis
Houston
Phil Garner
Terry Puhl
Kevin Bass
Enos Cabell
Astros
Cabell
Rob Eee
Knepper
Ivan DeJesus
Whitey Herzog
SIU recruit starts late
Grant Martin a 6 8 180 pounder who did not play high school basketball grew into a college prospect after a late growth spurt He signed to play for Southern Illinois University after military service at Fort Meade MD and time in Germany He plans to improve his offense while leveraging a strong defensive base for the Salukis
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Scott Monserud
Southern Illinoisan
Grant Martin
Martin
Southern Illinois University
South Haven
Mich
SIU
Army
Fort Meade
Maryland
Washington Bullets
Bullets
Marc Evans
Geneva College
Evans
Rich Herrin
Jeff Thompson
Herrin
Benton
Germany
Salukis
Baseball spitting and scratching ignite the all star debate
A columnist riffs on baseball culture from fans to managers and players, arguing over All-Star selections, league dominance, and the famous spitters versus scratchers divide. He notes Billy Martin, George Steinbrenner, Ryne Sandberg, Tommy Herr, and Whitey Herzog as examples, ending with a tongue in cheek preference for National League spitters and American League scratchers.
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Billy Martin
George Steinbrenner
Bobby Knight
Redbirds
Keith Hernandez
Neil Allen
Ron Davis
Cardinal
Whitey Herzog
Whitey
Vince Coleman
Tommy Herr
Herr
Ryne Sandberg
Cardinals
Cubbies
Sandberg
Johnny Bench
Joe Morgan
Willie Mays
Harmon Killebrew
Thurman Munson
Reggie Jackson
Sparky Anderson
Heck
Bob Lemon
Yankees
Ty Cobb
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Darren
Eda
Celts
The
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Herzog
Portland
Paducah
Seattle
Chuck Cottier
Mariners
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