What’s in a name and sports quirks in pop culture
A humorous column puns on naming idiosyncrasies in baseball, boxing and football, questions why terms like strike and run exist, notes the oddity of nine innings, and mocks modern sports branding and celebrity name changes. It cites Ripley’s anecdotes and references actors and athletes to lampoon overcommercialism.
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Pete
Yaz
Ripley’s
Milwaukee
Conrad Wild
Atlanta
Bulls fire Westhead after 28 54 season
CHICAGO Paul Westhead was fired after his first year of a four year contract with the Chicago Bulls who finished 28 54 this season. The second year was guaranteed at an estimated 175000 dollars next season.
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Chicago
Paul Westhead
Chicago Bulls
National Basketball Association
Westhead
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Boston Red Sox top Angels as Stanley strong in 8-2 win
Bob Stanley returned from a week’s rest to pitch for Boston and spark an 8-2 victory over the California Angels. He entered with the bases loaded and one out in the third, shutting down the Angels while lowering his ERA to 1.11. Mariners beat Orioles. Blue Jays defeat White Sox. Expos best Braves in Atlanta.
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Associated Press
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California Angels
Stanley
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Montreal Expos
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Braves
Atlanta
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Hougers
Rick Camp
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Bill Russell
Ken Landreaux
Landreaux
Greg Brock
Dave Stewart
Los Angeles
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Cardinals
Darrell Evans
Dave Bergman
Midview Leads Lakeland Meet After Two Events
Midview boys hold a 32 point lead in the Lakeland Conference track meet with two events complete as Vermilion and Amherst sit second. Gary Larkins won the high jump at 6-4 and John Etzler captured the discus at 147-9 for Midview. In the girls division Wellington leads early with 16 points after Kim Hail’s long jump of 16-2, Amherst is second with 14 as action continues this afternoon.
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C-T
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John Etzler
Kim Hail
Wellington
North Ridgeville
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Rangers
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James Ross
Greg Karp
Mark Halas
Stephan Coleman
Rich Flowers
van Flecha
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Ross
Coleman
Flowers
Ted Phillips
Rich Caldwell
Keith Mitchell
Bill Innes
Darren Jordan
Bob Szucs
Steve Jarred
Matt Munroe
Ivan Flecha
Dave Carek
Gary Larkans
Kerry Rock
Joe Lundy
Mike Booth
Jeff Moore
Anthony Lakes
Larkins
Bryan Burns
Russ Arbogast
George Moore
Charles Clotz
Jim Ishmuth
Caldwell
Wellin
Oberlin
Brookside
North Ridgeville dominates Admiral King in nonconference softball
North Ridgeville powered past Admiral King 18 to 2 as Jenny White Chris Smith and Cindy Strebig each had three hits. Strebig drove in three runs, Smith two RBIs, and Deanne Feierabend scored four times. Debbie Darrow earned the win in six innings. The Rangers improve to 7-3 and travel to Southview Wednesday before a Class AAA sectional at Elyria Thursday.
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Admiral King
North Ridgeville
King
Rangers
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Chris Smith
Cindy Strebig
Strebig
Smith
Deanne Feierabend
Debbie Darrow
Southview
Elyria
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Elyria West
Dianne Docs
Jeanne Firment
West
Gigi Byam
Theresa Campos
Ann O'Donnell
Southview Today
Lorain Catholic
Elyria-Southview
Lorain
Pioneers
Linda Kais
Metro
Rhonda Fleming
Becky Aborer
Theresa Flores
Sheri Mastin
Buckeye
NCAA meet returns to Cleveland State
The Olympians are coming as CSU hosts the NCAA National Swimming and Diving Championships next year, tentatively set for March 21 to 24. The CSU Natatorium is noted as one of the world’s fastest indoor pools, attracting many of the nation’s top swimmers and divers.
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Cleveland State
Cleveland State University
CSU
NCAA swimming meets at CSU spark Olympic buildup
The U S Olympic Men's Swimming Team plans one of its final major events before the Games at CSU. Athletic Director Robert F Busbey notes the NCAA meet's psychological edge and history at the arena, which hosted Division II and I championships in recent years. Stars include Jim Naber and Keith Converse, with notable records set in 1977.
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CSU
Robert F. Busbey
Jim Naber
Southern California
Ugg Boukoin
Domeia Calorma
Keith Converse
Alabama
Bottoms
Converse
Dudik resigns as athletic director amid budget cuts
Dudik resigns over financial cutbacks but maintains a basic program with football basketball and track. Athletes paid fees to play while citizens helped add cross country baseball softball wrestling and swimming though no junior high or tennis at varsity level. Dudik warns it will be lean and tight financially yet notes the district stayed solvent.
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