Expanded playoffs in baseball target seven games
Owners proposed lengthening the league playoffs from five to seven games in a labor session. A Tuesday Scottsdale meeting could settle the issue with management seeking an early decision. The Players Association raised two conditions including revenue sharing and gate receipts formula.
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Ariz
Lee MacPhail
Baseball
Don Fehr
Major League Players Association
Area boxers square off in first Murphysboro boxing tournament
About 20 amateur boxers from Carbondale Burma Hayes Center SIU Boxing Club and Herrin Boxing Club will debut next Friday at the Round-up in Murphysboro. The event features 10 bouts in novice and open divisions with three rounds. Tickets are 3 in advance 4 at the door.
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Southern Illinois
Murphysboro
Drew Pattern
Carbondale Burma Hayes Center
SIU Boxing Club
Herrin Boxing Club
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Southern Illinois University
American Marketing Association
G. Heileman Brewing Co
Simeon to face Lanphier in Class AA quarterfinals
Champaign AP top seed Simeon 28-1 meets 27-3 Springfield Lanphier led by All-State Ed Horton in opening Class AA quarterfinal. Homewood-Flossmoor 24-4 faces Rockford Boylan 29-2. Mount Carmel 25-4 and Hersey 22-6 open with Ottawa 23-5 against Cahokia 27-3. winners reach semifinals Saturday.
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Chicago
Simeon
Springfield Lanphier
Lanphier
Ed Horton
Homewood-Flossmoor
Rockford Boylan
Chicago Mount Carmel
Arlington Heights
Hersey
Ottawa
Cahokia
Springfield
Homewood-Frossmoor
Mount Carmel
Class AA State Finals Quarterfinals Spotlight in Illinois
Semifinals loom after a crowded day of Class AA action. Springfield Lanphier faces Simeon while Homewood-Flossmoor meets Rockford Boylan and Mount Carmel takes on Hersey. Cahokia rides a late surge led by Stan Sillas as Simeon eyes the title.
Suns Beat Trail Blazers Tightens Western Playoff Race
Phoenix defeats Portland 114-104 as Kyle Macy scores 24 and Jay Humphries adds 11 in the critical fourth quarter. Portland leads in the Pacific Division. Clyde Drexler nets 26 for the Trail Blazers. Also, Isiah Thomas fuels the Pistons past the Warriors 122-113 with 19 assists and 19 points.
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Ariz
Portland Trail Blazers
Jack Ramsay
Kyle Macy
Jay Humphries
Phoenix Suns
Portland
Trail Blazers
National Basketball Association
Pistons
Warriors
Oakland
Isiah Thomas
Detroit
Fistons
Thomas
Kelly Tripucka
Bill Laimbeer
John Long
Purvis Short
Blues tie Bruins 1 1 after Gilmour goal
St Louis Blues and Boston Bruins battled to a 1 1 tie as Doug Gilmour scored late in the third to lift the Blues in the Norris Division race. Pete Peeters starred with 21 saves including three in overtime as Boston's season teetered on the goaltender's form.
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St. Louis Blues
Pete Peeters
Boston Bruins
Bruins
Harry Sindon
Doug Gilmour
Blues
Pete
Peeters
Jacques Demers
Gilmour
St. Louis
Chicago
Charley Simmer
Bernie Federko
Frank Simonetti
Ron Hoggarth
Simonetti
Former area prep stars raise collegiate hopes
Former Gorham and Murphysboro standouts spark college programs across the region. Millikin catcher Joe Shields remains a key veteran in third year while freshman Len Novara shifts from Murphysboro to third base and may anchor the future. Other natives, including Scott Maloney, Clay Brewer, John Glidewell and Tim Pearcy, appear on spring trips or rosters at SEMO, SIU, Expos affiliate farm drills and UT Martin. Joppa hosts a 16 team independent tourney March 29 31 with $60 entry and trophies. Metcalf urges early signups.
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Murphysboro Prep
Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau
Florida
Clay Brewer
Murphysboro
Salukis
SIU
Joppa High School
Rick Metcalf
Joppa
Maple Grove
Metcalf
Mike Estel
Waltonville Boots Nashville In 12-2 Baseball Win
Waltonville senior pitcher Marshall Johnson fanned 11 Nashville hitters, allowed five hits and two runs in a 12-2 prep baseball victory. Johnson added a double and three RBIs as Waltonville used seven sixth inning walks to erupt for eight runs. Todd Parker had two hits for Nashville. Keith King took the loss. Waltonville improves to 1-0 for spring and 12-2 on the year.
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Nashville
Waltonville
Marshall Johnson
Hornets
Spartan
Gil Bernard
Johnson
RBI
Todd Parker
Keith King
Cubs rally past A s in come-from-behind 11 10 win
Cubs rookie Billy Hatcher and Brian Dayett delivered key hits as Chicago erased four Oakland errors in the sixth to surge ahead 8 6. Dayett went 3-for-4 with a run, Sutcliffe was 2-for-2 with an RBI, and Bobby Dernier stole three bases as Ray Fontenot earned the win and Lee Smith a save.
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Cubs
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Bobby Dernier
Ray Fontenot
Lee Smith
Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
White Sox
Cincinnati Reds
Derek Botelho
Chicago
Wrigley Field
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S.C
Reading
Fort Meyers
Fla
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Chicago Cubs
Rich Bordi
New York Yankees
Tim Stoddard
San Diego Padres
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