Wimbledon record set by Dorothea Lambert Chambers in 25 minutes
In July 1911 Dorothea Lambert Chambers defeated Dora Boothby 6-0 6-0 to claim the Wimbledon women's final, setting the record for the shortest championship match. Also noted is the 1993 CFL game where Tom Burgess and Wayne Walker helped Ottawa beat Sacramento 32-23 on debut of the league's first American team.
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Pocahontas Men's Amateur Golf Championship Opens Entries
The 35th Pocahontas Championship shifts to August 13-15 at Fincastle CC Bluefield. Defending champ Charles Green III expected back. field cut after 36 holes to low 60. Handicap max 6.9, $125 entry to Pocahontas Golf Championship, Frank Wilkinson secretary. First Century Bank and WVVA-TV co sponsor.
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Fincastle Country Club
Rob Jones
West Virginia
Pocahontas
Frank Wilkinson
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Kevin Leatherwood
Todd Satterfield
Kirk Satterfield
Slugger White
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
First Century Bank, N.A
Wvva-Tv
Armstrong Survives Cobble Strewn Tour Stage
Armstrong wards off two rough cobbled sections on stage three in Wasquehal France as rivals Ullrich Hamilton and Mayo suffer a crash Mayo exits with torn shorts after a late tumble while Armstrong and U.S. Postal weave to the front of the peloton on the 130 mile ride and keep the race in play.
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France
Lance Armstrong
Ivan Mayo
Armstrong
U.S. Postal Service
Jan Ullrich
Tyler Hamilton
United States
Mayo
U.S
Catch
US Postal Service
Austin
Texas
Tmobile
Germany
Waterloo
Belgium
Wasquehas
Jean-Patrick Nazon
Robbie McEwen
Australia
Bluefield Orioles rout Greeneville Astros at Tusculum Park
Bluefield built a 3-0 lead after one inning and extended it to 6-0 on Henry Guerrero’s solo shot. Mendez earned the win to improve to 2-0, striking out four across 5 2/3 innings. Antonio Garcia hit a solo homer for Greeneville, with Ryan Reed driving in a late run.
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Astro
Ryan Finan
Matt Pulley
Brad Wiggins
Bluefield
Ble
Alcides Melendez
Henry Guerrero
Antonio Garcia
Ryan Reed
Astros
Brad James
Indians salvage series closer from Rays
Burlington Indians defeated Princeton 10-2 in Burlington North Carolina to close Princeton’s 2004 North Carolina trip. Rays starter Romelio Lopez struck out six in five innings, but two Princeton errors sparked Burlington’s first inning run. Josh Touchstone and Blake Schultz tied it briefly in the sixth, while Burlington pulled away with late support and relief pitching from Geddes Gor Bigda and Rodriguez.
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Burlington Indians
Princeton
Devil Rays
North Carolina
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Prays
Chillie Cumberbatch
Rays
Josh Touchstone
Blake Schultz
Indian
Gerson Mercedes
Josh Kite
Brandon Rickert
Michael Geddes
Nick Gor
Geddes
Drew Bigda
Joan Rodriguez
Not a Sport But a Yoga Group Confession in Athens
A writer reflects on yoga classes in a Athens church setting and considers how competition and vanity shape the experience. He notes peers stretch to rival Olympians, rivaling sports mindsets, and fears judgment while seeking inner calm and acceptance. He ends with a plea for patience and spiritual growth.
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Athens
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