Gomelsky's Dream Daydream Team Faces U S Opponents
Alexander Gomelsky muses on a 12 man European dream roster for Seoul 1988 to challenge the U S squad. He names Sabonis Marciulionis Volkov Kukoc Petrovic Vrankovic Miglinieks Schmidt Schrempf Gaze Conceicao and more while noting two to three practices would suffice to gel the group.
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Skah Repeats Gold After Video Review At Barcelona
In Barcelona Eid Skah did Skah was stripped of his 10000m medal after a teammate bumped Richard Chelimo of Kenya. A protest led to a second victory and the IAAF awarded Skah the gold again while Chelimo earned silver. US protests were unsuccessful.
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Radford Recalls Simpkins Olympic Triple Jump Medal
Radford, a Silver Bluff assistant football coach, recalls former student Charlie Simpkins winning a silver in the triple jump at Barcelona. Simpkins rose from eighth after four jumps to fourth with a clutch final effort, after a career of steady improvement traced back to Aiken High School in 1980.
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Nicholson Narrowly Loses, Earns Respect in Olympic Bout
Nicholson fought in tennis shoes and fell 13-11 to Felix Savon, in a bout hailed as one of the Olympics' most exciting. Timothy Austin and Oscar De La Hoya advanced, bolstering U S medal hopes as Byrd also pursued a berth. Nicholson lamented missing a medal after a crowd roaring at Joventut arena.
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Braves Face Reds in West showdown series
Atlanta, leading the NL West by a half game, prepares for a three game set with the Cincinnati Reds. The Braves bring a three game winning streak into the series, while 10 meetings this season have seen seven Reds wins. Braves GM John Schuerholz calls it a game by game push for fans expect excitement.
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Braves Reinforce Rotation Ahead of Reds Series
Manager Bobby Cox called up Pete Smith and Armando Reynoso from Class AAA. Richland to pitch Sunday's double header against San Francisco, then Smith and Reynoso won their starts for Atlanta. Glavine to face Bolton on Tuesday, with Avery and Smoltz in the next rotation.
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Two Races To Decide Points War
Daytona Beach Florida reports two contrasting speedways will shape the NASCAR Winston Cup title race. 1989 national champion Bill Elliott notes the series shifts to the 2.454 mile Watkins Glen road course in New York this week and then to the 2 mile Michigan International Speedway oval for a 400 mile race.
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