Patterson Dies at 71 Former heavyweight boxing champion
Former world heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson died at age 71 after a long career highlighted by reclaiming the title from Ingemar Johansson in 1960. He endured early losses to Liston and others, finishing with a 55-8-1 record and 40 knockouts.
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Rucker Leads USC Aiken Past Columbus State in Peach Belt Tuneup
Rucker pitched a complete game four-hit shutout with nine strikeouts as USC Aiken, the fourth seed, blanked third-seeded Columbus State 3-0 in the Peach Belt Conference tournament opener at Roberto Hernandez Stadium. Casey Derhak, Daryl Pui, and Robert Davis drove in runs to back the effort as USC Aiken improves to 42-15 and advances to face Armstrong Atlantic State.
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Top seed rallies to edge USC Upstate in Peach Belt opener
Georgia College and State, the top seed, trailed USC Upstate until the eighth inning then scored five runs to win 5-4 at Roberto Hernandez Stadium. Armstrong Atlantic State defeated Francis Marion 4-3 in the other Peach Belt game.
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Three Pacers named to All Peach Belt baseball team
USC Aiken seniors Nick Wanless Robert Davis and Ian Kowalchuk earned selections to the All Peach Belt Conference baseball team. Wanless from Evans Ga leads with 15 season saves and seeks one more to tie the NCAA single season mark while Davis posts a .355 average 53 RBIs five homers and 20 doubles Kowalchuk hits .326 with 25 RBIs.
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Braves explode for 18 hits to rout Florida 9-1
Tim Hudson wins as Atlanta piles up a season high 18 hits in a 9-1 victory over the Marlins. Andruw Jones and Todd Pratt double in the third as Atlanta pushes ahead, while Dontrelle Willis struggles to fall to 1-4. Miguel Olivo homered, Marcus Giles and Brian Jordan drive in runs.
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Covering the Kentucky Derby a lifelong dream fulfilled
The writer recalls covering the 132nd Kentucky Derby from Churchill Downs. A long road trip via North Carolina and Tennessee led to Lexington views of Stonestreet Farm Gainsborough Farm and Ashford Stud and the Keeneland entrance. Media credentials were secured and interviews with horsemen and celebrities captured memories for a turf writers’ circle.
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