Cope grabs first Winston Cup pole in 331 races at Charlotte
Derrike Cope earned his first pole in 16 years of Winston Cup racing during a dramatic qualifying session for the UAW GM Quality 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Jeff Gordon fell to 29th in season standings after failing to crack the top 25, while Mark Martin lined up outside the front row ahead of Sunday's race.
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Calendar Football and Tennis Schedule Highlights
Football games kick off at 7 p.m. with Aiken JV at Dutch Fork JV Edisto JV at Silver Bluff JV North Augusta JV at South Aiken JV Wagener Salley JV at Denmark Olar JV. Tennis features Aiken at Greenwood 5 30 p m Iimo at South Aiken 5 30 p m and Iimo JV at South Aiken JV 7 p m.
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Silver Blut
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Denmark- Olar
Greenwood
Iimo
Sports on TV Tonight Across Baseball Football and More
TV listings show Padres at Astros on ESPN at 7pm and Stephen F. Austin at Jacksonville State football on Fox. Spurs Atletico Cubs at Braves on ASDA network, Syracuse at North Carolina State football on WFXG, Colorado at Chicago on ESPN, Dallas at Los Angeles soccer on ESPN2 at 1:30pm, Indians at Red Sox baseball, Yankees at Rangers baseball, Buick Challenge golf, and Friday Night Fights boxing on WAGT and ESPN network.
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Smoltz leads Braves past Cubs in NLDS Game 1
John Smoltz and the Atlanta Braves defeated the Chicago Cubs 8 0 to 1 in Game 1 of the NL division series. Tucker hit a two run homer and Ryan Klesko added a seventh inning grand slam as Smoltz cemented his status as a postseason ace.
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Coaches' sons key to Brookland-Cayce's Bearcats clash
Midland Valley High School faces Brookland-Cayce with a two quarterback attack featuring sons of the head coach and the assistant. Russell Triplett and Charles Assey split duties, throwing well and adding mismatch depth. An injury to Assey could shift roles. Midland Valley enters off a 98-21 loss to Dreher, shedding light on opening-drive turnovers and intensity gaps.
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AAA
Candy Maxwell
April Ashburn
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Russell Triplett
Dusty Triplett
Charles Assey
Charlie Assey
Mustang
Clayton Chriswell
Matt
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Assey
Triplett
Dreher High School
Mustangs
Chriswell
New hero Shane Spencer lifts Yankees to 2 0 lead
Shane Spencer, a minor league veteran turned rookie hero, sparked New York with a homer and a run in the Yankees 3-1 win over Texas. He delivered in his first postseason at bat as New York took a 2 0 lead in the division series. Pettitte benefited from Spencer's surge as Texas’ power cooled in the series.
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Dave Stewart
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Scott Brosius
Andy Pettitte
Jones May Miss Up To Four Weeks In Big Region Opener
Marcus Jones will miss 3-4 weeks after an MRI on a right knee injury from last Friday’s win over West Laurens. Coach Al Lown cites Nathaniel Mahoney and Patrick Moody as keys, with Derrick Boyd and Craig Carter returning to help in Friday’s Region 6-AA opener against Edisto. Sophomore Jamie Williamson will start at wideout, and Marcus Lawrence will increase carries as the Bulldogs aim to upset the No. 5 Edisto squad.
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West Laurens
Silver Bluff High School
al Lown
Bulldogs
Craig Carter
Fairfield Central High School
Lown
Craig
Edisto High School
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Patrick Moody
Nathaniel Mahoney
Keys
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Yor Mahoney
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Jamie Williamson
Carter and
Boyd
Marcus Lawrence
Edisto
Barnwell High School
Ejections ignite Tribe in victory over Red Sox
In Cleveland Game 2, the Indians beat Boston 5-1 to even the series at 1-1. Dave Burba replaced Dwight Gooden after an early ejection, while David Justice drove in four runs and Kenny Lofton and Sandy Alomar contributed key hits. Joe Brinkman ejected Hargrove and Gooden in the first, firing up the Tribe.
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David Justice
Kenny Lofton
Sandy Alomar
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Dwight Gooden
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