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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1996
Page
11
Popov stabbed in Moscow after Olympic triumph
Russian Olympic swimming champion Alexander Popov, famed as the world’s fastest swimmer, was stabbed in the stomach by watermelon vendors in Moscow. He underwent surgery. doctors said his condition was very serious but not critical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popov
Moscow Moscow
Alexander Popov
Moscow
Atlanta
Associated Press
Sports on TV Listings Ambiguous Schedule
TV guide fragment lists multiple sports events including tennis U S Open and hockey Czech Republic vs Finland plus baseball Sand Gnats at GreenJackets and Braves at Pirates with various channels and times. Details are garbled and inconsistent across entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Czech Republic
Finland
SportSouth
McRae delivers go ahead hit as Cubs end Grissom's streak
Brian McRae drove in the decisive run with a two-out single off Mark Wohlers in the ninth, as the Cubs beat the Braves 3-2. Marquis Grissom saw his 28-game hitting streak end in Atlanta, while Kevin Foster earned the win and Turk Wendell collected the save.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Brian McRae
Mark Wohlers
Atlanta Braves
McRae
Wohlers
Cubs
Braves
Marquis Grissom
Tra
Pittsburgh
Joe Dimaggio
Grissom
Tyler Houston
Scott Servais
Houston
Kevin Foster
Foster
Turk Wendell
Clemson outlook brighter after player arrests
Clemson coach Tommy West sees a brighter outlook as the football season nears after eight players were arrested from February to July. Four freshmen saw charges dropped. Antwuan Wyatt was permanently dismissed, and Raymond Priester entered a pretrial intervention program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clemson
Tommy West
Ailton Head
West
Emory Smith
Antwuan Wyatt
Anthony Downs
Raymond Priester
Priester
Seed reversal calm at US Open amid seeding uproar
New York reports a seedings uproar at the US Open as officials overruled the ATP rankings to adjust the draw. Thomas Muster criticized the process after being seeded third despite a higher ranking, while Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi were subjects of speculation for a potential semi final matchup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Flushing Meadow Courts
National Tennis Center
Wimbledon
Pete Sampras
Andre Agassi
USTA
Les Snyder
Austria
Thomas ‘Muster
Muster
Richey Reneberg
Argentina
Javier Frana
Woods wins third straight U S Amateur in dramatic finale
Tiger Woods clinched his third consecutive U S Amateur title at Pumpkin Ridge, defeating Steve Scott with a late rally that included a six foot birdie and a 30 foot birdie on the final holes. The 20 year old from Stanford said the feat felt numb and he would consider his immediate pro plans after further thought.
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Knight-Ridder News
Cornelius
Ore
Tiger Woods
Bobby Jones
Arnold Palmer
Jack Nicklaus
Phil Mickelson
Woods
U.S
Michael Jordan
Roosters
Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club
University of Florida
Steve Scott
Trip Kuehne
Scott
Havemayer
Iuess
Stanford University
Enis erupts as Penn State routs USC in Kickoff Classic
Curtis Enis powered Penn State to a 24-7 win over No. 7 USC at Giants Stadium. The sophomore rusher gained 241 yards and scored three touchdowns on 27 carries, breaking the Trojans' resistance and setting a dominant rushing pace. USC struggled to finish drives as Brad Otton and the Trojans pressed for momentum.
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Penn State
USC
Enis
Trojans
John Robinson
Robinson
Ilinois
California
Russell White
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Nittany Lion
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