Nixon and Sports Shaped White House Era to Today
A retrospective traces Nixon’s unusual sports footprint from his 0 1 Super Bowl record to influencing college football and NFL affairs. It recalls his praise of Texas 1969 11 0 season, a 1973 Redskins play, and Nixon’s lifelong ties with baseball and the Holiday Bowl amid later presidents using sports for public moments.
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Rose Garden
Harry Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
John Kennedy
Nixon
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Longhorns
Joe Paterno
Penn State
Washington Redskins
Miami
Redskins
George Allen
Dolphins
Allen
Ronald Reagan
White House
George Bush
Bill Clinton
Arkansas
Herb Klein
San Diego
Klein
New York Yankees
George Steinbrenner
Yankee Stadium
Peter Ueberroth
George Mitchell
Bob Payne
New York
NFL
Bob
Europe
ESPN
CBS
Peach
ISU seeks new men's basketball coach after Orr resignation
Iowa State athletic director Gene Smith works the phones in a quiet search for a replacement for Johnny Orr. Only associate coach Jim Hallihan has been on campus for formal interview, with other talks occurring on the road. Smith aims for an early May decision while weighing budget limits and consulting President Martin Jischke and VP Reid Crawford.
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Scott Wingert
Gazette
Gene Smith
Smith
Iowa State
Johnny Orr
ISU
Jim Hallihan
Tom Kroeschell
Kroeschell
Martin Jischke
Reid Crawford
Orr
Oklahoma
Kelvin Sampson
Sampson
Washington State
Charlie Spoonhour
St. Louis University
St. Louis
Doug Mcllhagga
Spoonhour
Mcllhagga
Vikings select Wells in fourth round of draft
Minnesota drafted Iowa defensive tackle Mike Wells with the 125th pick, guided by Carl Hargrave who praised Wells work ethic and on field tenacity. Wells, an all-Big Ten standout from Arnold Missouri, captained the Hawkeyes in 1993 and finished with 313 tackles in four years.
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Hargrave
Iowa
Vikings
Minnesota
Dennis Green
Wells
Arnold
Hawkeyes
Rose
Holiday
Alamo
Hawkeye
Televi
Midwest
Chris Coleman
Atlanta
Henry Thomas
John Randle
Mike
Minneapolis
Twin Cities
Todd Stoussie
Winfield nets 525th double as Twins beat Indians
Dave Winfield belts his 525th career double, tying Ted Williams for 22nd on the all time list as Minnesota tops Cleveland 9-7. Albert Belle goes deep twice for the Indians, while Matt Walbeck and Kirby Puckett drive in three runs and the Twins stake a five run seventh inning.
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Cleveland
Dave Winfield
Winfield
Minnesota Twins
Cleveland Indians
Minnesota
Ted Williams
Indians
Matt Turner
Albert Belle
Carlos Baerga
Kenny Lofton
Twins
Matt Walbeck
Kirby Puckett
Youmans Named Head Coach in Canadian Pro League
In Columbus Ohio Gary Youmans former Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets and CBA Columbus Horizon coach takes the helm of Edmonton in a six team Canadian pro league formed from the World Basketball League. The league adds Winnipeg Saskatchewan Calgary Halifax and Cape Breton and will play 40 games in summer starting its second season next month. Youmans joins Henry Bibby and Bill Klucas among former CBA coaches. Horizon reportedly moves to Kenner Louisiana.
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Columbus
Ohio
Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets
Gary Youmans
Edmonton
Winnipeg
Saskatchewan
Calgary
Halifax
Cape Breton
Youmans
CBA
Columbus Horizon
Henry Bibby
Bill Klucas
the Horizon
Kenner
Today's Tipoff TV and Local Prep Schedule
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Atlanta Braves
Florida Marlins
TBS
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
WGN
J.C. High
Kennedy
Salon
LaSalle
Washington
Linn-Mar
Dubuque Wahlert
Jefferson
Dubuque
Regis
Prairie
Drake
Kingston
Kansas State
Northern Iowa
Western Michigan
Iowa lands top incoming freshman Angela Hamblin for 199X
Hawkeyes women coach C Vivian Stringer signs Angela Hamblin of Gary Indiana to a national letter of intent. Hamblin joins Parade first team alums Tiffany Gooden Nadine Domond Tangela Smith Malikah Willis Shannon Perry Timicha Kirby and may join Iowa pending admission tests. Hamblin averaged 28 points 18 rebounds at Lew Wallace High School and chose Iowa over Purdue.
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Iowa
C. Vivian Stringer
Hawkeye
Angela Hamblin
Gary
Ind
Hamblin
Parade Magazine
Hawkeyes
Tiffany Gooden
Nadine
Domond
Tangela Smith
Malikah Willis
Shannon Perry
Timicha Kirby
Gooden
Smith
Willis
Parade
Lew Wallace High School
Purdue
Graf defies threats to play Hamburg tournament
Steffi Graf declared she was not afraid to compete in Hamburg despite an anonymous threat to attack her if she participates. Police noted heightened security at the Citizen Cup after the warning, but officials said no new measures were planned.
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Hamburg
Germany
Steffi Graf
Monica Seles
Graf
Steffi
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