Royals make up games to decide playoff sites in AL West
The Cleveland Indians face the Kansas City Royals in a makeup double header to determine the AL West second half winner. A Royals win secures home playoff games at Kansas City. an Indians sweep shifts games to Oakland. Royals, 49-53, enter postseason as the sub-.500 division representative. Dewey Robinson earned his first major league win in Chicago.
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The Referee Says by Delbert Galloway on Football Touchdowns
The article presents multiple NCAA style rulings on football kickoff and punt scenarios. It clarifies that a kicker may not advance a kick touched by a receiver beyond the neutral zone, that a kickoff fumble can be advanced by either team, and that a muffed kickoff into the end zone results in a touchback with possession for the receiving team.
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Asayya
Reds end season with win as Torre is fired
The Reds beat the Braves 3-0 behind Mario Soto’s one hitter as Joe Torre and his Mets coaching staff were dismissed by Frank Cashen. Mets lost to the Expos 2-1 while other NL games featured the Astros over the Dodgers 5-3 and the Pirates 4-0 over the Cardinals.
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Meadows rolls second 300 game in three weeks
Zeigler native Ray Meadows bowled his second 300 game in three weeks on Sept. 27 at the SI Bowl near Carterville. He had a 754 series with games of 216 and 238, following an earlier perfect game at the Herrin Bowl.
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Whitetail deer population survived tough times
Larry House recounts how the whitetail nearly vanished by 1900 due to overhunting and habitat loss. Legal protection and a shift to secondary growth forests spurred a recovery from an estimated 500,000 to about 16 million by today, with sustained hunting under management and a bright future ahead.
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Larry House
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Missouri pair wins first two man pro bass event at Kinkaid Lake
Missouri duo Roger Beczkala and Gary Marchbanks captured the Kinkaid Lake two man open with 8 pounds 7 ounces, earning 265.50. They relied on spinner and crankbait lures and plastic worms despite wind rain and cold while 23 teams fished and all fish were released alive. Richard Byres and Steve Richel placed second with 5 15, Steve Davis and Mike Davis third with 5 15 and big bass at 4 11.
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Gary Marchbanks
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Lake of the Ozarks
Richard Byres
de Soto
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Carbondale
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Tom Smith
Hale
Don Saunders
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Smithton
Keith Gale
Ava
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Bud Jackson
Gary Wright
Murphysboro
James Hewlett
Royalton
Jim Lawson
William Peebles
Robert Smith
Fred Washburn
Carterville
Hoopie Harris
Herrin
Voges wins Super Pro at I-57 Drag Strip
Morris Voges of Coulterville wins the Super Pro bracket at I-57 Drag Strip near Benton on Saturday night. Pro bracket winner is Dennis Ramsey of West Frankfort, finishing ahead of Johnny Boyd, Tom Syers, and Rob McCurdy. Second in motorcycle eliminator is Randy Pullum. Trophy Eliminator goes to Randy Baldridge. Gates open 11 a.m. eliminations at 2 p.m. next race Sunday.
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Don Prusacyzk
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