Ewing to Knicks caps NBA draft day stakes
National Basketball Association draft centers on Georgetown star Patrick Ewing joining the New York Knicks while other teams wrestle over first round picks. Also noted are early picks Benoit Benjamin Wayman Tisdale Xavier McDaniel John Koncak amid the year of the big men.
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Conley joins elite group with 28 foot long jump
Michael Conley, Arkansas senior and two time NCAA champion, became the sixth long jumper to reach 28 feet, winning the USA Outdoor Championships in Indianapolis with a wind aided 28-0. He matches an elite list including Bob Beamon Carl Lewis and Larry Myricks. Powell led early with 27-2 before Conley surged to victory and a spot on the U S World Cup team.
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Grimes Defeated By Wind Aided Jump In Close Meet
Grimes, finishing his track career, signed to join the Detroit Lions next month. He leaped 27-3 34 wind aided in round three, then 27-10 34 in round four. Conley clawed back after sore calves, winning with a great effort, while Grimes placed second and Powell third. Myrick posted 26-9 14. Conley noted the 28 feet as another barrier and recalled a wind aided 58 feet in the NCAA triple jump.
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Sala wins Little Brave Perry County Amateur in sudden death
SIU junior Jay Sala defeated Billy Ray Craig and Charles Norris in a three way playoff after Norris birdied the 18th to force extra holes. Sala and Norris both shot 71 in regulation. Craig led by three before the playoff, finishing with a 74.
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Tom Taylor
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Dale Hicks
Ed Kopshaver
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Ross Zeidler
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North Wins U S Open After Chen Eight Adds Chaos
Andy North captured his second U S Open title at Birmingham finishing 1 under 279 after Taiwan's T C Chen blew lead with an 8 on the fifth hole causing a mass collapse among contenders. Dennis Watson and Dave Barr finished tied for second at 280 while Chen shot 77 for the day.
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Cardinals sweep Cubs behind squeeze bunt and strong pitching
Ozzie Smith delivered a squeeze bunt for the second run of St. Louis's two-run fourth inning as the Cardinals beat the Cubs 5-2 to complete a three-game sweep. Kurt Kepshire earned the win, Ryne Sandberg homered for Chicago, and St. Louis extended its road success to 8-2 while distancing Montreal from first in the NL East race.
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Andy van Slyke
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Banks Bombs World Triple Jump Mark in Indianapolis
Willie Banks shattered the world record with a 58 feet 11 3/4 inch leap at the USA Mobil Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Indianapolis. The 29 year old American erased Joao de Oliveira’s 1975 Pan American Games mark and followed an American record set at the Coliseum Classic in Los Angeles. Banks, who placed sixth in Los Angeles last year, recovered from doubt and posted a dramatic finals effort on his second attempt.
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