Rodneys hole in one caps Pipestem round in Bluefield
Rodney Paul Jackson of Bluefield Va registered a hole in one on the 203 yard No 3 at Pipestem Late Park Golf Course Saturday using a six iron. About 90 former players colleagues and friends attended a tribute for retiring Marshall baseball coach Jack Cook who posted a 422 344 3 career record over 24 seasons. Howard McCann successor said keeping the program on track will be challenging. Marshall season football tickets not renewed by Saturday go on sale to the public July 3. The Thirteen home games include the opener September 2 at Fairfield Stadium against Catawba College.
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Rodney Paul Jackson
Bluefield
Pipestem Late Park
Jackson
Joe Jacobs
Thad Keener
Marshall
Jack Cook
Cook
Georgia
Howard McCann
McCann
Fairfield
Catawba College
Williams Retains IBF Light-Heavy Title in Atlantic City Rematch
Boxing action in Atlantic City ends after 10 rounds as Charles Williams pounds out a submission victory over former champion Bobby Czyz to keep the IBF light heavyweight belt. Czyz, with a swelling left eye, sits on his stool after round ten and signals retirement rumors. referee Rudy Battle notes Czyz did not want to continue.
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Charles Williams
International Boxing Federation
Bobby Czyz
Atlantic City
Czyz
Rudy Battle
Hurtai
Kansas coach Roy Williams turns down Ohio State offer
Roy Williams told Ohio State athletic officials he is not interested in becoming the Buckeyes' coach and would rather stay at Kansas. In a phone call to athletic director Jim Jones, Williams conveyed his preference via Kansas assistant athletic director Doug Vance.
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University of Kansas
Roy Williams
Ohio State
Buckeyes
Williams
Jim Jones
Kansas
Doug Vance
Fans rally for Rose as judge halts hearing plan
Cincinnati fans outside Riverfront Stadium voiced support for Pete Rose hours after a judge halted a planned hearing before Baseball Commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti on gambling allegations. The ruling kept Rose’s fate unsettled while fans urged due process and urged the case to run its course.
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Cincinnati
Riverfront Stadium
Cincinnati Reds
Pete Rose
A. Bartlett Giamatti
Ron Guffee
Louisville
Guffee
Reds
Los Angeles Dodgers
Hamilton County
Giamatti
Tomain
Rose
Dougie Fresh
Judge Grants Rose Temporary Restraining Order In Cincinnati
Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Norbert Nadel ruled to grant a 14 day temporary restraining order for Pete Rose ahead of a New York hearing with baseball commissioner A Bartlett Giamatti. The judge said Rose’s career could face irreparable harm if the hearing proceeded without delay.
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Hamilton County Common Pleas
Norbert Nadel
Pete Rose
New York
Baseball
A. Bartlett Giamatti
Peter Edward Rose
Commissioner of Baseball
Giamatti
Rose
Chronology of Major Pete Rose Case Events 1989
A chronology lists key events from February to June 1989 in the Pete Rose investigation. It covers meetings in New York with Commissioner Peter Ueberroth and A. Bartlett Giammatti, Dowd's May report, grand jury actions, postponements, and Rose’s civil suit seeking to halt the hearing. Federal tax probes and fingerprint and handwriting analyses are noted, with hearings delayed to July 6.
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Pete Rose
Reuven Katz
Robert Pitcairn Jr
New York
Peter Ueberroth
National League
A. Bartlett Giamatti
Edwin Durso
Francis Vincent Jr
Rose
The
New York Times
Ueberroth
Commissioner's Office
Washington
John Dowd
Ference
Robert C. Brichler
U.S
Peters
Mr. Rose
Rubin
Giamatti
the Times
Rich Levin
Dowd
Grand Jury
Cincinnati
Bluefield rallies to edge Burlington in foggy bowen field
The Bluefield Orioles trailed 6-3 but scored four in the bottom of the seventh and, with reliever Bob Wheatcroft closing, held Burlington to win 8-7 at Bowen Field. Cesar Devarez drove in a tying run and Earl Williams scored the go ahead on a blunder. The Indians bus broke down en route, arriving minutes before the game amid a rain delay. The teams meet again tonight at 7:30 with Tommy Taylor starting for Bluefield.
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Burlington Indians
Bluefield
Orioles
Bob Wheatcroft
Indians
Foggy Bowen Field
Ight
Tommy Taylor
Wytheville
Park
Burlington
Scott Allen
Oriole
John Marett
Wheatcroft
Cesar Devarez
Earl Williams
Jim Gabella
Mike Young
Bristol
Young
Ramon Ortiz
Chris Bassiste
Dooley, Buck Down Bristol Tigers at Hunnicutt Field
Princeton Pirates survive Bristol rally to edge the Tigers 4 3 behind Dooley who blanked Bristol for five innings. Dooley (1-0) held undefeated Bristol to start, Manahan hit a double for the Baby Bucs two run second inning, and Princeton closes a four game homestand at 7 30 tonight.
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Princeton
Marvin Doole
Bristol Tigers
Princeton Pirates
Dooley
Tigers
Pirates
Bristol
Hunnicutt Field
Bluefield
Pulaski
Austin Manahan
Bucs
Dettore recalls Charleston summers with 1973 Charlies
Princeton pitching coach Tom Dettore reflects on the 1973 Charleston Charlies, a Triple A Pirates affiliate that won the International League regular season and Governor’s Cup. He recalls star players like Dave Parker and Richie Zisk, players who later reached the majors, and notes Dave Arrington’s career-ending injury from a sprinkler accident. Dettore remembers a tight-knit, team-first locker room and passionate local fans.
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Charleston
Wheelers
Tom Dettore
Dettore
Watt Powell Park
Pittsburgh Pirates
Charlies
Rochester Red Wings
Charlie
Bruce Kison
Pirates
Bradenton
Fla
Kent Tekulve
Cincinnati
Doug Bair
Bob Veal
Joe Morgan
Boston Red Sox
Dave Arrington
Roberto Clemente
Pittsburgh
Chicago Cubs
Elliott wins Miller 400 at Michigan in tight finish
Bill Elliott, the winningest active NASCAR driver at Michigan International Speedway, beat Rusty Wallace by 1.99 seconds for his first win of the season in the Miller 400. Elliott averaged 139.023 mph to claim $71,450, his seventh career victory at the two mile oval, amid 85 degree heat and an 11 lap dash that saw Darrell Waltrip lead early before Elliott moved to the front with seven laps left.
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Mich
Bill Elliott
Michigan International Speedway
Rusty Wallace
Elliott
Wallace
Darrell Waltrip
Jimmy Means
Waltrip
Thunderbird
Michigan
Ken Schrader
Schrader
Daytona
Ricky Rudd
Brett Bodine
Rick Wilson
Lake Speed
Sterling Marlin
Derrike Cope
Kyle Petty
Dale Earnhardt
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Dale Mullins
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