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PRO BASKETBALL—The YOUNGSTOWN ( Ohio ) PRIDE defeated the Calgary 88's 109-99 in the fifth game of their best-of-five playoff series to win its second consecutive World Basketball League championship. Pride forward-center Barry Mitchell, who averaged 19.8 points per game, was named MVP. BOXING—DAVE McAULEY of Northern Ireland retained his IBF flyweight title with a unanimous decision over Rodolfo Blanco of Colombia , in Belfast . CYCLING—At the World Mountain Bike Championships near Durango, Colo., NED OVEREND of the U.S. defeated Thomas Frischknecht of Switzerland by 2:36 to win the men's cross-country title, while JULIANA FURTADO of the U.S. beat Sara Ballantyne, also of the U.S. , by 2:27 to become the women's champ. The men's downhill was won by GREG HERBOLD of the U.S. , who was 3.18 seconds faster than Michael Kloser of the U.S. , and in the women's downhill, CINDY DEVINE of Canada defeated countrywoman Elladee Brown by .35 of a second (page 38). EQUESTRIAN—ANNE KURSINSKI, riding Starman, had two penalty-free rounds and a jump-off time of 31.85 seconds to defeat Donald Cheska, aboard Dury Lad, by 1.05 seconds and win a Grandprix event and $22,500 in Devon, Pa. PRO FOOTBALL—The defending Super Bowl-champion 49ers were 2-0 on the week, opening the season with a 13-12 win over the Saints on Monday night and then knocking off the Redskins 26-13 on Sunday. In San Francisco 's defeat of Washington , Joe Montana threw for 390 yards to surpass John Brodie as the 49ers ' alltime leading passer, with 31,654 yards. In a showdown of the NFL 's youngest and oldest starting quarterbacks, the Colts, with 22-year-old Jell' George, lost 16-14 to the Patriots, with 37-year-old Steve Grogan . Grogan threw for 187 yards and a touchdown, while George was intercepted four times, twice by cornerback Maurice Hurst. After Eric Metcalf returned the opening kickoff 98 yards for a score, the Browns mustered scant offense and lost to the Jets 24-21. New York running back Freeman McNeil , who was waived and left unclaimed earlier this season, had 142 yards of total offense and a touchdown. The Lions held the Falcons to 141 second-half yards in a 21-14 win. Detroit 's Silver Stretch offense was led by Rodney Peete , who threw for 167 yards and two touchdowns. The Bengals overcame a 13-point deficit to beat the Chargers 21-16. Cincy was paced by wide receiver Eddie Brown, who caught 10 passes for 178 yards and two TDs. Dolphin coach Don Shula won his 200th career game as Miami , behind second-year running back Sammie Smith 's two touchdown runs, blew out the Bills 30-7. While Viking quarterback Wade Wilson passed for 212 yards and three TDs in Minnesota 's 32-3 beating of the Saints , New Orleans 's John Fourcade threw his sixth interception in two weeks. In other games, the Steelers defeated the Oilers 20-9; the Seahawks lost to the Raiders 17-13; the Cardinals edged the Eagles 23-21; the Rams crushed the Buccaneers 35-14; the Giants were 28-7 winners over the Cowboys; and the Bears beat the Packers 31-13 (page 40). GOLF—WAYNE LEVI shot a 10-under-par 278 to defeat Ian Baker-Finch by one stroke and win the Canadian Open and $180,000, in Oakville , Ont. The win was Levi's fourth on the PGA Tour this year. Jose-Maria Olazabal fired a final-round five-under-par 65 to beat Colin Montgomerie by one stroke and win a European tour event in Saint-Nom-LaBreteche, France . Olazabal, who had an 11-under-par 269 for the tournament, earned $127,350. Don Massengale put together an eight-under-par 134 to hold off Terry Dill, Dave Hill and Larry Laoretti by one stroke and win a rain-shortened Senior PGA Tour event in Grand Rapids , Mich. Massengale's victory was worth $45,000. Patty Sheehan shot a final-round two-under-par 70 to beat Deb Richard and win an LPGA tour event in Kent , Wash, Sheehan shot an 18-under-par total of 270 and collected $45,000. HORSE RACING—DISPERSAL ($15.60), ridden by Chris Antley , defeated Quiet American by 1� lengths and won the Woodward Handicap at Belmont. The 4-year-old colt matched Forego's stakes record by covering the 1? miles in 1:45[4/5]. His victory was worth $354,000 (page 92).
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