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You have to wonder just what's going on in the Adams Division of the NHL. During the past three weeks, clubs from the division that will have three of its teams rack up at least 100 points this season have taken on the wildly inconsistent Washington Capitals and ended up being hammered by lopsided scores of 5-2, 3-1, 5-1 and last night's 4-1 surrender by Buffalo.
The Caps, who are only 11-18-2 in the Patrick Division, have feasted on foes from the Adams, going 12-5-2, including 8-0-1 at home. Which fairly screams that if realignment comes to the league, as is rumored, Washington should make a beeline for you-know-where.
* WTEM-AM, the all-sports station looking to become the Orioles' radio outlet in Washington, will carry the Yankees-Mets exhibition from RFK Stadium Friday (1 p.m.) with Phil Wood doing the play-by-play, joined by TV sportscasters George Michael (Ch. 4), Steve Buckhantz (5) and Rene Knott (7) taking turns commentating.
* The quality of the boxing card May 12 at the Baltimore Arena is such that both ESPN and USA will be on hand that night to check out the proceedings with an eye toward adding the city to its list of sites used regularly on its weekly fisticuffs series. Dan Sherry is a willing banger who should test Vince Pettway for his USBA title. Andrew Maynard, who takes on Fabian Garcia in a 175-pound matchup, is coming off a first-round KO in Erie, Pa., last week, and Les Johnson vs. Victor Davis is assured action. It's worth the 4,500 fans promoter Stu Satosky hopes show up during Preakness Week festivities even if Maynard ducks out to take on top-10er Tim Hilly on the Riddick Bowe-Jesse Ferguson card at RFK Stadium May 22.
* One rumor has it that Charlotte will assure it sells all of its luxury suites in its proposed football stadium by offering the buyers one play-review per half if and when instant replay returns to the NFL fold.
* Good news for area golf fans: Defending champs Bill Glasson and Betsy King will be on hand for the Kemper Open and LPGA BTC Championship at Avenel and Bethesda Country Club May 17-23 and June 7-13, respectively. Note the Kemper has been moved up a couple of weeks (to accommodate Jack Nicklaus' Memorial tourney on Memorial Day weekend), but it draws a later date on the PGA Tour in later years.
