Clock operator Bill Shain, longtime Clemson official, dies
Bill Shain, who ran Clemson home-game clocks for nearly four decades, died of cancer at 70 in Mobile Alabama. A forestry professor at Clemson for 35 years, he started at Littlejohn Coliseum in 1962 and officiated more than 950 games, missing only a few last season. Clemson coach Larry Shyatt praised him as a wonderful man who was always there.
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Clemson
S.C
Bill Shain
Mobile
Ala
Shain
Littlejohn Coliseum
Larry Shyatt
Shyatt
Tim Bourret
Aiken Booster Club to Host Gathering
The Aiken High School All Sports Booster Club will meet Monday July 9 at 7 pm in the school library. The meeting is open to anyone interested in supporting Aiken High School athletics.
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Aiken Ruga ‘School
Aiken High School
Dive Youth Ten Year Old Sub-district Tournament Schedule
Events list Batesburg at 6 pm for 8 Dive Youth and Gregg Park and Kannapo venues at 7 pm. Dixie Youth 10-year-old baseball games also set for Batesburg and Kannapo with Augusta at Kannapo 7 pm.
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Gregg Park
Augusta
Kannapois
Dixie
Dixie Youth
Sports Notebook of Today’s TV Schedule
ESPN airs US versus Canada women soccer at 1:30 p.m. TNT covers tennis and Swimueder tennis at 1 p.m. Cubs host Mets at 1 p.m. Red Sox visit Indians at 1 p.m. Yankees clash Orioles at 4 p.m. Diamondbacks travel to Astros at 4 p.m. Phillies visit Braves at 7:30 p.m. Giants play Dodgers at 9 p.m. on ESPN networks with ESPN2 coverage.
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TNT
Cubs
Mets
ESPN
Red Sox
Indians
Yankees
Orioles
Diamondbacks
Astros
Philles
Braves
Giants
Dodgers
New Aiken High softball coach faces firsts in 2001-02
Allison Cook, a USC Aiken graduate, begins her first classroom as a rookie teacher at Aiken High School and also takes charge of the Lady Hornets softball program. She replaces Gary Reynolds and aims to mold players into a fundamentals based, winning team while adjusting to her dual role in 4A school life. Cook coached from an observing role and values the experience as icing on the cake.
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Allison Cook
Aiken High School
Cook
Lady Hornets
USC Aiken
Aiken
Gary Reynolds
Benedict College
Wagoner Valley High School
Marcia Blizzard
Aiken High
Suzuki tops four Mariners in All-Star game selections
Ichiro Suzuki led fan voting to start the All-Star game at Safeco Field, with online and Japan ballots helping him become the first rookie to top the ballots. Four Mariners earned starting spots, while Cal Ripken Sripped past David Bell for his 17th start and 19th appearance.
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Mariners
New York
Ichiro Suzuki
Japan
Safeco Field
Seattle
Texas
Cal Ripken
David Bell
Baltimore
Bell
Anaheim
Troy Glaus
Federer shocks Sampras to reach Wimbledon quarters
Roger Federer, 19, upset Pete Sampras 7-6 5-7 6-4 6-7 7-5 to end Sampras’s 31-match Wimbledon streak and deny an eighth title, becoming the youngest since Borg era to defeat him. Federer celebrated kneeling on court, then saluted crowd as stunned fans watched.
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Roger Federer
Centre Court
Wimbledon
England
Sampras
Federer
Switzerland
Rain Postpones North Augusta Silver Bluff Aiken Baseball Tourney
Rain and lightning delayed a Sub District 2B baseball doubleheader after North Augusta and Graniteville’s Gregg Park led unbeaten teams. Silver Bluff beat Aiken 7 2, ending Aiken's run and delaying games until 6 pm today and Wednesday. Silver Bluff manager Michael Hall praised his team's grit as rain halted play at William C. Lott Field.
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Graniteville
Silver Bluff
Beech Island
North Augusta
Gregg Park
Aiken
Silver Bluffs
William C. Lott
Abandoned Karachi racecourse horses near death
More than 200 thoroughbreds at Karachi Race Club face hunger disease and abandonment after the track closed in March over licensing disputes. Over 90 have died, 250 left ownerless on 250 acres, with many moved only to find no care or food while great horses like Flag of Pakistan and Great Shah suffer crippled or dying in neglected stables.
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Pakistan
Sajjad Ali
Great Shah
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Scott J. Bryan Star Writer
Gal Hipken, Jr
Ben Walker
AP Baseball
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Ly Howard Ulman
Milan
Alex Corretja
Michael Hall
Hall
Belvedere
Leesville
Hage
Liver & Toc
Greg
USS
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