Sweed Signs Four Year Deal With Steelers
Pittsburgh rookie wide receiver Limas Sweed signed a four year contract Sunday as training camp opened, securing the Steelers' draft class. The former Texas standout ranked sixth in state history with 124 catches and 1,915 yards, and had 20 career TD catches, the second most for a Longhorns receiver.
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Patriots Booster Club Seeks Ads for Goose Creek Memorial
The Patriot Athletic Booster Club invites businesses and individuals to purchase ads for the new Goose Creek Memorial High School sports programs. Contact Dee Kennedy at Crosby State Bank 281-421-1942 or dkennedy crosbybank to arrange submissions for the upcoming school year.
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Pro Baseball Schedule Brief Centered on MLB Matchups
Pro baseball listings show L A Angels at Boston on ESPN and Reds at Astros on FSN with seven and six p.m. starts. Cubs visit Milwaukee on WGN at seven. Astros host again on FSN at three p.m. Wednesday coverage notes.
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Thursday Sports Schedule Highlights Across Leagues
The lineup features Seattle Mariners at Texas Rangers on FSN at 7, U S men vs Turkey on ESPN2 at 8, X Games events on ESPN and ESPN2 at 1 a.m., Women's British Open first round at TNT at 9 a.m., Cox Classic first round noon, USGA U S Senior Open noon, Bridgestone Invitational first round, Reno-Tahoe Open first round at 5 30 p.m. Afternoon tennis includes Western and Southern Masters round of 16 on ESPN2 at noon.
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Contact Sports Editor Dave Rogers for Inquiries
Readers with questions or ideas for sports stories may reach Dave Rogers the Baytown Sun sports editor by phone at 281 425 8031 or via email at sports baytownsun com for tips and submissions.
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Hill's Hall tops All-Area softball team
Barbers Hill pitcher Chandler Hall tallied 28 strikeouts in a 15 inning win over four hours, a standout performance earning MVP honors on The Baytown Sun All-Area softball team for 2008. Mary Tyler Dobson and Courtney Zink led Sterling as offensive and defensive players of the year, Haley Smith sparked Lee's playoff push, and Tara Bell, Lori Ward earned top spots on the first team with fellow standouts Kelli Jackson Randi Ashworth Brooke Ben Mallory La Point Jene Gilmore Taylor Zink.
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Blum's two homers pace Astros past Brewers in Milwaukee
Geoff Blum hit two homers including a three-run shot as Houston overwhelmed Milwaukee 6 to 1. Brad Ausmus and Miguel Tejada contributed multi hit nights while Chris Sampson earned the win. Ryan Braun homered for Milwaukee as Jeff Suppan struggled, and Houston pulled ahead in the fifth to seize the lead for good.
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CHS hurdler Casey wins medals at Junior Olympics
Crosby’s Chance Casey earned two medals at the USA Track & Field Junior Olympics in Omaha Nebraska. He placed second in the 110 meter high hurdles and third in the 400 meter intermediate hurdles while representing the Track Houston club. Casey’s times included 13.90 in the 110 high hurdles and 51.44 in the 400 hurdles. He had prior state 4A titles in May and heads into his senior year at Crosby High.
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Santana and Mark pace BTC at TAAF Summer Games
Baytown Track Club earned medals as Santana K finished second in the 800 meters for 14 and under girls and bronze in the 400. Her times were 2:25.80 and 1:01.55. Imani Mark placed third in the 16 and under 400 in 58.82 and fourth in the 800 in 2:29.81, with other BTC medalists following on Sunday.
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Favre misses Packers camp as trade talks surface
Brett Favre did not report to Green Bay camp as he seeks a solution to the standoff with GM Ted Thompson. He suggested a potential trade to Jets or Buccaneers, with talks possibly driven by commissioner approval and a reinstatement process before he could play.
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