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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 2006
Page
9
Defending champion Brazil moved into the second round with a 2-0 victory over Australia on Sunday. Adriano and Fred scored the goals as Brazil extended their unbeaten run to nine matches in the tournament.
Togo debated boycotting the Dortmund match with Switzerland amid a pay dispute. FIFA spokesman Andreas Herren described morning appeals urging players to consider responsibility to football and country. No boycott had occurred since 1930.
Kasey Kahne won from pole position with Kasey Kahne started first, Carl Edwards from 31st, Dale Earnhardt Jr from 6th, Greg Biffle from 10th, Reed Sorenson from 25th, Jimmie Johnson from 4th, Casey Mears from 37th, Jeff Gordon from 2nd, Kurt Busch from 13th, and Kevin Harvick from 19th among the top finishers in the Nextel Cup race.
Jon Garland, pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, became the first Sox pitcher to homer in 35 years with a shot off Esteban Yan in Chicago's 8-1 win. He allowed four singles and pitched into the ninth, with third base coach Joey Cora congratulating him after the eighth inning homer.
Public can meet the Devil Rays this evening at 7 at Hunnicutt Field Princeton. Practices today at 3 and Tuesday at 6 open to the public.
On the final round Phil Mickelson faced a tough finish after his tee shot on hole 17 landed in a green plastic bag. He double-bogeyed the 48th hole and finished one stroke behind the winner.
Geoff Ogilvy captured the U S Open at Winged Foot with a final round 72 after Phil Mickelson faltered on the 72nd hole with a double bogey. Mickelson and Tiger Woods had been poised for a rare three straight majors before the late collapse. Ogilvy became the first Australian to win the U S Open since a prior era, sealing victory in a dramatic, weathered test of survival.
The Women's Western Golf Association opened the 2006 National Amateur Championship at Fincastle Country Club with an opening ceremony. Notables included tournament chairman Patti Williams Bluefield mayor Don Harris and 2006 Curtis Cup captain Carol Semple Thompson. Defending champion Jennifer Hong discussed course difficulty and the need to place shots on the greens as the field from the United States Philippines Norway and other countries prepared for competition.
Kahne earned his fourth NASCAR Nextel Cup victory of the season from the pole in the 3M Performance 400 at Rockingham. A late caution and heavy rain shortened the race by 71 laps after debris fouled his No. 9 Dodge, forcing a green flag stop and dropping him to 38th before the reshuffle.
The Princeton Devil Rays began their 2006 season preparations with a first workout at Hunnicutt Field in Mercer County after arriving just before midnight Saturday. Most practices remain limited ahead of Opening Day Wednesday at 7 p.m. as the team prepares to run out to the Devil Rays dugout.
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