Goosen and Brooks Set for U.S. Open Playoff
Relentless pressure at Southern Hills ends with Retief Goosen missing a two-footer for the win on 18 and Mark Brooks tying with a three-putt bogey. An 18 hole playoff Monday will decide the title as Tiger Woods’s streak ends and Stewart Cink falls short at the final hole.
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Retief Goosen
Mark Brooks
Goosen
Brooks
Jean van de Velde
Carndustie
Tiger Woods
Woods
Ernie Els
Loren Roberts
Colin Montgomerie
Oakmont
Stewart Cink
Southern Hills
Cink
Scott Hoch
Doug Sanders
Marlins top Rays to sweep series behind hot bats
Mike Jfiecinona and Kevin Millar each had three hits and two RBIs as the Florida Marlins rallied from a 4-0 deficit to beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 6-4. Ryan Dempster earned the win, Antonio Alfonseca notched the save, and Florida moved above .500 for the first time this season. The Rays led 4-0 before six straight Marlins runs.
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Joe Kennedy
Devil Rays
Florida
Greg Vaughn
Fred McGriff
Russ Johnson
Mike DeFelice
Tampa Bay
Jason Tyner
Rudd Breaks 88-Race Winless Streak At Pocono 500
Ricky Rudd led with 24 laps to go to win the Pocono 500, ending an 88-race drought dating to 1998 and yielding his 21st career victory. Jeff Gordon finished second after passing Rudd on the final lap, as Rudd claimed his first win in 44 Pocono starts and moved to third in the standings.
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Ong Pond
Ricky Rudd
Rudd
Robert Yates Racing
Nascar
Jeff Gordon
Brooklyn
Mich
Chesapeake
Bobby Allison
Pocono International Raceway
Gordon
Ford
Gordon Edges Gordon by Slim Margin in Oval Showdown
In a closely contested race, Jeff Gordon edged Robbie Gordon by 1.119 seconds after green flag restarts and cautions shuffled the field. Dale Jarrett led at times, with Dale Earnhardt Jr and Wally Rudd among the contenders. eventual winner led late laps as Rudd and Gordon challenged before final laps. Mayfield finished 36th, Wallace 16th, and Kenseth, Stewart, Labonte, Schrader, and Burton completed the top 10.
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Gordon
Rudd
Dale Jarrett
Sterling Marlin
Dodge
Mark Martin
Ford
Jarrett
Dale Earnhardt Jr
Earnhardt
Jeremy Mayfield
Rusty Wallace
Matt Kenseth
Tony Stewart
Bobby Labonte
Ken Schrader
Jeff Burton
All-State honor crowns Tazewell star Angles
Tazewell High School senior Stuart Angles earned first team all state in Virginia Class AA after a standout four year career. Angles posted a .415 batting average with 24 runs and 15 RBIs in 2001 and a 7 2 pitching record with 94 strikeouts. He will enroll at The College of William and Mary to play third base and pitcher.
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Azewell
Tazewell High School
Wall of Fame
Stuart Angles
Virginia
Jack Addington
Richlands High School
Tazewell
Richlands
Blue Tornado
THS
Angles
Dan River
Virginia High
Bulldogs
Addington
Lebanon
Lou Peery
Peery
Brad
Allstate
College of William & Mary
Valquez Converts to Pitcher Dominates Hunnicutt Field Day
At Hunnicutt Field fans met Gregory Nash while Angel Volquez explored his path from shortstop to pitcher. The Dominican-born Volquez, once a 17-year-old with a .272 batting average and later a .133 mark, began focus on pitching after Tampa Bay evaluators weighed his limits as a hitter. Standing 6-foot-3, he pitched from 60 feet with a reported 93 mph velocity as he embraced a new major league trajectory.
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Rinceton
P-Rays
Hunnicutt Field
Gregory
Toe
Angel Volquez
Devils Rays
Volquez
Princeton
Strug
Vasquez
Charleston
S.C
Tampa Bay
Tom Foley
Foley
Valquez
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Kennedy
Pirates
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Aramis Ramirez
Omar Vizquel
Pittsburgh Penguins
Cleveland Indians
Todd Ritchie
Troui
C.C. Sabathia
Long Pond
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