Righetti Nearing Yankees Deal as Arbitration Looms
Major free agent activity dominates the weekend with 22 players decisioning arbitration. Righetti narrows to a Yankees offer as Gooden and Darling face six figure cuts while teams weigh early contract offers and looming talks with former clubs.
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Dave Righetti
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Jack Morns
Gary Gaetti
Paul Molitor
Mike Witt
Righetti
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Reggie Jackson
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Greg Harris
Gooden
Darling
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Dwight
Jim Neader
Righett
Bill Goodstein
Japan
Goodstein
Yankees
Memphis State edges Bradley on late 3s in 113 108 win
Memphis State 19th ranked wins 113 108 over Bradley after three late 3 pointers in final 30 seconds. John McLaughlin hit the last with three seconds left to force overtime. Tigers rise to 5 1. Bradley falls to 3 1.
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Larry Finch
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Finch
John McLaughlin
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Citadel
McPherson wins Maxwell Award in college football year
Syracuse quarterback Don McPherson earns the Maxwell Award for outstanding college football player over Gordie Lockbaum and Tim Brown. Coach Dick MacPherson led a 17-1 run since opening 1986 at 0-4 and won the Bear Bryant Award. Kenny Gamble secures the Walter Payton Award as top Division I-AA player of 1987. A judge rejects antitrust finding against NBA players union. memorial services set Jan 8 for Leo A. Bens Sr., former boxing great and longtime owner.
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Gordie Lockbaum
Holy Cross
Tim Brown
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Dick MacPherson
Bear Bryant
Kenny Gamble
Colgate
Walter Payton
Gordie Lackbaum
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NBA Players Union
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Unclear boxing bout results from scattered notes
Fragmentary sporting card lists multiple boxers with uneven city and state tags and inconsistent scores. Names include Michael Dekes Akron and Frankie Owen Oklahoma City with unclear outcomes. The text also mentions James McGirt Brentwood and Fico Velasquez San Gabriel and Kenny Wyatt Hollywood with loose references to points.
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KP Porter
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Buddy” McGirt
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ESPN Tonight Highlights Racing and NBA Action
ESPN features The Year in Racing and CART coverage tonight. WBS airs NBA content with Denver at San Antonio. ESPN presents boxing George Foreman versus Rocky Sekorski II. ESPN also carries college basketball DePaul at Washington.
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Bol Speaks On His Cleveland State Connection
Bol states his involvement with Manute was personal and not tied to Cleveland State. He says he paid most expenses and received no financial help from CSU. NCAA says CSU faced penalties for recruiting violations based on solid evidence and conflicting stories. Bol did not enroll due to language barriers.
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NCAA Infractions Panel Beholds Evidence Before Penalties
Schultz defends the NCAA, saying penalties rest on solid proof, not newspaper stories. He cites Cleveland State and SMU as examples and argues Kentucky allegations rely on tapes not provided to investigators, stressing large programs face scrutiny rather than targeting smaller schools.
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Warriors fall to Lakers as Sampson debuts strong
Ralph Sampson impressed in his Golden State debut with 24 points and eight rebounds, but the Lakers rallied late to beat the Warriors 113-106. Magic Johnson contributed 31 points and 17 assists as Los Angeles outscored Golden State 22-5 in the final 6:39, sealing the win before a sellout crowd.
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Ke Johnson
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Jordan nets 52 as Seattle rallies past Sacramento
In a tight Western clash Seattle erased an 8-0 run to beat Sacramento with Jordan scoring 52. Barkley dropped 40 for Philadelphia in a win over New York while Bernard King fueled Washington past Indiana in overtime. West drew a technical after a disputed call as Cleveland tripped late.
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