Itchy Ball Returns to Lead Salukis Sweep of Indiana State
Southern Illinois University Carbondale coach Itchy Jones promotes efficiency through speed and defense as his Salukis sweep Indiana State. Kempton, back from a wrist injury, hit a 13th inning homer to spark a 74 win, then Clark pitched in a 3-2 win. Salukis move to 6-2 in the MVC, one win from clinching the division before facing Bradley and Wichita State.
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Mike Chamness
Southern Illinoisan
Billy Ball
Whitey Ball
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Itchy Jones
Jones
Abe Martin
Salukis
Indiana State Sycamores
Indiana State
Gary Kempton
Rob Clark
Bradley
Wichita
Kan
Wichita State Shockers
Kempton
Salukis rally past Indiana State in marathon opener
SIU C pulled off a dramatic rally in the first game highlighted by a Steve Kempton game winning homer off Terry Lynchak after a bunt by Kempton and a squeeze by Kevin Weaver. Rick Wysocki delivered five innings of shutout relief before Wicks earned the win to lift SIU C to a 1 0 win and set up a double header with Illinois. The Salukis later held on to take the nightcap and improve to 26 15 atop a five game streak heading into a Wednesday home double header against the Illini.
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Terry Lychak
Indiana State
Salukis
Kempton
Siu C
Jones
Kevin Weaver
RBI
Dave Browning
Weaver
Chris Wicks
Bobby Doerrer
Doerrer
Saluki
Rick Wysocki
Wysocki
Ken Krump
Wicks
SIUC
New Jersey
Cincinnati Reds
Jerry Green
University of Illinois
Celtics Rally Past 76ers In 91 90 Game Seven Thriller
Boston defeats Philadelphia 91 90 to force NBA Finals against Houston after overcoming a 3 1 series deficit. Key plays include Bird 23 points and a late steals defense while Cheeks and Erving lead Philadelphia but falter down the stretch.
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Boston
Boston Celtics
Philadelphia 76Ers
Cedric Maxwell
76Ers
Celtics
National Basketball Association
Houston
Kevin McHale
Philadelphia
Maurice Cheeks
Julius Erving
Nate Archibald
Larry Bird
Cheeks
Gerald Henderson
M.L. Carr
Edelen Earns First Major League Win With Cardinals
Cardinals rookie reliever Joe Edelen pitched three scoreless innings in an 11 inning 5-4 victory over the Reds. Edelen, who shifted from third base to pitcher four years ago, impressed manager Whitey Herzog with his command and repertoire as St Louis won for the 11th time in 12 outings.
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St. Louis
St. Louis Cardinals
Joe Edelen
Edelen
Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
Whitey Herzog
Herzog
Johnny Bench
Ex Olympians spark North Stars win in NHL semifinals
Steve christoff and Neal Broten, former Minnesota Gophers and U S Olympic teammates, teamed for the go ahead goal in the third period as the Minnesota North Stars beat Calgary 6 4 to take a 2 1 series lead at the Met Center. Bobby Smith added an empty netter at 19 37.
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Bobby Smith
North Stars
Met Center
Calgary
Christoff
Broten
Lake Placid
Flames
Minnesota
Steve Payne
Brad Palmer
Bill Clement
Palmer
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Ricky
Mike Heflin
Scott Bridges
Bridges
Chester
Clark
Kurt Reid
Mike Blumhorst
Sycamores
Jerry Lower
Bobby Jones
Porter
Tom Hume
Mike
Me. O’berry
Hume
Darrell Porter
Cincinnati
Ron Oester
Larry Buttner
Tom Seaver
George Hendrick
Seaver
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