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USA TODAY RADIO SPORTS REPORT
From the USA TODAY:Gannett National Information Network
Wednesday, Aug. 19
This report: Copyright 1992, USA TODAY
    
National League Baseball
Tuesday, Aug. 18
    
Cincinnati 6, Philadelphia 0, 1st game    Atlanta 5, Montreal 1
Philadelphia 6, Cincinnati 1, 2nd game    Pittsburgh 5, San Diego 
1
Houston 7, St. Louis 6                    Chicago 4, San Fran. 1
Los Angeles 4, New York 0
    
American League Baseball
    
Cleveland 8, Minnesota 1                  Chicago 3, Texas 0
Toronto 12, Milwaukee 1                   Boston 8, California 0
Seattle 8, Baltimore 3                    New York 7, Oakland 3
Detroit 5, Kansas City 1
    
SPORTS SHORTS:
    
BIRD ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT:
   Larry Bird, who helped revive the fortunes of the National 
Basketball Association and sparked the Boston Celtics to three 
championships, retired Tuesday after 13 seasons. Bird, 35, was 
forced out by a back injury that has hampered him the last two 
years. "It's time to get on with the rest of my life," Bird said.
He was limited to 45 games in 1991-92 after lower back surgery.
    
HOWE SENTENCED, FINED:
   Former baseball pitcher Steve Howe Tuesday was sentenced to 
three years probation and fined $1,000 for trying to buy a gram of 
cocaine Dec. 19. U.S. Magistrate Bart Erickson, in Missoula, 
Mont., also ordered Howe to perform 100 hours of community service 
and enter and pay for a drug abuse program. Howe, 34, pleaded 
guilty to the misdemeanor charge on June 8.
    
NICKLAUS DECLINES SKINS GAME:
   Jack Nicklaus won't be part of The Skins Game for the first 
time in its 10-year history this November. Tuesday, he declined an 
invitation to play in the two-day, 18-hole event Nov. 28-29 at 
BIGHORN in Palm Desert, Calif. Tom Kite said Tuesday he'll join 
defending champion Payne Stewart and probably Fred Couples in The 
Skins Game. Now the fourth spot is open.
    
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