Benton native coaches Puerto Rico basketball team top league
Robert Corn, younger brother of Rich Herrin's former player, coached Bayamon Cowboys to the 16-team Superior Basketball League title in Puerto Rico. The UAB assistant led his club to a 24-9 regular season and 15 of 33 wins in a season noted for large crowds and intense fans. Corn, aiming for a collegiate head coach post, recalls Roberto Clemente Coliseum crowds and a memorable championship game in San Juan.
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Alan Fredman
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois
Benton
Puerto Rico
Rich Herrin
Herrin
Corn
Dick Corn
Pinckneyville High School
Robert
University of Alabama- Birmingham
UAB
Gene Bartow
Caribbean
Bayamon Cowboys
NBA
Bartow
Cowboys
Roberto Clemente Coliseum
San Juan
Indiana
Bobby Knight
Ranger
Rangers
Memphis State
Tigers
University of Illinois
Missouri Southern
Joplin
Chuck Williams
Rod Shurtz
Wade Graskewicz
Pinckneyville
Illinois
Chicago
Kentucky
Blazers
Chris Giles
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Andujar Delivers Shutout as Cubs Slump Deepens
Cubs fall 2-0 to St Louis as Andujar dominates with three strikeouts. Chicago remains 4th in NL East, scoreless in 23 straight innings, with 19 hits in five games and four runs in four. Sutter nails down save but bats stay quiet.
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Chicago
Leon Dura
Durham
Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
Cub
Joaquin Andujar
Montreal
Expos
Andujar
Mel Hail
Bruce Sutter
Cardinals Clinch Push For Second-Half Title On Cubs Win
The Cardinals beat the Cubs 2-0 as their magic number sits at 12 with 13 games left. Montreal trails by 1% games after a 1-0 17-inning win over Philadelphia. the Mets sit 2% back. Durham earned the win. Amalfitano laments a team batting slump while praising Andujar.
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Cardinals
St. Louis
Chicago Cubs
Cardinal
Montreal
Philadelphia
Mets
Chicago
Aaa
Durham
Cubs
Joe Amalfitano
Amalfitano
Andujar
Cowboys Dorsett Races Ahead as New England Falls
Tony Dorsett piled up 162 yards on 19 carries including a 75-yard TD as Dallas crushed New England 35-21. The Cowboys, now 3-0, rode Dorsett's breakaway speed and a stingy defense that stifled the Patriots ground game while capitalizing on four interceptions by Dallas.
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Cowboys
New England Patriots
Dorsett
Patriots
New England
Von Jouanne keeps pushing as Salukis head into season
SIU Carbondale senior Roger VonJouanne stayed in midseason form after summer competition in Tokyo and Syracuse. He set the American 200 butterfly record last December and is now focused on training for the 1984 collegiate season. He aims for Olympic potential, maintains a 3.7 GPA in thermo environmental engineering, and values team cohesion as Saluki swimming builds toward goals.
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Nick Sortal
Southern
von Jouanne
Tokyo
United States
Russia
China
Japan
Canada
Australia
Roger
Siu-C
Bob Steele
VonJouanne
David Lee
Saluki
Steele
Carbondale
Craig Beardsley
Florida
Beardsley
VonJoaanne
Fullback Taylor Out Indefinitely for Salukis
Southern Illinois University Carbondale sophomore fullback Derrick Taylor will be sidelined indefinitely after a separated shoulder suffered in the 17 14 loss to Tennessee State. He undergoes 10 days no contact, then a doctor re‑exam. Coach Rey Dempsey said no surgery needed and Corky Field Rich Blackmon and John McGowan will see extended action as SIU regroups without Derrick’s speed.
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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Derrick Taylor
Salukis
Tennessee State
Taylor
Saluki
Rey Dempsey
Walter Poole
McNeese State
Wichita State
Corky
Rich Blackmon
John McGowan
Derrick
Dempsey
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Garry Templeton
Bill Buckner
Ken Kravec
Darrell Porter
Willie Hernandez
Kravec
Tito Landrum
Landrum
Mike Tyson
Templeton
Keith Hernandez
Jody Davis
Ivan DeJesus
Foxboro
Mass
Earl
Tony
Dallas Cowboys
Tony Dorsett
National Football League
Earl Campbell
Houston Oilers
NFL
Mosi Tatupu
Matt Cavanaugh
Steve Grogan
Dallas
Danny White
Butch Johnson
Rafael Septien
The
SIU
Roger VonJouanne
Saluki Senior
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