Sports headlines for Thursday September 8, 1977:

• Tarkanian Fights Suspension
• Dierdorf Threatens To Quit
• Ashe Cites Official For 'Racial Slur'
• Palmer, Elder Shoot 65s, Share Lead In B.C. Open
• Ex-NBA Player Payne Found Guilty Of Rape

Today's baseball transactions:

•	White Sox claimed Bill Nahorodny on waivers from Phillies
•	Dodgers sold Kevin Pasley to Mariners

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Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (77-60) 0 4 3 4 California Angels (65-70) 2 5 0 5 Win: Nolan Ryan (19-13)   Loss: Francisco Barrios (12-5)   Save: Dave LaRoche (14) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:03 Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (77-61) 2 8 3 8 California Angels (66-70) 3 4 2 7 Win: Mike Barlow (1-2)   Loss: Clay Carroll (1-2) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:33   Att: 15,045 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (86-54) 4 9 1 8 Cleveland Indians (65-76) 3 8 3 4 Win: Ed Figueroa (14-9)   Loss: Jim Bibby (12-11) T: 2:23   Att: 4,930 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (81-58) 4 13 0 8 Detroit Tigers (67-73) 0 4 0 3 Win: Jim Palmer (15-11)   Loss: Bob Sykes (4-5) T: 2:18   Att: 1,969 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (84-54) 7 11 3 8 Seattle Mariners (55-87) 2 6 0 8 Win: Dennis Leonard (16-11)   Loss: John Montague (7-11) T: 2:40   Att: 7,785 at The Kingdome Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (82-57) 7 11 1 4 Toronto Blue Jays (46-91) 2 8 1 7 Win: Mike Paxton (9-4)   Loss: Jesse Jefferson (8-15) T: 2:24   Att: 19,163 at Exhibition Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (86-54) 5 11 1 9 Atlanta Braves (51-89) 4 9 0 5 Win: Lance Rautzhan (3-1)   Loss: Dave Campbell (0-5)   Save: Charlie Hough (21) T: 2:53   Att: 3,556 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (63-76) 2 7 2 7 Chicago Cubs (75-64) 3 6 0 7 Win: Bruce Sutter (6-1)   Loss: Joe Kerrigan (2-5) T: 2:39   Att: 2,841 at Wrigley Field Boxscore
Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (65-76) 5 9 2 6 Cincinnati Reds (74-67) 6 8 0 8 Win: Pedro Borbon (8-4)   Loss: Randy Moffitt (3-8) T: 2:15   Att: 18,379 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (63-79) 1 7 0 6 Houston Astros (69-71) 7 9 0 4 Win: Floyd Bannister (6-8)   Loss: Bob Shirley (9-17) T: 2:08   Att: 3,697 at The Astrodome Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (86-53) 8 13 1 11 New York Mets (54-86) 2 4 1 7 Win: Gene Garber (8-6)   Loss: Nino Espinosa (7-12)   Save: Tug McGraw (8) T: 2:45   Att: 3,186 at Shea Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB St. Louis Cardinals (74-66) 5 8 4 7 Pittsburgh Pirates (81-60) 9 12 2 5 Win: Larry Demery (6-4)   Loss: Rawly Eastwick (5-8)   Save: Rich Gossage (20) T: 2:46   Att: 4,848 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore

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