Seminoles Open College World Series Action In Omaha
Florida State and Eastern Michigan meet in the first round at Rosenblatt Stadium with Florida State favored. The double elimination series runs through June 12 or 13 as other matchups include California State-Fullerton vs Arizona State and Texas vs Oklahoma, with South Carolina facing Seton Hall.
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Floyd Keeps Lead In Kemper Open After Second Round
Ray Floyd shot 71 to finish 36 holes at eight under par and hold a two stroke lead over Dan Sikes at the Kemper Open in Charlotte. Sikes fired 67 to rise to 138 while Gary Player Miller Barber both carded 70 to sit tied for third.
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Dick Rhyan
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Quail Hollow Country Club
Quail Hollow
Niekro Shuts Down Mets In Braves 4-1 Victory
Phil Niekro pitched six innings and drove in a run to lead the Atlanta Braves past the New York Mets 4-1. Dave May had an RBI single and Larvell Blanks drew a bases loaded walk for two first inning runs. Dave Kingman struck for the Mets with his eighth homer off Niekro in the second. Bob Beall and Niekro added runs for Atlanta, with Niekro also collecting a run-scoring single in the seventh.
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Carew Tops AL Batting Race With Torrid Pace
Rod Carew heats up the American League with two homers and an RBI single as Minnesota beats New York 7-4. He leads the league with a .425 average and eyes a fourth straight batting title, while Catfish Hunter struggles to retire him.
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Borg Triumphs In French Open On His 19th Birthday
Bjorn Borg, defending champion and top seed, defeated Peter Stoke 6-1 6-1 at Roland Garros to reach the French International third round. Americans Harold Solomon, Brian Gottfried, Stan Smith, Erik van Dillen, Roscoe Tanner, John Andrews and Eddie Dibbs advanced, while several Latin American players also progressed. Solomon defeated Steve Krulevitz. Tanner beat Pierre Barthez as the crowd roared on the Paris clay.
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Raul Ramirez
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Ricardo Cano
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Jaime Fillol
Nic Nastase
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Belmont Stakes Preview Faces Strong Field at Belmont
Belmont Park hosts the 107th Belmont with Prince Thou Art entering off a Florida Derby win and aiming to rebound after Derby and Preakness finishes. Opponents include Foolish Pleasure Master Derby Diabolo and Avatar as nine three year olds meet under 126 pounds for a $193,600 race with $116,160 to the winner. CBS coverage runs 5 to 6 p.m. EDT.
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Northeastern Upsets Favorite in NCAA Hammer Throw
Boris Djerassi of Northeastern shocked defending champ Peter Farmer to win the hammer throw at the 54th NCAA meet in Provo Utah with a 225-8 winning mark. Farmer took second as UTEP and rivals stumble. Charlton Ehizuelen set an NCAA long jump record 26-11.
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Rough Seas Halt Mexico Beach Fishing Last Weekend
The stretch around Mexico Beach, St. Joe Bay and Indian Pass saw rough seas with no boats allowed out the canal Thursday through Saturday. A 21 footer beached and abandoned, another boat crew was lost and not heard from, and a small yacht broke up at sea with no confirmed survivors. Nearby areas had heavy surf and seawater conditions.
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