Pirates rout Cardinals as Kison fans watch homers
Bruce Kison watched as Willie Stargell Rennie Stennett and Al Oliver belted long balls in a 10 4 Pittsburgh win over St Louis. Stennett drove in four as Bob Gibson and four relievers struggled. Padres beat Giants 7 1 on six sixth inning hits Rich Folkers contributing. Reds top Braves 9 2 Joe Morgan drove in four for Don Gullett. Dodgers down Astros 4 2 Don Sutton 11th win with Cesar Cedeno homer for the Astros.
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Nuggets target Webster Thompson in ABA bid
The Denver Nuggets pursue top college stars Marvin Webster and David Thompson to sign them away from the NBA. Reports say Webster may have reached an agreement, but he denies it while Nuggets GM Carl Scheer refuses to confirm any signing. Bill Willoughby could also join if bids succeed.
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Cubs rally in ninth to edge Phillies 9-7 in Chicago
Cubs overcome 5-1 deficit to beat Philadelphia 9-7 as Bill Madlock and Andy Thornton spark a late charge. Morales Trillo Hosley deliver key hits while pitchers Bob Locker and Ken Frailing shut down the Phillies in relief. Carlton suffers elbow soreness as Ozark turns to Garber.
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Murphysboro defeats Carbondale to halt league lead bid
Murphysboro beat Carbondale 8 to 3 in an American Legion baseball game at Carbondale. Randall Bastien and Kerry Wills each had three hits, with Wills adding two doubles. Carbondale’s five game win streak ends as Murphysboro moves to 3-2 in district play while Sparta sits 5-0 and Carbondale 4-1.
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Standings and Tonight's Games In Local Basketball
Standings show Sparta 5 0 1.000 Carbondale 4 1 .800 Murphysboro 3 2 .600 Freeman Spur 2 2 .500 West Frankfort 3 3 .500 Marion 12 333 Du Quoin 12 333 Steeleville 13 250 Benton 16 .142 Tonight's schedule lists Carbondale at Du Quoin Sparta at Benton Steeleville at Freeman Spur Marion at Paducah Ky Cape Girardeau Mo at Mur
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West Frankfort Dominates Benton In 7-0 Legion Victory
West Frankfort wins its fourth straight American Legion baseball game with a 7-0 shutout over Benton. Jim Hammers pitched a three hit shutout, gaining the win, while Tom Burns slugged a solo homer in the fifth and joined Mike Vosbein with a 2-3 night. Benton remains at 1-6, Benton hosting Sparta next.
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Lakers finalizing Kareem Abdul Jabbar trade to Lakers
Los Angeles owner Jack Kent Cooke wagers at least 2.5 million to turn around the Lakers with Kareem Abdul Jabbar. The 7 foot 3 center signs a five year contract after being traded from Milwaukee for Elmore Smith, Brian Winters and two first round picks. Abdul Jabbar, 28, vowed to adapt to any game plan.
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Anna Stars Rout Herrin Pepsi in Girls Fast Pitch
Jean Jones paced the Anna Stars to a 12 to 1 victory over Herrin Pepsi in girls fast pitch softball. Anna improved to 7 3 on the season and prepared for a Wednesday night game at Murphysboro.
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Coal Belt at Marion Murphysboro Baseball Game
U.S. Penn defeated by score 6 to 5 in a nine inning game at Marion Murphysboro. Kennedy hit two homers with two runners on in the ninth. Pitchers D. Kelly Hale C. Jones Russell contributed on offense and defense.
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Ampon brothers stay alive in NCAA tennis trials
Felix Ampon beat Dave Sherbeck 7-6 6-4 and Mel Ampon won 6-0 6-3 to advance in Corpus Christi. The pair won 4-6 7-6 7-6 in doubles over Georgia Southern and advance to face Miami duo Rasgado and Martinez. Mel and Felix move to second round singles vs Terry Moore and Rasgado.
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Zeigler beats Chester on late runs and extra innings
Zeigler defeats Chester 5 to 0 in seven innings with two runs in the sixth. Linton hits a homer for Zeigler while Bledsoe homers for Chester. Graves and Cash, Linton and Voorhees top the mound for their teams. DuBois and Chester post 8 to 5 and 8 to 5 scores in separate games with multiple runs and no listed home runs. Anna Jonesboro tops Elkville 5–2. Keene Road Builders host De Soto and Pinckneyville tonight followed by Vienna-DuBois and Du Quoin-West Frankfort.
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