Phelps blasts to spoil Indians sweep in doubleheader
Seattle’s Ken Phelps delivered a clutch eighth inning homer in the second game to ruin Cleveland’s weekend sweep bid. He also helped derail Bert Blyleven’s bid for a save, and backed Mike Jeffcoat’s first major league save as Seattle edged the Indians 4-3 after winning the opener 3-1.
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C-T
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Ken Phelps
Seattle
Phelps
Bert Blyleven
Mike Jeffcoat
Indians
New York
Mel Stottelmyre
Blyleven
Domingo Ramos
Bob Kearney
Corrales
Jeffcoat
Bert
Ernie Camacho
Pat Putnam
del Crandall
Camacho
Lakers edge Celtics to force deciding seventh game
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, plagued by migraines, played through pain to score 30 as the Lakers beat Boston 119-108 in Game 6. Magic Johnson and Byron Scott boosted LA, while Bird led the Celts with 28 as LA trimmed a double-digit deficit and set up a final rematch in Boston.
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Los Angeles
Pat Riley
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Abdul-Jabbar
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Boston Celtics
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Boston
Boston Garden
Celtics
Byron Scott
Scott
San Diego Clippers
Norm Nixon
Larry Bird
Gerald Henderson
Dennis Johnson
Michael Cooper
Earvin “Magic” Johnson
James Worthy
Magic Johnson
Walt Frazier
New York Knicks
Ticket buyers snag Christmas in July feel at Olympics
Los Angeles report shows a weak market for scalpers amid the Soviet boycott. Ticket Time owner Larry Gold says demand is soft for marginal events while many seats remain for track and field prelims and some finals. Officials tout over the counter sales and strong overall demand with total sales surpassing 386 million dollars and outselling the 90 million goal.
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Los Angeles
Larry Gold
Ticket Time
Gold
LAQOC
Steve Montiel
Montiel
Lendl Wins French Open Final in Five Sets
Ivan Lendl defeated John McEnroe 3-6 2-6 6-4 7-5 7-5 to clinch a Grand Slam at Roland Garros. The win ends years of near-misses and makes Lendl one of the sport's elite, ending American hopes on red clay for 1985.
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Paris
Ivan Lendl
America
John McEnroe
Lendl
Sweden
Mats Wilander
U.S
Jimmy Connors
Bjorn Borg
McEnroe
John
Roland Garros
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