USC Aiken honors Roberto Hernandez with Braves game trip
USC Aiken hosts a day with the Atlanta Braves and former pitcher Roberto Hernandez on August 2 as part of a tribute to his USC Aiken baseball program contributions including the new Roberto Hernandez Stadium. The $75 package covers bus, game ticket, Braves Bucks, and tips.
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USC Aiken
Atlanta Braves
Roberto Hernandez
Braves
Los Angeles Dodgers
Hernandez
Turner Field
Jean Haynes
North Augusta Dixie Pre Majors State Tournament Games
In Spartanburg at 11 a.m. North Augusta competes in the Dixie Pre Majors 15 16 year old state tournament. Savannah faces Augusta at 7 15 p.m. and basketball action includes Nike Peach Jam at Riverview Park Activities Center at noon. USSSA Girls events include 8 under 10 under and 12 under slow pitch world series at Citizens Park.
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North Augusta
Dixie
Spartanburg
Savannah
Augusta
Nike
Riverview Park Activities Center
USSSA
Citizens Park
Sports TV Schedule Highlights Today and Tomorrow
Key events include World Championships swimming on ESPN at 1 30 p m and golf coverage with the BC Open on USA and the British Open on ESPN2 tomorrow at 7 am PGA auto racing New England 200 qualifying and New England 300 qualifying on TNT and Speed. Baseball features Mets at Braves on TBS and boxing Hall versus Letterlough on ESPN2.
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Mets
Braves
TBS
Seattle
Connecticut
ESPN2
ESPN
New England
Jackson Tigers and New York Gauchos reach Nike Peach Jam final
The Jackson Mississippi Tigers defeated the Houston Hoops 71-64 and the New York Gauchos beat the D C Blue Devils 70-59 in the semifinals at North Augusta. The championship game is set for today at noon. Al Jefferson led Jackson with 25 points as he withstood double and triple teams in the second half.
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North Augusta
Jackson
Larry Stamps
Jefferson
Houston
Robert Clark Jr
Tigers
Tigers Triumph Told On Page Twenty Eight
Readers are directed to Page 28 for coverage of the Tigers game with full details, including key plays, scores, and standout performances from the team and opponents.
British Open fortune tales at Royal St George’s
In Sandwich England players describe how luck shapes play at the British Open. Robert Allenby sees two tee shots land in the same spot and quips about luck while Kenny Perry and Colin Montgomerie recount unlikely bounces and bad breaks during practice rounds ahead of the championship.
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Sandwich
England
Royal St. George’s
Robert Allenby
Allenby
Kenny Perry
Perry
Colin Montgomerie
Greg Norman
Monty
English Channel
Black Falls In First Round Of Public Links
Aaron Black, former USC Aiken golfer, lost 1 up to John Cassidy in the opening round of the 78th U S Amateur Public Links Championship at Blue Heron Golf Club. Black led briefly with an eagle on the fourth hole and a birdie on the 12th but bogeys on 13 and 16 left the match tied with two to play. Cassidy, seeded 55th, won on the 18th with a bogey by Black.
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Black
Cassidy
Chris Wheeler
Allen
Texas
Nathan Colson
Plymouth
Wis
John Ellis
San Jose
Calif
Jeff Overton
Evansville
Ind
USGA
Ryan Moore
Puyallup
Wash
Overton
Indiana University
Marc Hocking
Colorado Springs
Colo
Moore
Zack King
Ventura
Chet Reavie
Mesa
Ariz
Thompson Falls in South Carolina Junior Match Play
Thompson of Clarks Hill lost 7 and 6 in the third round to Bamberg's Allen Koon at Green Valley CC in Greenville. He had earlier beat Jared Greene 2 up and Jamie Lightsey 5 and 4 to reach the round of 16. Luke Hopkins and Sam Lyons advanced in the 13 and under and other divisions.
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Greenville
Justin Thompson
Clarks Hill
Bamberg
Allen Koon
South Carolina
Green Valley Country Club
North Augusta
Jared Greene
Chapin
Jamie Lightsey
Fort Mill
Luke Hopkins
Greer
Hopkins
Aiken
Dane Burkhart
Midland Valley Country Club
Sam Lyons
Little River
Vince Hatfield
Greenwood
Justin Hare
Charleston
Lyons
Koon
Mallory Hetzel
Summerville
Sarah Sturm
Spartanburg
Wednesay
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USCA
New Ellenton
Nestor Washington
B.C
Golf
Hall Vs
Letterlough
Gauchos
Bill Bengts
Jackson Tigers
al Jefferson
Houston Hoops
Rodney Foster
Mississippi
New York
Tiger Woods
Thompson
Hetzel
Taylor Barrett
York
Strum
Richelle Wedzik
Bluffton
Brewer Bradshaw
Columbia
John Henderson
Simpsonville
Carolinas Golf Association
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