Cudlin's Curve Opens 1979 Racing Season At Multiple Tracks
Torain County and Sandusky speedways launch the season with LCS featuring supermodifieds and stock divisions. South Amherst hosts three stock car divisions while the sprint coupe debuts in June. Open practice today under Ohio Racing Association with racing at 7:30 p.m. at Lorain County Speedway.
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Amherst
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Last pick hurts Almond in NFL draft tale
Alabama quarterback Jeff Rutledge rated high among QBs but drafted late by the ninth round. Northwestern Louisiana receiver Mike Almond was selected No 330 last in the final round by Pittsburgh, a move seen as a career hurdle. The draft spanned 17 hours 13 minutes with 168 offensive players and 150 defensive players chosen.
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New
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Fuller
Rutledge
Namath
Almond
Pittsburgh Steelers
Tom Cousineau
Ohio State
Buffalo Bills
Oklahoma
Notre Dame
Penn State
Big Eight
Rutledges
Almonds
Starr
Green Bay
Hot Number Nine at Northfield surges in Big Triple wins
Northfield harness action centers on Hot Number Nine for a fifth straight Big Triple. Knight County nips Jay Volo in a 4-9-6 straight, paying 34,295.40, with Kerry Ross Jr. scoring the year’s second straight winner as Plainsman dominates the featured race in 2:02.3 before 3,942 fans.
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Northfield
Knight County
Jay Volo
T Square
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Russ
Don Irvine Jr
Plainsman
Perky
Direct
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Mike A Breeze
Flory Grattan
Plaza
BO Perfecta
Fremont Meadow
Baron Pronto
Indiana Queen
Perfecta
Betsy Jo
Sandy Bay
Musy
Andy
Altendance
Hundie
Keystone, Fairview, Edison lead Friday high school baseball action
Keystone beat Inland Conference foe Columbia 8-1 as Seymoure and Grieve drove in two runs each. Seymoure went 2 for 4 with a double and triple, Grieve hit a two run homer off John Morgan, and Dale Gregory allowed three hits with 13 strikeouts. Columbia scored unearned on an error. Fairview defeated Avon Lake 6-4 behind Jerry Eilmann's three RBIs and Tim Millino's win. Avon Lake’s Ashley Taylor went 3 for 3. Edison topped Western Reserve 3-0 with Ed Ritz homering and Todd Brown pitching a five strikeout gem. South Amherst rallied for a 7-6 win over Avon as Dale Osborne drove in two in the seventh for the comeback.
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Greg Seymoure
Joe Grieve
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John Morgan
Dale Gregory
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Fromm
Avon
Independence
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Avon Lake
Jerry Eilmann
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Tim Millino
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Brookside
Edison
Western Reserve
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Ed Ritz
Firelands
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South Amherst
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Steve Hall
Cie Lawson
Aves Saambent
Schretind
FFOO
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Poacher
Law
McEnroe Ousts Connors Sets Up Tennis Championship
In Dallas John McEnroe defeated Jimmy Connors 6-1 6-4 6-4 to reach the World Championship Tennis final while Bjorn Borg endured a three set win over Vitas Gerulaitis to set Sunday’s title clash.
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Tennis Dallas
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Soviet Union
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John Wayne Tennis Club
Stuart
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Hilton Head Island
S.C
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Nancy Lopez
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PGA Tour
Modell Hails Browns Draft After Long Selection Day
Cleveland owner Art Modell praised the draft as one of the Browns best after final day selections. Cleveland added linemen Cody Rissen Kent Perkovy Carl McGee Curtis Weathers John Smith Randy Poeschl and others in rounds seven to eleven. Prothro said most draftees have a real chance to make the team with several odds-on favorites. Players report to Baldwin Wallace College for orientation next week.
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Cleveland Browns
Art Modell
Browns
National Football League
Oakland Raiders
Oakland
Cody Rissen
Texas A&m
Kent Perkovy
San Diego State
Carl McGee
Duke University
Mississippi
Curtis Weathers
Tennessee State
John Smith
Nebraska
Randy Poeschl
Tommy Prothro
15 Ohio gridders picked in draft
United Press International reports that Tom Cousineau of Ohio State was the first Ohio college player taken in the NFL draft, chosen by the Buffalo Bills. Other selections include Jim Moore, Joe Robinson, Jeff Groth, Larry Former, Ed McGlasson, Dirk Abernathey, Richard Kirk, Mike Zele, Bob Wright, Curtis Anderson, Ron Springs, Greg Fitzpatrick, Quentin Lowry.
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Tom Cousineau
Ohio State
Ohio
NFL
Buffalo Bills
Ohio College
Jim Moore
Baltimore
Howard Kurnick
Cincinnati
Joe Robinson
Kansas City
Jeff Groth
Bowling Green
Miami
Larry Former
Youngstown State
Dalas
Quentin Lowry
Youngstown
Dallas
Final three rounds roundup shows NFL draft style picks and trades
A dense listing details round by round selections and from whom teams acquire players across cities such as San Francisco Kansas City Cincinnati and New York Giants. It notes names like Phil Francis Ken Kremer Max Montoya and Stan Sytsma with college ties and pro teams, revealing a sprawling 1970s draft style sequence.
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Phil Francis
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Kansas City
Ken Kremer
Ball St
Cincinnati
Max Montoya
UCLA
Seattle
Tampa Bay
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Larry Palowski
Raise
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Houston
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New York Giants
Steve Alvers
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St Lous
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Lee Kunz
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Don Swafford
Floryda
New York Jets
Emmitt King
Green Bay
Henry Manroe
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Penn St
Prom Oakland
Cody Rissen
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Roger Westlund
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Luke Prestridge
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Keith Brown
Uwe von Schumann
Oklahoma
Los Angeles
Teff Delaney
Pittsburgh
Dallas
Steg Pitzpatrick
Youngstown St
Bruce Kimball
Massachusetts
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Cineanati
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Illinoi
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Michigan
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Georgia
Stan Rome
Clemson
Cincgonati
Ken Bungarda
Missouri
Paul Lawler
Colgate
Halvmore
John Priestner
Peter Ontario
Tania Bay
Bob Ippentop
Fresno St
Mike Mince
Nate Henderson
Florida St
Ken Johnson
David Hall
MissouriRalla
Een Wright
Cyneinhaty
Ranby Poeschl
den Dander
Sats Carson-Newman
Monte Coleman
Arkansas Central
Mark Thorson
Ottawa-Kansas
Brian Nelson
Texas Tech
Bill Leez
Colorado
Jam Hinesly
G. Mechigan
Orland
Bruce Davis
Diego
Dave Rader
Tulsa
al Chesley
Fachory
Temple
Mike Taylor
Mike Blanton
Georgia Tech
Browns Draft Roundup From a Turbulent College Scene
The Browns pick a chaotic mix of players led by Wills Adams a wide receiver from Houston and DB Lawrence Johnson from Wisconsin. Other selections include Matt Miller from Colorado and Rich Dimler from Southern California with several listed positions and schools amid a sprawling messy roster update.
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Colorado
Rich Dimler
Southern
California
Clinton Burrell
Lonsiana State
Jim Rowan
Minnesota
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