Mayfair Captures Tour Championship Amid Harsh Wind
Billy Mayfair fired a final round 73 to finish even par 280 at Southern Hills, earning $540,000 and his third career win. He edged U S Open champ Corey Pavin and PGA winner Steve Elkington by three strokes as windy conditions and a brutal course challenged the field. Mayfair's season total rose to $1,542,192, second on the money list behind Greg Norman.
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Elkington
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Nick Price
Ernie Els
Charles wins playoff at Kaanapali Seniors Classic
New Zealand's Bob Charles, 59, defeated Dave Stockton in a playoff with a 12‑foot birdie on the third hole to claim the Kaanapali Seniors Classic. Charles earned $90,000 for his 22nd senior title after a 3‑under 68 final round.
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New Zealand
Bob Charles
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Groomes Injury Not Serious After Panthers Victory
Elyria Catholic quarterback Mike Groomes exited EMH Regional Medical Center with a slight concussion and a bruised sternum after a hard first-half hit in a 56-18 win over Cleveland Central Catholic. Coach and teammates expressed relief as Groomes, who completed four passes for 41 yards and ran for 28, prepared for next week’s game while teammate Eugene White suffered a separate shoulder injury for Central Catholic.
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CCC
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Steve Brush
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Dave McFarland
Browns
Central Catholic
Eugene White
Ben Spillar
EHM
Spillar joins BC 1000-yard rushing club in win
Elyna Catholic’s Red Spillar ran 19 times for 142 yards to reach 1,075 rushing yards this season, becoming the 18th Panther to hit the 1000-yard mark in BC’s 56-18 victory over Cleveland Central Catholic. He trails Bran Schneider for 71st all time with 1,199 yards in 1983.
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Western Reserve Academy routs Lorain Catholic in prep football
Western Reserve Academy built a 42-6 victory as Lorain Catholics defense yielded 381 total yards. Anthony Goldyn led Spartans with 41 rushing yards on 19 carries while Matt Koler threw for 117 yards in the second half. The Pioneers stifled SCs ground game to 156 yards and opened with a 21-point second quarter. Beachwood defeated Columbia 36-13 in MAC-8 play with Karl Schneider returning a fumble 63 yards for a score.
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Columbia
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Raiders
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Indians plan to exercise options to keep core intact
Cleveland's front office intends to pick up options for Omar Vizquel Dennis Martinez Albert Belle Paul Soriano Orel Hershiser and Mark Clark with long term talks likely for Manny Ramirez amid a parade celebrating the team after a 100 win season. The club aims for consistency after a strike reduced year and eyes more multi year deals for its stars.
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Dennis Martinez
Indians
Albert Belle
Paul Sorrento
Orel Hershiser
Mark Clark
Hart
Jim Poole
Poole
David Justice
Alomar
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Jim Thome
Kenny Lofton
Jose Mesa
Manny Ramirez
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Browns rally past Bengals in overtime thriller
Harnest Byner carried 17 times for 74 yards and a key 23 yard run to set up the winning field goal in overtime. Zeier added eight carries for 44 yards and a 13 yard quarterback run to sustain a late drive. The Browns, despite 188 penalty yards and costly miscues, forced six sacks and an overtime interception by Carl Banks to edge Cincinnati after a tense comeback bid.
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Earnest Hunter
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Antonio Langham
Willie Sutton
Tim Goad
Dan Footman
Cincinnati
Bengals
Rob Burnett
Jeff Blake
Carl Banks
Dana Hall
Zeter
Belichick
Browns Let Victory Slip Away In Wild OT Loss
Earnest Byner scored to put Cleveland up 26-16 with 2:51 left but Cincinnati stormed back. David Klingler led a tying drive and Carl Pickens caught a 1‑yard TD with 15 seconds left. Dana Hall intercepted Blake in OT to set up Stover’s winner. Hall’s key play came after Turner’s back injuries.
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Earnest Byner
Cleveland
Bengal
Jeff Blake
Rob Burnett
David Klinger
Cincinnati
Modell
Bengals
Klingler
Carl Pickens
Blake
Dana Hall
Hall
Eric Turner
Stover
Pickens
Turner
Bay Oaks Open Door edges Open Door in district final
Bay Oaks defeated Open Door 2 to 1 in the Division II district final to end Open Door’s season at 16-2-1 while Bay improves to 9-10-1 and advances to the regional title game in Strongsville. Ben Kotinsley scored twice for Bay with Mike Mellon assisting and Scott Krause scoring for Open Door. Bay goalie Phil Dorn made 19 saves to preserve the win.
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Open Door
Ben Kotinsley
Mike Mellon
Kotinsley
Scott Krause
Phil Dorn
Westlake
Demons
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