Earnhardt Jr Wins Talladega Thriller In Crash Packed Race
Dale Earnhardt Jr takes the victory at Talladega Superspeedway after a last lap clash involving Bobby Labonte and Bobby Hamilton. Labonte blocked Hamilton and flipped into the wall as Earnhardt edged ahead on the final lap. It was a rough race with a 16 car crash behind the leaders.
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Miami Holds No 1 In AP Poll After Quiet Weekend
Miami remains atop the AP football poll at 5-0 as Fresno State and Oregon drop from the top 10 while Oklahoma Nebraska and UCLA win. Miami collects 47 first place votes and 1,771 points from 72 voters, with Oklahoma at 1,741 and Nebraska at 1,626. The Sooners beat Baylor 33-17, Nebraska defeats Texas Tech 41-31, and UCLA downs California 56-17. The Sterling Lady Ranger booster club plans a 7 p.m. meeting tonight to honor athletes in volleyball cross country and basketball.
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Area Calendar Football Matches at Gentry and Horace Mann
Highlands travels to Gentry for a 4 30 p.m. kickoff and Horace Mann meets Gentry at 6 p.m. in local football pair.
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Yankees win to reach fourth straight World Series bid
Alfonso Soriano belted a two run homer in the bottom of the ninth to lift the New York Yankees to a 3 1 victory over Seattle and put them within one win of a fourth straight World Series. Bret Boone had earlier tied the game with an eighth inning homer off Ramiro Mendoza as Bernie Williams answered back then.
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Barbers Hill Hall of Honor inducts Dan Hooks the winningest coach
Dan Hooks, famed Barbers Hill athlete and top state track coach, will be honored in the Hall of Honor ceremony. He starred on the 1956 4X400 relay team that set a state record and built a coaching legacy at West Orange Stark with a 180 50 career mark. Inductees include Eugene Sharp Jabe Leonard Brent Grimes and Virginia Viverette with tickets at 25 dollars.
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Rams remain unbeaten with 34 14 win over Jets
Trig Canidate ran for 195 yards and two scores and added 37 receiving yards to fuel the St. Louis Rams to a 34 14 victory over the New York Jets as the NFLs last undefeated team.
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D-Backs Win NL Title as Johnson Shuts Braves
Randy Johnson pitched the Diamondbacks past the Atlanta Braves 3-2 in Game 5 to clinch the NL championship, sending Arizona to the World Series in just their fourth year. Erubiel Durazo hit a tiebreaking two run homer, and Byung-Hyun Kim closed out two flawless innings.
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