Nichols fires 65 to share Paine Webber lead after 1st round
Bobby Nichols tied Jim Colbert for the first round lead at the Paine Webber Invitational seniors event with a 65 at TPC Piper Glen. He tallied 10 birdies despite a costly out of bounds on the par 11th, rebounding with birdies at 14, 15, 16 and 18 to finish 7-under.
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Blazers rally to tie NBA finals with 115 104 win over Bulls
Portland erased a 9 point late deficit and forced overtime as Danny Ainge scored 9 of his 17 in OT. Michael Jordan had 38 for Chicago, while Portland’s Porter led with 24 points and Buck Williams added crucial plays to seal a 2 1 series split heading to Portland for Game 3 Sunday.
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Courier ousts Agassi to reach French Open final
Jim Courier defeated Andre Agassi 6-3 6-2 6-2 to reach the French Open final for the second straight year. Courier dismissed Agassi’s claim he has little talent and called guts, desire, and courage on court true talents. He will face Petr Korda after Korda beat Henri Leconte in the other semifinal.
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Charlotte Rage Visit Cleveland in Arena Football Debut Test
Charlotte travels to Richfield Coliseum for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff against Cleveland in a showdown of 1-0 teams. Major Harris leads the Thunderbolts after an 0-10 prior season and a 36-34 win over San Antonio, while Charlotte aims to prove its early-season dominance. Cleveland favored by 3.5 points.
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Rudd wins Sears Point pole with new track record
Ricky Rudd set a new Sears Point track mark at 90.985 mph to take the Winston Cup Save Mart 300 pole for the third straight year. He topped Ernie Irvan, while noting the risk of the radial tires and his gamble to push the car for the pole. Irvan qualified second as Rusty Wallace, Darrell Waltrip, Bill Elliott followed, with Petty missing the race quietly in his final Sears Point appearance.
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