McGwire Sets Rookie Home Run Record In 12 Innings Win
Oakland’s Mark McGwire hit his 39th homer to set the major league rookie mark, surpassing Wally Berger and Frank Robinson and breaking Al Rosen’s AL rookie record. He went 3-for-6 in a 7-6, 12-inning victory over the California Angels, rallying with a two-run shot and a leadoff single. Mike Davis drove in the tying run in the 12th.
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Discipline and grace at the junior Olympics
Donna Ditota profiles 16-year-old Jennifer Nylin from Moncks Corner S C as she competes in jackwondo at the Carrier Dome. The piece notes her southern drawl and poised appearance, contrasting with her fierce inring presence amid 500 plus competitors in a sport blending martial discipline with tradition.
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Gilbo earns Senior title in Syracuse District finals
Bob Gilbo of 63, a former GM retiree, defeated Horace Meredith 2 and 1 in the Syracuse District Senior Tournament finals at Liverpool Country Club. Meredith, 69, made a late charge with a near miracle chip on 14 and a clutch 3-foot birdie on 15, but Gilbo held on to win his first district final.
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Cuban Protests Trigger Brawl at Pan Am Games
Nearly a dozen Cuban players charged into the stands to clash with anti-Castro demonstrators who were tearing a Cuban flag at the Pan Am Games in Indianapolis. Arrests and injuries were reported.
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Seahawks land Boz Bosworth with record 10-year deal
Seattle signs Oklahoma All-America linebacker Brian Bosworth in a 10-year contract worth up to 1.4 million per year and 2.3 million signing bonus, making him the Seahawks’ marquee acquisition as Nordstrom interests back the deal. Bosworth vows focus on football while coach Chuck Knox expects team-wide benefits.
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Wrestler Cole seeks football place at Syracuse University
Cole, a 6-foot-250-pounder from Endicott, won the state unlimited wrestling title to earn a possible SU wrestling scholarship and a shot to walk on for Syracuse football. He hopes a football scholarship may come, though SU officials have not offered one yet and will assess pads in fall practice.
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