Sixers stay alive by routing Lakers in Philadelphia
Philadelphia 76ers toppled Los Angeles 135 to 102 to pull within 1-3 in the NBA Finals. Andrew Toney led with 31 points, Julius Erving added 23 in the second half, while Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was limited to six points as the Lakers face a must-win Game 6 in Los Angeles.
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Abdul Jabbar
Andrew Toney
Julius Erving
Bobby Jones
Darryl Dawkins
Billy Cunningham
Bob McAdoo
Norm Nixon
Shockers meet Miami in College World Series
South Carolina's John Sullivan hit a grand slam and Greg Morhardt followed with a three-run homer as Oklahoma State shut out South Carolina 10-8 in Omaha. Jim Traber, Stan Baughn and Dale Rath drove in runs for OSU as they built an 8-0 lead before holding on. Maine blanked Cal State Fullerton 6-0 behind Joe Johnson four-hitter in elimination round action.
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Dennis Livingston
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Sullivan
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Cowboys
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Stan Baughn
Dale Rath
RBI
Glenn Edwards
Robbie Wine
Titans
David Wilder
Fullerton
Johnson
Wichita State
Bryan Oelkers
Kevin Bernier
Ste Ee
Bogle stays at Nashville after reconsidering move
Nashville High School basketball coach Bob Bogle reverses plans to join Greeley West in Colorado. He withdraws resignation, citing stronger basketball emphasis at Nashville. Bogle led Nashville to the 1978 Class A state title and has a 138-56 record in seven seasons, with key players returning for next year.
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Southern Illinoisan
Greeley
Colo
Bob Bogle
Nashville
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Nashville High School
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Twin Towers
Roger Stieg
John Jankowski
Paul Patton
Wayne Harre
Brent Rueter
Rob Wood
David May
Herrin Girls Seize Crossville Sectional Title for State Berth
Herrin pounded Wayne City 7 0 to win the Crossville Sectional and advance to the state tournament for the third straight year. Coach Bruce Jilek praised the victory as Herrin improved to 26 1 entering a Thursday quarterfinal at Mineral Springs Park Pekin. Kerri Blaylock struck out three in a complete game for Herrin with Brenda Maller homering and Monica Perkins contributing two hits as Herrin ran its four season total to 82 7 and three year span to 72 3 as Wayne City ends at 24 3.
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Crossville
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Hinsdale
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Pekin
Tiger
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Jilek
Kerri Blaylock
Wayne
Carla Schroeder
Monica Perkins
Christine Yancey
Maller
Lisa Emery
Perkins
Lori Turneus
Emery
Susan Jones
Blaylock
Sax’s late triple seals Dodgers win after Sax error
Dodgers rookie Steve Sax atoned for a second inning error by drilling a two run triple off Bruce Sutter in the ninth, lifting Los Angeles to a 5-3 victory over St. Louis. Sax later credited the shot to staying relaxed and down swings as LA moved to 27 27 and closed within 4 1/2 games of Atlanta in the NL West.
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Bill Russell
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Dodgers
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Willie McGee
Ron Roenicke
Steve Yeager
Sutter
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Russell
Keith Arnandez
Rick Monday
Whitey Herzog
Cards
Ken Landreaux
Tommy Lasorda
Lasorda
McGee
Atlanta
Braves
Johnson wins Jackson golf tournament
Bill Johnson of Murphysboro edged a fading two-stroke lead on the 36th hole to win the Jackson Invitational. He posted 37-35 on Sunday for a 72 that gave him a 138 total, beating five runners-up including Leroy Newton and Terry Rohlfing by three strokes.
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Murphysboro
Leroy Newton
Johnson
Southern Illinois
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Scott Simpson
Rob Hammond
Pursie Pipes
Billie Ray Craig
John Imhoff
Alan Diedrick
Butch Stiegman
Clark Dixon
Ernie Bozarth
Jan Jansco Jr
Bill Balsano
Matt Solverson
Carbondale
Bud Roberts
Tad Foland
David Miller
Mark McDaniel
Charlies Monroe
Mike Koroski
Larry Lasley
Stuard Spears
Jim Walker
Terril Robinson
Tom Wright
Bill Norton
Bob Campbell
Carbondale golfer wins Egyptian Seniors medalist title
Elmer Brandhorst Sr. of Carbondale edged Marion’s Dale Taylor Sunday to win the Egyptian Seniors Golf Association medalist title at Lake of Egypt Country Club. Both shot 76 for 18 holes, with Brandhorst prevailing 13-14 on the three hole playoff.
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Carbondale
Marion
Dale Taylor
Lake of Egypt Country Club
Brandhorst
Taylor
Jim Vinyard
Murphysboro
Frank Sanders
Roland Whiting
Clarence Miller
Pinckneyville
Tony Frombino
P. R. Whitledge
Carterville
Glenn Brown
Art Cooper
Harold Talley
Ray Elder
Mattoon
John Zarowsky
Freeman Spur
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