Sonics Win NBA Title Ending 12-Year Wait
The Seattle SuperSonics claim the NBA championship by defeating the Washington Bullets 97 to 93 in Landover Maryland. Guards Gus Williams Dennis Johnson and Fred Brown totaled 58 points to seal the title, the franchise’s first in 12 years after overcoming two starting centers.
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National Basketball Association
Washington Bul
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Dennis Johnson
Fred Brown
Rodney Dangerfields
NBA
John Johnson
Seattle
Bullets
Lenny Wilkens
Washington
Wilkens
Jack Sikma
Williams
Elvin Hayes
Bobby Dandridge
Kevin Grevey
Tom Henderson
Dandridge
Dick Motta
Motta
Dundee in Syracuse Eyes Rocky Fratto Clash Tonight
Promoter Chris Dundee brings Sammy Masias to Syracuse for a 10 round junior middleweight bout against unbeaten Rocky Fratto at the War Memorial. Canastota Boxing Club card starts 8:15 with tickets ranging 6 to 12 dollars. Masias, 19-7-1, 17 KOs, and Fratto, 15-0, chase a network breakthrough, while Dundee notes the tough economics of boxing promotion today.
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Syracuse
Joey DeJonn
Miami Beach
Sammy Masias
Geneva
Rocky Fratto
War Memorial
Canastota
Dundee
Tony
Graziano
Fratto
Amarillo
Texas
Homestead
Fla
Masias
Mike
Sammy
Big payoff for Seattle seals NBA title win
Seattle SuperSonics capture the 1979 NBA championship with a 97 93 win over the Washington Bullets earning 317 500 from a 1 25 million playoff pool. Prize shares and split payouts detailed for players and coaches across Seattle and Washington.
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NBA
Seattle
Washington
Purdy Nears IRA Regatta Peak as Orange Contends
Orange eight racing in the 2000-meter IRA Regatta faces Wisconsin and Dartmouth in lanes 1 and 2 as Bill Purdy concludes his collegiate rowing career. Syracuse dominates with a 5:49.2 in the varsity eight, just shy of the course record, while Penn misses finals for the first time since 1968.
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Syracuse University
Wisconsin
Dartmouth
Orange
Gregg Weinglass
Bill Sanford
Princeton
Onondaga
Princeton Shell
Navy
Jvs
Drew Harrison
Frosh
Cornell
Northeastern
Pennsylvania
MIT
Penn
Ted Nash
Quakers
Wise
The
Hanover
Sanford
Robinson Shell
Pete Gardner
Wise’ Shell
Hanover Green
Lowes Pace
Wight
Aber
Nash
Shamlan
Weinglass
Crutches mark long recovery for umpire DiMuro
AP reports AL umpire Lou DiMuro, injured after colliding with Cliff Johnson, is on crutches with a painful leg and possible spine contusion. Doctors recommended rest as he eyes return, with discharge planned from Mount Sinai and further exam with Dr. Paul Jacobs in Milwaukee before rejoining his crew.
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New York Yankees
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Ariz
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Kansas City Royals
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Yankees
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Reds Boo Pete Rose in Cincinnati Return
Pete Rose faced hostile crowds in Riverfront Stadium as the Reds edged the Phillies 4-2. Rose had hoped to finish his career with Cincinnati but played for Philadelphia this season. Ray Knight homered and drove in two runs to secure the win, while Rose went 0-for-4. The game kept Cincinnati within one game of Houston in the West, as Montreal led the East. Cubs 8 Giants 2 and Pirates 9 Padres 8 were other noted results.
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Philadelphia Phillies
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Ray Knight
Knight
Phillies
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Cincinnati Reds
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Wa Mener Sie
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Phils
Ken Griffey
Rudy Meoli
Houston
Montreal
Kingman
Cubs
Pirates
Padres
San Diego
Evening Baseball and Radio Baseball Broadcast Schedule
Tonight TV at 7 30 Mets New York versus Atlanta 26N 150 128 8 PM Yankees New York against Chicago 11N 160 115 10 30 PM Toronto versus Seattle 178 Radio at 7 25 Chiefs Syracuse versus Columbus WCNY FM York versus Chicago WSYR AM
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Pan American crew legends reunited at TRA Regatta reunion
Loren Bear Schoel returns from the Pacific Northwest for the 77th TRA Regatta with most of the 1959 Syracuse varsity eight. The former Orange skipper recalls the Pan Am Trials win, the near Henley hope, and how lighter shells and bigger athletes changed college rowing by 1979.
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Chicago
Onondaga
Loren ‘Bear’ Schoel
Pacific Northwest
Jerry Winkelstein
Chuck Mills
Jim Kries
Nelson Miller
Ed Montesi
Mike Larsen
Tom Rouen
Bob Schoel
Jim Edmonds
Orange
Harvard
Henley
Bob
Scheel
Wisconsin
Schoel
Coast Guard
Bill Stowe
Snyder
Freshman Fours And Eights Race At Northeastern Meet
Across multiple events at the Northeastern regatta, teams like Penn A Penn B Northeastern Cornell Navy Syracuse and Wisconsin compete in repechages and finals for freshman fours varsity eights and pair events. Finals feature battles for top placings with USC Boston University and Rutgers in play.
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Penn
Trinity
MIT
Cornell
Navy
Syracuse
Wisconsin
Rutgers
WPI
Dartmouth
Acvan Tonnée
USC
Prince
Brown
California
Columbia
Boston
JV Blais
Pean
Worcester Tech
Cox
Princeton
Holy
Cross
Coast Guard
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Cox Petite
Connecticut
San Diego State
Long Beach State
Ste. Cornell
Yale
Cat
Mnbia
Aremouth
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