Quote of the Day Echoes Tournament Pressure
Quote from golfer Ernie Els on a recent tournament calling it one of the hardest he has played. The remark follows a tense event filled with tight margins and strong competition.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 2002
Page
9
Sosa earns first major league win as Rays snap road skid
Jorge Sosa earned his first major league victory and halted Tampa Bay's 13 game road losing streak with a 7-5 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. Sosa pitched six innings, allowing three runs and six hits as Esteban Yan sealed the save. Blue Jays contributors included Eric Hinske and Chris Woodward homer.
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Jorge Sosa
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Devil Rays
Toronto Blue Jays
Eric Hinske
Chris Woodward
Blue Jays
Sosa
Esteban Yan
Els Wins Open in Sudden-Death Playoff at Muirfield
Ernie Els overcame a late lead loss and a four man playoff to capture the British Open at Muirfield. A bunker-shot 5-foot putt on the first extra hole sealed the title as the historic first sudden-death finish in Open history.
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Gullane
Scotland
Ernie Els
Tiger Woods
Els
Thomas Levet
France
Muirfield
Eli
Woods
Els wins open in dramatic four hole playoff
Ernie Els clinched his third major with a final round 70 and two playoff wins in the British Open. He earned 700,000 pounds for the victory as the four man playoff over four holes set Open and sudden death records. Runners up Thomas Levet, Stuart Appleby, and Steve Elkington exited in the late stage playoff.
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Els
Thomas Levet
France
Stuart Appleby
Steve Elkington
Burton Breaks Slump With New England 300 Victory
Ward Burton rebounded from a lengthy slump to win the New England 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway. He passed Matt Kenseth with 10 laps remaining and held off Jeff Green by 3.230 seconds as track conditions deteriorated after a $200,000 resurfacing project. Dale Earnhardt Jr caused a yellow by spinning into the grass, and Elliott Sadler also spun on lap 60.
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Ward Burton
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Matt Kenseth
Jeff Green
New Hampshire International Speedway
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Dale Jarrett
Dale Earnhardt Jr
Todd Bodine
Elliott Sadler
P-Rays end 11-game skid with 6-2 win at Pulaski
Princeton Devils Rays snap an 11 game losing streak with a 6-2 victory in Pulaski. Jason Pridie extends hitting streak to 17 games with a leadoff single and triple. Wes Bankston adds an RBI double and Coltyn Simmons plates two on a third inning triple. Nick Debarr pitches six innings for Princeton, allowing one run.
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P-Rays
Jason Pridie
Pridie
Elliot Johnson
Orlando Sulberan
Wes Bankston
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Rays
Yefresy Nunez
Rangers
Julian Charles
Princeton
Josh Arhart
Gabe Martinez
Coltyn Simmons
Nick Debarr
Bristols BriSox edge Birds in tight 3-2 win
Bristol right fielder Tom Brice shined Sunday, driving in the go ahead run and making a wall catch to preserve a 3-2 Bristol victory over Bluefield at DeVault Stadium. Brice earlier faltered on two plays Saturday, but helped secure the series win as Bristol improves to 16-16 while Bluefield drops to 21-10.
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Tom Brice
Brice
White Sox
Bluefield
DeVault Stadium
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