Wells Johnson named All-Star Game starters
AL starter David Wells will face Randy Johnson in the All-Star Game. Torre and Cox reshuffled rosters as many stars are injured, with Derek Jeter Bernie Williams and Jason Giambi among key selections. Wells 15-2 3.44 era tops AL wins. Johnson 14-2 1.80 era leads NL.
All-Star Game Lineups Include Alomar and Jeter Starters
Atlanta AP stacks Tuesday night’s All-Star game with AL leaders Roberto Alomar from Cleveland at second base Derek Jeter of the Yankees at short Bernie Williams and Jason Giambi headline the lineup for Oakland at first base Carl Everett of Boston is listed in left field Ivan Rodriguez of Texas catches Jermaine Dye of Kansas City starts in right field Travis Fryman of Cleveland is slated at third base David Wells of Toronto on the mound Jim Edmonds of St. Louis at first base Jason Kendall Johnson and Randy Ang are noted among lineup entries in Atlanta
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Yankees
Bernie Williams
Oakland
Jason Giambi
Boston
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Texas
Ivan Rodriguez
Kansas City
Jermaine Dye
Cleveland
Travis Fryman
Wells
Jeter
Seattle
Alex Rodriguez
Fryman
Baltimore
Cal Ripken
Everett
Manny Ramirez
Torre
Nomar Garciaparra
Cox
Vladimir Guerrero
Montreal Expos
Gary Sheffield
Los Angeles Dodgers
Cincinnati
Barry Larkin
Atlanta
Chipper Jones
Guerrero
Chicago
Sammy Sosa
San Francisco
Jeff Kent
Andres Galarraga
St. Louis
Jim Edmonds
Pittsburgh
Jason Kendall
Johnson
Ken Griffey Jr
Barry Bonds
Mark McGwire
New York Mets
Mike Piazza
Pedro Martinez
Fenway Park
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David Wells
Toronto
Orioles hammer Devils Rays in Mercer Cup Game 3
Bluefield Orioles rout Princeton Devil Rays 10 to 3 to grab a one game lead in the Mercer Cup series. Seven early Princeton errors helped Bluefield surge with a five run third inning and key hits from Del Rosario Wilken and Martin.
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Braves
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Orioles
Martinsville
Astros
Burlington
Indians
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Twins
Bristol
White Sox
Johnson City
Cardinals
Kingsport
Mets
Pulaski
Rangers
Luefield
Bluefield Orioles
Princeton Devil Rays
B.J. Littleton
Elliot Shaw
Alex Gordon
P-Rays
Gordon
Edwin Centeno
Oginga Aaron
David Farren
Julius Anderson
Emmanuel del Rosario
Kris Wilken
Wil Sowers
Nicholas Garcia
Anderson
Kyle Martin
Garcia
Rahal Chooses Bluefield College for Baseball Career
Summers County star Jon Rahal signs with Bluefield College in Virginia after considering WVU. The catcher helped Summers County reach its first state tournament, hit .500 with six homers and 30 RBIs, and earned Class AA second team all state while posting a 3.7 GPA and planning to study accounting.
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Jon Rahal
Summers County
Bluefield
Bill Barr
Rahal
Bobcats
Virginia
WVU
Barr
Woodrow Wilson
Local star John Whitt signs with Bluefield College Rams
Princeton High’s John Whitt, a standout pitcher and shortstop with a .462 senior average, signed a letter of intent to play at Bluefield College. Whitt will join fellow Beckley recruit John Rahall while coach Bill Barr touts his arm strength, versatility, and local roots in the Rams’ infield and pitching plans.
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Bill Barr
Princeton
John Whitt
Summers County
Jon Rahal
Ramblin’ Rams
Luefield
John Bie
Glenwood
Princeton High
Lansdell Hall
John Rahall
Beckley
PHS
David Blevins
Barr
Blevins
Ramblin
Ram
Williams sisters win Wimbledon doubles crown in historic pairing
Venus and Serena Williams became the first sisters to win Wimbledon women's doubles, defeating Ai Sugiyama and Julie Halard-Decugis 6-3 6-2 after a rain-suspended final. The pair have now claimed their third Grand Slam doubles title, with mixed doubles titles and singles success boosting their bid for No. 1 ranking. Venus, 20, also sealed the singles title, becoming the first black Wimbledon champion since Althea Gibson, while Serena, 18, recovers from injuries and eyes more majors this year.
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England
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Venus Williams
Serena Williams
Ai Sugiyama
Julie Halard-Decaguis
Pete Sampras
Patrick Rafter
Serena
Venus
Lindsay Davenport
Althea Gibson
Martina Hingis
Davenport
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