Niekro Boosts Indians Confidence Ahead of Season Opener
Phill Niekro, 47, joins the Cleveland rotation on a waiver claim and predicts strong run scoring from a club that finished 1985 with a 4.91 ERA. The Indians open against Baltimore with Ken Schrom and Neal Heaton slated for early starts, Tom Candiotti in knuckleball form, and Don Schulze named to the rotation.
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Tom Candiotti
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Detroit
Don Schulze
Scott Bailes
Indians
Jamie Easterly
Ernie Camacho
Jim Kern
Dickie Noles
Baseball Returns to the Park as Summer Opens
Major league action resumes with Dwight Gooden's blazing fastball and Don Mattingly's powerful bat leading New York ahead. Fans head to St Louis to see Ozzie Smith, while Cincinnati's Pete Rose stays active from the bench and plots ways to win despite constraints.
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Don Mattingly
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Ozzie Smith
Cincinnati
Bradley Wins Nabisco Dinah Shore for First LPGA Title
Pat Bradley of Westford Massachusetts wins the Nabisco Dinah Shore at Mission Hills with an 8 under par 280 total. She holds off Juli Inkster and Val Skinner as fans back home ring a cow bell signaling the victory. Bradley earns $75 000 and becomes the Dinah Shore champion after years of near misses.
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Val Skinner
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Mission Hills Country Club
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Ex-Cav Robinson jolts Cavs' playoff hopes in Washington win
Cliff Robinson, former Cavalier, scored 33 points as Washington defeated Cleveland 106 to 95 at the Cap Centre. The loss drops Cleveland into a tie with Chicago for the final Western Conference playoff spot with four games left, shaping a decisive season finale against Chicago.
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Force earns home field edge in MISL playoffs
Cleveland Force clinched the Eastern Division title with a 7-4 win over the Minnesota Strikers, earning home playoff games. They face Baltimore Blast in the best-of-five series may go five games, with three at home if needed, in a packed Coliseum.
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Cleveland Force
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Force
Baltimore
Blast
Cleveland
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Chris Vaccaro
Pa. Johns
Vaccaro
Stan
James
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