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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 2008
Page
11
Venus and Serena Williams go 10-0 as a doubles team, earning gold in Beijing after not medaling in singles. Rafael Nadal of Spain and Elena Dementieva of Russia also win singles gold in the Olympic roundup.
Carl Edwards won for Ford with Kyle Busch second for Toyota and David Ragan third for Ford. Greg Biffle placed fourth for Ford, Matt Kenseth fifth for Ford, Mark Martin sixth for Chevrolet, Brian Vickers seventh for Toyota, Kevin Harvick eighth for Chevrolet, Elliott Sadler ninth for Dodge, and Jamie McMurray tenth for Ford.
In a baseball roundup, Alfonso Soriano and Aramis Ramirez hit two run doubles, followed by Reed Johnson's three run double to spark an eight run seventh as Chicago defeated Florida 9-2. Ryan Dempster struck out 10 in six innings to claim his fourth win in six starts, while Renyel Pinto allowed five runs in two thirds of an inning and the Marlins dropped their fourth in five.
This week features games with Johnson City on Wednesday and Bristol on Thursday through Saturday. The final six home games of the season follow with Elizabethton on Wednesday and Johnson City on Thursday through Saturday.
The Mets added Luis Ayala from Washington to shore up the bullpen while Billy Wagner recovers from a stiff elbow. Ayala has appeared in 62 games this season and joined the Nationals in 2003 when they were the Expos. Wagner will be re evaluated on Tuesday.
The Daily Telegraph will feature its annual football preview titled BDT Blitz 2008 in Friday edition. Readers can expect team analyses, futures, and season outlooks in this on‑the‑door insert.
Seattle pitcher R A Dickey threw four wild pitches in one inning against Minnesota on Sunday, tying a major league record. Dickey called the pitches violent and said accuracy would have made it a fun day. The Twins beat Seattle 11 8.
Jamaica earned its first Olympic 100 sweep in 20 years as Usain Bolt won the men’s 100 and Shelly-Ann Fraser won the women’s 100 in 10.78 seconds at Beijing, with two Jamaican teammates tying for second. The performances followed Bolt’s record breaking victory the day before, cementing Jamaica’s track dominance.
The Big Creek Owls football slate lists games at Montcalm on Aug 29 Mount View on Sept 12 Hurley Va Sept 19 Williamson on Sept 26 Jaeger on Oct 3 St Paul Va Oct 10 Twin Valley Va Oct 17 at Burch on Oct 31 Galax Va Nov 7 with a 7 30 p m start time for the list of dates and venues.
Garland Green holds off Santo Griffin to win the 2008 Pocahontas Men's Amateur by three strokes atBluefield Virginia, posting a 54 hole total of nine under par 201, the second lowest in event history. Griffin mounted a late charge with three birdies in four holes starting at the 10th.
Carl Edwards won the 3M Performance 400 at Michigan International Speedway, beating Kyle Busch off pit road on the final stops to claim his fifth Cup win of the season and second in three races. Edwards and Roush Fenway Racing close in on the Chase as Busch trails by potential points, with Edwards also winning Saturdays Nationwide race.
Melvin Mora sparked a 22 hit attack with five hits and a career high six RBIs while Luke Scott added three hits and four RBIs as the Baltimore Orioles crushed the Detroit Tigers 16-8. The win snapped a road skid and marked Baltimore's best single game hit total since July 22, 2006, with Mora nearly completing the cycle. Detroit dropped to 5-11 in August and has been struggling on Sundays.
Kayla York, a freshman at Bluefield High School, has joined the boys football squad as an offensive guard. She endured two-a-days and blocking drills and expressed strong enjoyment of the game during the team's annual photo day.
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