West Michigan Whitecaps rout Kernels in Midwest League win
Ben Guez delivered five hits and four RBIs as West Michigan crushed Cedar Rapids 10-4 to clinch the series rubber game. Guez doubled homered and added three singles to power a 10-0 lead, while Cedar Rapids reliever Reyes Dorado struggled with four wild pitches. Cedar Rapids scored four in the ninth as Matt Crawford hit a three run homer. Kernels visit Quad Cities for a four game set at 7 p.m.
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Mich
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West Michigan
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Guez
Whitecaps
Kernels
Reyes Dorado
Cedar Rapids
Matt Crawford
Quad Cities
Sprint Cup Race Postponed At Pocono Due To Rain
Heavy morning rain at Pocono Raceway forced NASCAR Sprint Cup racing to be postponed from Sunday to today. The track dried briefly before rain returned, delaying the noon start as drivers prepared for a later green flag. Three time defending champion Jimmie Johnson was slated for a White House honor with President Obama today.
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Pocono Raceway
Jimmie Johnson
Nascar
White House
Barack Obama
Wie Inkster added to Solheim Cup team
Michelle Wie earns a Solheim Cup wild card for her debut as the United States selects Catriona Matthew for Europe after she won the Women's British Open. Beth Daniel also adds Juli Inkster for her eighth appearance, though Wie missed a top ten in the Sugar Grove series.
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Lytham ST. Annes
England
Michelle Wie
United States
Catriona Matthew
Europe
Beth Daniel
Juli Inkster
Wie
Sugar Grove
Ill
Harris finds new path after sobriety and ISU return
Danny Harris, former NCAA 400 meter hurdles champion and Olympic silver medalist, is sober after a troubled period including homelessness. Now back at Iowa State as a volunteer sprinter coach, he aims to finish his degree, continue recovery, and pursue a Division I coaching career while helping at-risk youth and mentoring with AA.
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the Gazette
Ames
Danny Harris
Iowa State
Harris
ISU
Cyclone
Alcoholics Anonymous
Cyclones
Iowa State University
Woods wins Buick Open to pad FedEx Cup lead
Tiger Woods cruised to a three shot victory at the Buick Open with a 20 under 268 total to claim his 69th PGA Tour win. He moved to the top of the FedEx Cup standings and earned $918,000, his third Buick Open win and his fastest to 69 titles.
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Grand Blanc Township
Mich
Tiger Woods
Woods
Roland Thatcher
Greg Chalmers
John Senden
Hazeltine
Jack Nicklaus
Sam Snead
Nicklaus
Fleming duo dominates national husband wife tennis title
Heather and B J Fleming of Cedar Rapids formed a formidable team on the tennis court winning the USTA National Husband and Wife Championship in Overland Park Kansas with a 7 5 6 4 victory over Junior and Marissa Brown They also captured the mixed doubles title at the Baird Iowa Open and plan to balance family life with ongoing tennis ambitions.
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B.J. Fleming
Flemings
Robins
Overland Park
Kan
Junior
Marissa Brown
Olathe
Cedar Rapids
Veterans Memorial Tennis Center
Phil Williams
Sarah Cadwallader
B.J
University of Northern Iowa
Kennedy High School
Osage
Gabriella
Heather Fleming
Krissy Lankelma
Marshalltown
Fleming
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Grand Blanc
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