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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1996
Page
9
In the spotlight a swimmer won the first U S Olympic gold medal in the 400 meter individual medley. The story on this page highlights the achievement and the athlete's historic win.
The Aiken Dixie Belles defeated Mauldin 15-0 to advance in the Dixie state softball tournament. Jenny Fauth pitched three scoreless innings, Laura Fauth tripled and homered, Amy Tarver added two hits, as Aiken prepares for an elimination game against Union after a prior loss to Six Mile. Belvedere Ponytails win 5-0 over Pickens in Dixie Ponytails state tourney. Wayne Gretzky joins the New York Rangers, taking a pay cut after leaving Edmonton.
Calendar notes Dixie Belles and Dixie Boys events in Mauldin and Midland Valley with Dixie Majors and North Charleston North Augusta matchups in a state softball and baseball tourney schedule.
ESPN2 airs Pontiac Excitement 400 auto race and baseball from St Louis with Braves at Cardinals. Summer Olympics coverage shown at 10 am and 7:30 pm on various networks. Purolator 500 auto race and a Legends Shootout boxing card also listed across SportSouth USA networks.
USA fans celebrate as Tom Dolan wins the first gold in the 400 IM alongside Eric Namesnik. Four teammates claim gold in the 800 freestyle relay. Team Mega-Millionaires eyes women s basketball softball and soccer with expected big wins. USA leads with two golds, six silvers, two bronzes through two days as swimmers account for seven medals.
Mike Simms hit a rare upper deck homer in the Astrodome as the Astros beat the Braves 4 to 3 in 10 innings. Derek Bell and Xavier Hernandez helped Houston finish 3 of 4 against the defending world champions, with Bell delivering the 10th inning go ahead hit and Simms praised by teammates after the feat.
Aiken Post 26 rallied from a 2–0 deficit in the best-of-five series, with Eric Lunsford going 4-for-5 including a go-ahead eighth-inning RBI as Brandon Kelly scored the winner. Goose Creek pitcher Harry Hutson had a three-run homer, but Josh Moyer silenced the late rally. Post 26 advances to face Sumter, game 1 at 7:30 on Tuesday.
Dane Riis defeated Miguel Indurain to become the first Danish rider to win the Tour de France. Riis celebrated with a Champs Elysees parade and a victory lap before thousands, as Indurain finished 11th. Ullrich placed second, while Armstrong and Hincapie exited earlier.
Spartanburg notes the Carolina Panthers host a surprise visit by Ts dibiack Biakabutuka's agent Carl Poston and his brother Kevin at practice as contract talks stalled. Poston indicated Biakabutuka could sit out this season and reenter the draft next year. Muhsin Muhammad's holdout and coach Capers criticized penalties and mistakes during full pads drills.
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