Els Seeks Major Glory at Whistling Straits
Ernie Els, chasing a major title in this year of strong form, reflects on near misses in the Masters U S Open and British Open and searches for a breakthrough at Whistling Straits. He eyes overtaking Tiger Woods in the world ranking and moving toward a major win to cap a successful season.
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Glory
Ernie Els
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Tiger Woods
Eli
Whistling Straits
Phil Mickelson
Thailand
Australia
Dubai
Germany
England
Scotland
Vijay Singh
Singh
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Magruder's 10th inning homer lifts Brewers past Braves
Milwaukee rallies from two down to beat Atlanta 3 2 as Chris Magruder leads off the 10th with a homer for his first NL shot. Jon Adams earned the win, Dan Kolb notched his 32nd save, and Milwaukee snapped a five game skid while extending Atlanta's woes.
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Tom Martin
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Jon Adams
Dan Kolb
Milwaukee
Lyle Overbay
John Thomson
Thomson
Doug Davis
Dave Burba
Rafael Furcal
Furcal
Luis Vizcaino
Davis
Marcus Giles
J.D. Drew
Chipper Jones
Julio Franco
Giles
Johnny Estrada
Andruw Jones
Eli Marrero
Wes Helms
Scott Podsednik
Skip Caray
St. Louis
U S Women Set to Open Olympics Against Greece
United States women soccer team trains in Greece as captain Julie Foudy rallies players before the 2004 Olympic opener against Greece on Crete. Briana Scurry expresses excitement as the squad prepares for a busy Games schedule.
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Greece Reliant on American Women for Olympic Soccer Bid
The piece notes the Greek women's national team, hosted by Greece, leveraged eight American players with Greek roots to bolster its squad for the Olympic cycle. Three players Eleni Benson, Walker Loseno, and Tanya Kalivis share anecdotes about Greek attitudes toward women in soccer and the challenge of changing perceptions.
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Greece
Eleni Benson
Connecticut
Walker Loseno
Seattle
Tanya Kalivis
New Jersey
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Loseno
Lumpkin to miss season with ACL injury at Georgia
Georgia tailback Kregg Lumpkin will miss the season with a torn ACL in his left knee. Coach Mark Richt said Lumpkin can redshirt and still have three years to play. Lumpkin sustained the injury on the first day of practice during a non contact drill.
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Lumpkin
Tony Lumpkin
Ron Courson
Ken Rucker
Rodney Garner
Kevin Hynes
Courson
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