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Sports briefs and game notes cover soccer results and upcoming matches, highlighting local teams and players. Team rosters, standings, and key performances are summarized for Baytown area readers with concise updates.
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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 2002
Page
7
Sports briefs and game notes cover soccer results and upcoming matches, highlighting local teams and players. Team rosters, standings, and key performances are summarized for Baytown area readers with concise updates.
The US squad escapes a tough test as Brad Friedel shines with key saves and a late tally by an opponent. A 1-1 draw with South Korea leaves both teams nearing the second round with Poland still to play. If Korea ties Portugal, they advance.
Chicago Cubs visit Houston in a 7 pm FSN telecast while Atlanta faces Minnesota on TBS at 7 p.m. The doubleheader delivers two late evening games with marquee matchups.
Dominik Hasek delivered a spectacular 119-stop performance guiding Detroit to a 3-0 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 4. Brett Hull and Igor Larionov supplied all three goals as Detroit took a 3-1 series lead and eyed the Cup with Game 5 at Joe Louis Arena.
Nine year old Katie Larson stands out as the sole girl on the Baytown North Little League All Stars. She plays like a boy and plans to continue past elementary baseball, aiming to become the first girl to play for Coach Tadlock.
Houston pitcher Wade Miller earned his first win of the season in a 4-2 Houston Astros victory over the Chicago Cubs, snapping a four game skid. Lance Berkman added a solo homer, and Miller credited regaining his early form after a return from neck nerve recovery.
Houston Astros workers spent the week-end plastering banners and signs to debut the new name Minute Maid Park at the 3-year-old stadium. The venue had been called Astros Field while owner Drayton McLane sought a naming rights partner.
With public concern rising over anabolic steroids, UIL officials meet to discuss random post season testing for playoff teams, aiming to possibly start in 2003 04. Dr Stockard notes steroids are a problem in Texas football and urges high school testing like other levels.
Baytown area coaches react as UIL studies a potential high school drug testing policy. Crosby and Goose Creek officials acknowledge the discussions, while acknowledging no local policy exists yet. The topic stems from national steroids concerns, with lawmakers weighing medical safety and legality, and potential district impact.
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