New SIU-C coach hires top prep mentor Mike Riley
SIU Carbondale basketball coach Joe Gottfried named Mike Riley from Elyria High as an assistant, praising him as one of the finest high school coaches in the country. Riley, 40, brings a 290-87 prep record over 18 years and a four straight Buckeye Conference title run, joining Rob Spivery on the staff with a fourth recruiter to come next week.
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Southern
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Riley
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Ashland
Mike Riley
Ashland College
Saluki
SIUC
Spivery
Mike
Indiana
Bobby Knight
SIU hires coach candidate with Illinois ties
The discussion centers on selecting key assistant and coaching posts at Southern Illinois University. Tom Ashman and Mike Riley emerge as leading candidates, with praise from Joe Gottfried and Bobby Knight influence noted. Riley, a former Southwest Oklahoma State athlete and longtime Ohio high school coach, expresses enthusiasm about joining SIU.
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Bellefontaine
Ohio
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Uni
Denny hurls 3-hitter but Card attack falls short
Philadelphia's Steve Carlton earned his eighth win against six losses by defeating the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1. Despite a slow start, Carlton escaped jams and noted his staff must limit runs. Keith Hernandez homered for St Louis, while Luzinski and Hebner provided Philadelphia's runs. Attendance crossed the million mark as the Phillies edged the Cardinals, with other NL results featuring Reds, Astros, Padres, and Expos wins.
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Carlton
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Garry Templeton
Morales
Keith Hernandez
Cardinals
Billiken fiasco leaves Bob Bone in cold
In St Louis University turmoil over the firing of first year coach Ron Coleman athletic director Dick McDonald drops plans for Bob Bone to join as assistant coach. Bone, a SIU Carbondale graduate assistant, lost the job after Coleman said the contract was not approved. He recounts efforts to reach McDonald and laments plans upended as he weighs next steps plus a possible return to SIU and resume of his master's thesis on athlete recruitment.
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Lindsay-Schaub
St. Louis
St. Louis University
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Bills
Ron Coleman
Dick McDonald
St. Louis U
Bob Bone
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Bone
McDonald
Bob
If Bone
Collinsville High School
University of Missouri-St. Louis
SIU Carbondale
Paul Lambert
Siuc
Auburn
Coleman
Lambert
Collinsville
Lori
Leslie
SIU
Guidry Keeps Yankee Start Alive In Four Run Ninth
Ron Guidry won to extend his unbeaten start to 12-0 and tie a club record as the Yankees rallied for four ninth inning runs to defeat the Tigers 4-2. Reggie Jackson homered in the ninth after Dave Rozema held the Yankees to eight innings of four hits. The win kept New York within reach of the AL leaders amid a team slump.
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New York Yankees
Guidry
Ron LeFlore
Yankees
Detroit
Tigers
Rich Gossage
Boston
Baltimore Orioles
Milwaukee Brewers
Reggie Jackson
Dave Rozema
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Hal Dues
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