Labonte wins tight NASCAR race as Earnhardt crashes
Bobby Labonte edged Jeff Gordon by 0.27 seconds at 134.141 mph earning 8480 for the victory as Rusty Wallace secured third. Dale Earnhardt, leading the standings, crashed on lap 128 and Sterling Marlin moved into the points lead with Gordon closing the gap. Ricky Rudd was hospitalized after a 10 car melee on the repaved oval. Michael Waltrip confronted Speed after the finish in a volatile pit lane incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labonte
Joe Gibbs
Washington Redskins
Bobby
Jeff
Rusty Wallace
John Andretti
Morgan Shepherd
Dale Jarrett
Dale Earnhardt
Earnhardt
Sterling Marlin
Marlin
Gordon
Ricky Rudd
Stricklin
Seeyue
Rudd
Jackson
Mich
Michael Waltrip
Lake Speed
Speed
Waltrip
Lemieux defends post season blunders in finals opener
Detroit AP dispatch notes Claude Lemieux faces scrutiny over a weak regular season while leading NHL playoff scorers with 12 goals. He cites lockout, contract talks, and a divorce as factors, then scores the Devils 2 1 victory over Detroit in the Stanley Cup Finals opener.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Cam Neely
Jaromir Jagr
Eric Lindros
Sergei Fedorov
Claude Lemieux
Lemieux
New Jersey
Devils
Detroit Red Wings
NHL
Wayne Gretzky
Maurice Richard
Mike Bossy
Glenn Anderson
Jean Beliveau
Yvan
Boston
Neely
Jagr
Pittsburgh
Scotty Bowman
Bowman
Keith Primeau
Primeau
Hardaway learns, eyes NBA dynasty potential after Finals
Anfernee Penny Hardaway of the Orlando Magic reflects on a Finals sweep by the Houston Rockets and his rapid growth. He posted 25.5 points and 8 assists in the series, while Houston praised Orlando's future potential and hinted the dynasty may come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Orlando
Anfernee
Penny” Hardaway
University of Memphis
Houston Rockets
Magic
Rockets
Hardaway
Kenny Smith
Sam Cassell
Mario Elie
Rudy Tomjanovich
NBA
Hakeem Olajuwon
Scott Skiles
Skiles
Washington
Brian Hill
O’neal
Toney Wins Fifth Round KO For WBU Light Heavy Title
James Toney dominated the bout at the Theatre of the Performing Arts in New Orleans, knocking out Fred Delgado in the fifth round to claim the vacant fringe World Boxing Union light heavyweight title and improve his record to 46-2-2 while relinquishing the USBA title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
James Toney
Fred Delgado
World Boxing Union
Toney
USBA
Ann Arbor
Mich
Delgado
Theatre of the Performing Arts
Harrah
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nascar
Mark Martin
Michigan
Martin Coscino
THE
Daily Telegraph
Daily Telegraph Circulation Dept
Telegraph
A. Hospital
Pak
the Daily Telegraph
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!