Leonard and King inducted into Boxing Hall of Fame
Sugar Ray Leonard and promoter Don King joined 11 others as International Boxing Hall of Fame enshrinees in Canastota. Leonard thanked past champions and fans while King delivered a 30 minute speech praising Muhammad Ali and defending his critics to a crowd near 5,000. Additional sports notes include Olivier Panis’ crash ending the Canadian Grand Prix with Michael Schumacher winning, Panis sustaining a broken leg, and Joest Porsche clinching Le Mans in a repeat victory for the team.
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Leonard
King
Hall of Fame
Canastota
N.Y
International Boxing Hall of Fame
Ring
Sugar Ray Leonard
Don King
Muhammad Ali
Schumacher
Montreal
Olivier Panis
Michael ‘Schumacher
Panis
David Coulthard
Coulthard
Baseball Alken Post 26 at St. George DH Tonight
Calendar note shows Alken Post 26 versus St. George in a doubleheader at Satcher Field starting at 6 p.m. Local baseball action with a scheduled evening showdown and officials possibly confirming game details.
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Alken Post
St. George
Satcher Field
Baseball and boxing slate on major networks tonight
Mets visit Yankees at 7 30 p m on FX Braves clash Blue Jays at 7 35 p m on TBS Rae meets US at 1 90 p m Soccer coverage on ESPN Braves Blue Jays game on Tas at 8 p m Summer Legends Shootout Series auto racing on Fox Sports Usa boxing Martinez versus Weaver featured on USA network
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Mets
Yankees
Braves
Blue Jays
TBS
Soccan
ESPN
Fox
South P.m
Martinez Vs. Weaver
USA
Els Wins U S Open as Montgomerie and Lehman Fail
Ernie Els clinched the U S Open at Congressional with a 4 under par 276, finishing one stroke ahead of Colin Montgomerie and two ahead of Tom Lehman. Tiger Woods finished 10 strokes behind, ending any Grand Slam plans as Els nailed the decisive 4 foot putt on the final hole and a long 5 iron shot on the 17th.
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Bethesda
Ernie Els
Colin Montgomerie
Tom Lehman
Els
Tiger Woods
Lehman
Montgomerie
Congressional Country
Eli
Woods
Peninsula
Wventeen
Boxer Cade Faces National Boxing Challenge
Terr y Cade, a 16 year old from North Augusta, trains with the Police Athletic League and rises to compete in the Nationals at Marquette Michigan this week. Once expelled and struggling, he has rebuilt focus under coach Noah Newman and earned multiple Junior Olympic and Silver Gloves titles across South Carolina.
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Terry Cade
North Augusta Police Athletic League
Cade
Marquette
Michigan
United States
South Carolina
Leavelle- McCampbell
Noah Newman
Aiken Academy
Hood
Irvan wins Miller 400 in comeback thrill
Irvan roars from 20th to victory at Michigan International Speedway in the Miller 400. He battles Bill Elliott and Ted Musgrave in a late, tight fight after final pit stops, claiming his first win of the season and 15th career victory. Martin finishes third as Musgrave takes fourth.
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Brooklyn
Mich
Ernie Irvan
Irvan
Bill, Elliott
Michigan International Speedway
Elliott
Mark Martin
Ted Musgrave
Richmond
Robert Yates Racing
Orioles sweep Braves as Webster homer in 10th ends series
Baltimore Orioles win 5 3 over Atlanta in 10th inning on Lenny Webster two run homer. Cal Ripken singled to set up the decisive hit as Baltimore completes a three game sweep at Turner Field. Braves’ losing streak extends to seven to AL clubs with upcoming Clemens vs Blue Jays.
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Atlanta
Lenny Webster
Baltimore Orioles
Atlanta Braves
Orioles
Webster
Mark Wohlers
Baltimore
Braves
Turner Field
Tom Glavine
New York Yankees
Fayetteville
Aiken gymnasts head to Orlando for national meet
Eight members of Aiken Gymnastics compete among about 1000 gymnasts at the United States Association of Independent Gymnastics Clubs in Orlando Florida. The team trains hard as Jessica Hannah and teammates share nerves about their first big event.
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United States Association of Independent Gymnastics Clubs
Aiken Gymnastics
Orlando
Fla
Jessica Hannah
Hannah
Allison Kaplan
Emily Blake
Sabina Krizova
Whitney Brisbin
Rachel Hannah
Kristin Beckmeyer
Drahomira Krizova
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Ade
Miller
Javed Press
Kim
Victory Lane
Aiken
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