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...makings of a good script: a crusty major league baseball manager spots a player on a prison team, gives him a tryout and watches him become a star. Which is just how Detroit Tigers All-Star Outfielder Ron LeFlore was discovered by New York Yankees Manager Billy Martin, during his stint at the helm of the Tigers. Now LeFlore's sto ry, One in a Million, will make it to the screen as a CBS-TV movie. LeFlore is played by LeVar Burton (Roots), and Billy Martin by-who else?-Billy Martin. Has he made a hit on camera...
...tournament's principal functions, besides determining a team champion, is to allow the formation of four All-Star teams, which will compete against club teams in the New England District Tournament at Smith College next weekend...
...Right Wing Guy Lafleur, the N.H.L.'s highest scorer for the past three years, All-Star Goaltender Ken Dryden, and the league's top defenseman, Larry Robinson, the Canadiens are solid on offense and defense. Lafleur, 26, is a scorer of such artistry that defenders often watch his goals with rueful admiration. Fast and agile, he swoops down the ice in an effortless rush, blond hair streaming as he feints, cuts, changes direction, and finally, with a deft, delicately tuned stroke, rifles the puck into the net or feeds a teammate with a radar-accurate pass. "He doesn...
Stenhouse's father, David Stenhouse, pitched for the Washinton Senators from 1962 to 1965. As a rookie he pitched in one of the two All-Star games held in 1962. The elder Stenhouse still keeps tuned into the big league scouting grapevine. "He loved it when he was up there," says the younger Stenhouse, "so it's always been one of my dreams to play in the majors...
...recovering from an astonishing run of injuries. At week's end Star Center Bill Walton had missed 21 straight games after his left foot was operated on for tendinitis. He should be ready for the playoffs. Portland will be especially worried about the Denver Nuggets, led by All-Star David Thompson, and the Phoenix Suns, who have Forward Walter Davis, the league's likely rookie-of-the-year...