Oliva lifts Twins past Royals in tense comeback
Tony Oliva, aging and hindered by a battered right knee, delivered a clutch double and scored the decisive run as the Twins beat the Royals 4-3 at Metropolitan Stadium. Manager Gene Mauch praised Oliva's grit while the night featured a slate of AL results including Boston, Cleveland, Texas, Detroit, and more.
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Six year old Matt Hodges earns youngest US black belt
Six year old Matt Hodges became the youngest black belt holder in karate history in Charleston West Virginia after meeting the requirements for first dan. He started at age three and trained at Korean academy owned by Sok Ho Kang. Matt demonstrated nine forms broke a one inch board with a single kick and answered terms for instructor master Kang. He trains three to five nights a week, values self defense and respect, and plans to become a karate master but not the highest tenth dan.
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United States
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Tor-Torie
Baseball Leaders by League Powering 1969 Stats Snapshot
National League batting leaders include Oliver and Crawford with high averages, Rose and Schmidt pace runs, Foster and Kingman top RBIs and home runs, Zisk and Cedeno lead doubles and steals. Pitching leaders feature Rhoden and Norman with strong records, plus Seaver and Ryan atop strikeouts.
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Tex
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Ryan
Cal
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Hunter
L A owner clashes with Rozelle amid NFL power struggle
Los Angeles Rams owner Carroll Rosenbloom blasts commissioner Pete Rozelle as a faction of unhappy owners publicizes grievances. The feud centers on contract terms, scheduling, and league decisions, highlighting broader unrest over Rozelle's leadership and NFL governance amid legal and labor tensions.
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NFL Players Association
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al Davis
Oakland
Tex Schramm
Dallas
Art Modell
Cleveland
Lamar Hunt
Kansas City
Paul Brown
Stars Ready for North South All Star Game
South and North high school all star coaches clash over readiness as South features standout players like Jerry Mallett Terry Spangler Dan Polcari and Donnie Jackson while North battles injuries and motivation. Officials report about 3 000 tickets sold and a expected big crowd for the Saturday contest.
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Mike Miller
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Donnie Jackson
North
Wayne Jamison
Jamison
Bridgeport High
Jack Dunlevy
Oak Glen
Jim Underwood
Rivesville
John Leon
Brooke
Steve Doe
Warwood
Wheeling
Kale Motors FNB to meet Heston and Rosemont in doubleheader
K F N softball coach Russ Trickett announced a 6 p.m. game against Heston of Fairmont at Baxter and a 5 p.m. bus departure from Grafton High School. The team will also face Rosemont in a second 6 p.m. doubleheader at Rosemont’s field Friday.
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Tidewater tops Memphis in IL with four homer blasts
Richmond led by Randy Trapp's eighth home run in the third inning and Leo Foster and Billy Baldwin adding drives as Tidewater beat Memphis 14-10. Brock Pemberton collected four of the Tidewater 15 hits. In other IL action Syracuse beat Toledo 7-5 Rochester defeated Pawtucket 4-2 and Richmond beat Charleston 6-3.
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Padres
Joe Morgan
Willie McCovey
San Diego
Morgan
Alan Foster
George Foster
Tony Perez
Cincinnati
Dodgers
Braves
Lee Lacy
Bill Buckner
Bill Russell
Rick Rhoden
Dick Ruthven
Randy Trapp
Leo Foster
Billy Baldwin
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Toledo
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NL All Star voting totals for All Star selections
National League readers view latest all star voting results with tallies for players across positions. Johnny Bench leads catchers with 1 613 168 votes and Pete Rose tops third base with 1 405 580. many stars from Cincinnati Philadelphia Los Angeles Pittsburgh Chicago Houston and New York appear with strong totals.
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Steve Swisher
Chicago
Cliff Johnson
Houston
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Joe Morgan
Dave Cash
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Tite Fuentes
San Diego
Derrei Thomas
San Francisco
Pete Rose
Mike Schmidt
Ron Cey
Bill Madlock
Ken Reitz
Doug Rader
Enos Cabel
Richie Hebner
Pittspurgh
Dave Concepcion
Larry Bowa
Bill Russell
Don Kessinger
Chris Speier
Bud Harrelson
Tan
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Tim Foli
Montreal
Greg Luzinski
George Foster
Dave Kingman
Lou Brock
Bake McBride
St Louis
Rick Monday
Ken Griffey
Cesar Cedene
Cesar Geronimo
Garry Maddox
Bill Buckner
al Oliver
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