NFL Rosters Trimmed as Teams Set 70 Man Limit
NFL teams cut to reach 70 players as league office adds one staffer. Mel Blount named director of player relations replacing the late Buddy Young. Blount, 36, 14-year Steelers star with 57 interceptions, aims to help players with post football careers. Bruce Grant and other players face release as Vikings and Giants make moves, while Joe Montana signs six year deal with 49ers.
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Associated Press
National Football League
NFL
Mel Blount
Pittsburgh Steelers
Buddy Young
Vikings
New York Giant
Brad van Pelt
St. Louis Cardinals
John Harper
Atlanta Falcons
Brison Manor
Denver Broncos
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jerome Barkum
Giants
Washington Redskins
San Francisco 49Ers
Joe Montana
Montana
Jerry Walker
49Ers
Manor
New York Jets
Broncos
Denver
Harper
Atlanta
Johnny Perkins
Mike Miller
James Scott
Perkins
Miller
Green Bay Packers
Olympic boxers eye pro careers from page A-12
The article profiles Evander Holyfield Mark Breland and two foreigners Chawee Umponmaha and Shawn O Sullivan as potential pros noting Holyfield’s injustice in his semifinal Olympic bout Breland’s media pressure and future prospects and praising Umponmaha’s strength with a view toward a world championship career and promoter interest.
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King
Evander Holyfield
Breland
Thailand
Chawee Umponmaha
Shawn O'Sullivan
Canada
Umponmaha
Lakewood rider wins Corn Festival Classic bicycle race
Lakewood’s Alex Wood won the experienced riders division of the second annual Corn Festival Classic in a tight finish over 24 miles from Northern Ohio riders. He also claimed the under-18 division title as the top 13 finishers finished within six inches. Mary Jo Girard of Vermilion led the women’s 26-32 division. Jim Blake of Hudson won the youth and novice 12-mile contest with Kathy Stephens of Olmsted Falls tops among women. Final North Coast Cyclery race set for Sept. 16 at Elyria Apple Festival. contact North Coast Cyclery for details.
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Wood
Ohio
Mary Jo Girard
Vermilion
Jim Blake
Hudson
Kathy Stephens
Olmsted Falls
James Borsuk
Elyria Apple
Alex Wood
Jon Shell
Jum Chiara
Charles Koenig
Gary Zart
Conrad Griffith
Andre Humbert
Joe Kukuka
Chris Corbett
Jeff Schwardt
Vincent Eha
Jeremy Johnson
Tim Gottfried
Brian Teeple
Thomas Schicker
Tim Norris
Scott Kammer
Robert Max
Allan
Bay Village
Richard Parker
Medina
Steve Cronenwett
Norwalk
Ted Berka
Richfield
Clyde Wagner
Lakewood
Burbank
Hinkley
James Sullivan
Cleveland
Judy Merton
Mentor
Marie Cronenwett
Brunswick
Rocky River
Rittman
Berea
Seville
Allan Sabo
Elyria
Paul Schlacht
Strongsville
Tony Albnght
Olmsted Two
Nicholas Coleff
Greg Ward
Robert Durrach
Avon
Adleen Kuska
Akron
Erika Bodnar
Rita Prinz
Los Angeles Games left favorable mark on Olympic coverage
A retrospective notes mixed media coverage of the 1980 Moscow boycott era and Los Angeles Games. It cites Soviet TV’s perceived professionalism, ABC’s scheduling missteps during Carl Lewis’s gold runs, and the Los Angeles Times’ heavy corporate tie to the organizing committee. It highlights Dorio’s 1500m win and lively on-site reporting by foreign journalists, with satire on commentators and a tease of East German news agency signals alongside the global media mosaic.
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ABC
Carl Lewis
America
USA
Los Angeles Times
The
Times
Mary Lou Retton
Romania
Ecaterina Szabo
China
Li Ning
U.S
Decker
Gabriella Dorio
Italy
Dorio
Lakers
Josh Rosenfeld
Chick Hearn
Steve Lundquist
Kurt Thomas
Digger Phelps
Wayman Tisdale
Keith Jackson
Phelps
Jackson
Allgemeier Deutscher Nachrichtendienst
East Germany
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North Coast Hudson
Ron McCoy
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Steelers
Bruce Grant
Minnesota Vikings
Bud Grant
University of Minnesota-Duluth
National Wildlife Magazine
Cincinnati
Sam Wyche
Wilmington College
Mark Breland
Wieol
Action Radio
North Ridgeville
North Coast Cyclery
North Abbe Road
Los Angeles
Radio Pato Tod
Stamek
Citiline
Citcom
Tanoy Corporation
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