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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 2001
Page
17
The University of Iowa football team will hold a Sunday practice open to fans at 3:30 p.m. on fields west of Duane Banks Field. Fans enter from the northwest corner and may meet Coach Kirk Ferentz, along with coaches and players for autographs and photos.
Northern Iowa football coach Mark Farley adds former Iowa assistant Ted Gill as defensive line coach joining the Panthers staff. Gill served as Iowa defensive ends coach and coordinator 1990 to 1994 guiding the Hawkeyes to five bowls including two Rose Bowls. Gill has 28 years coaching and last year worked as XFL Los Angels Xtreme defensive line coach. Former Iowa player Bill Ennis Inge joined the staff last month.
Madison Wisconsin Thomas Mikunda files a federal lawsuit alleging Bob Knight pressured him to alter accounts after a 1999 hunting incident that left Mikunda with back and shoulder injuries. Mikunda seeks unspecified damages as Knight faced termination from Indiana a year later. Knight later coached at Texas Tech.
Baseball games listed include the Houston Astros at Atlanta Braves at 6 30 p m on TBS the Colorado Rockies at Chicago Cubs at 7 p m on WGN and the Chicago White Sox at Anaheim Angels at 9 p m on FSC The radio schedule features Dayton at Kennels starting 6 40 p m on KCRG AM 1600 From Gazette staff and w
Cedar Rapids defeated Fort Wayne 11 to 3 at Memorial Stadium as the Kernels won the final three games of the four game set. Mike Campo went 2 for 3 with a solo homer as the team eyes a Western Division playoff berth.
The Kernels, led by Epidaro Adames with three hits and three RBIs, continued strong hitting for the second straight game. Cedar Rapids collected 10 hits and benefited from Fort Wayne's defensive miscues as they rolled to a 10-2 win.
Kernels host Dayton Dragons at Memorial Stadium at 7 p.m. in the opener of a four game series. Dayton, Reds affiliate, leads second half standings with 26-16 after securing Eastern Division title. Buck Night offers $1 general admission coupons. radio and online broadcasts available.
The Knoxville Nationals draw fans from all 50 states and beyond including Canada Australia and England. Tens of thousands will attend the four day race with 30 000 at the Saturday finale. Fans wear Jac Haudenschild Mark Kinser Danny Lasoski Joey Saldana and Craig Dollansky shirts as Knoxville hosts sprint car racing’s premier event. Families host visitors to fill overflow lodging in a town of 7700.
The 41st Knoxville Nationals run Wednesday through Saturday at Knoxville Raceway, a 0.5 mile dirt track known as the Sprint Car Capital of the World. The event features a near 707000 dollar purse with 125000 to the winner, and tickets or details are available via the track’s number or site. Drivers such as Heera and Meyers trace racing to family, with Terry McCarl leading weekly season points.
Korey Stringer was remembered as a fun loving ordinary man at his two hour funeral in Warren Ohio. About 1300 people packed the First Assembly of God church with a 300 spillover watching on TV. Stringer died of heatstroke after a humid workout and his teammates and family praised his generosity and hometown ties.
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