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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 2000
Page
13
O's and P-Rays games in the Appy League were rained out and will be made up as part of a doubleheader on August 5. Tonight the Mercer Cup Series resumes at Hunnicutt Field Princeton with a single game at 7 p.m. Claritin Night offers free admission with no ticket required. Bluefield leads the series 2-1.
Ron Low is hired as coach of the New York Rangers rejoining Glen Sather, amid a rebuilding push that could bring Mark Messier back. Low left Edmonton after a contractual dispute with Sather and is the NHLs top earner on the Rangers. Meanwhile Andre Agassi injures his back in a Las Vegas car crash forcing him out of the Davis Cup semifinals against Spain.
Cincinnati ships lefty Denny Neagle to New York for four minor leaguers plus Mike Frank. Reds shed their ace as Yankees bolster rotation and contend for title. Neagle, 8-2 with a 3.52 ERA, weighs extension options while facing free agency after this season.
Virginia Tech announces all six regular season home football tickets are sold for Lane Stadium. Hokies, 11-1 last season, open 2000 at home August 27 versus Georgia Tech in the Black Coaches Association Bowl game, with 55,000 plus capacity and proceeds to the BCA.
At Brown Deer Park the Greater Milwaukee Open draws a working class pro field led by Carlos Franco as the defending champion. Stricker notes crowds fueling the event with Wisconsin roots shaping a tournament built on personal touch and loyalty despite the changing Ryder Cup incentives.
Atlanta trades Bruce Chen and minor league pitcher Jimmy Osting to Philadelphia for right-hander Andy Ashby. Ashby, 33, is 76-81 with a 4.10 ERA in nine seasons, though this year has a 5.68 mark. Chen, 23, has been a top Braves prospect but is still seeking a major league breakthrough.
NBCs All-Star game in Atlanta posted the lowest national rating in 1967 to present with a 10.1 and 18 share. The event suffered due to many marquee players injured, trailing last year’s 12.0 rating on Fox and marking a historic low for the midsummer classic.
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