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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 2001
Page
19
Iowa golf icon John Jacobs III died Tuesday after a long illness at age 79. He won six Iowa State Amateur titles and three Iowa State Senior Amateur crowns, claimed the 1946 Big Ten championship, and earned a 1987 U S Senior Olympics gold. Gene Owens praised his precision and consistency.
Dave Winfield and Kirby Puckett, former Minnesota Twins stars, were elected to the Hall of Fame on their first ballots. Winfield earned 3 110 hits and 465 home runs while Puckett, whose career was shortened by glaucoma, helped the Twins in 1993 94. Ballot totals reached 84.5 percent for Winfield and 82.1 percent for Puckett among Baseball Writers Association of America voters.
Denver players ended a boycott of Coach Dan Issel and have won 12 of 15, showing unity and fun on the court. Raef LaFrentz, from Monona, jokes coaches may be mad as Issel says he has adjusted how he handles Raef while keeping his approach with others.
Pro basketball Bulls vs 76ers at 6 p.m. on FSC and Timberwolves at Jazz at 7 p.m. on TNT. Suns visit Sonics at 9 30 p.m. on TNT. Nebraska at Kansas 8 p.m. KPXR. Women's college lown at Ohio State 6 p.m. Iowa State vs Missouri 6 40 p.m. KCRG AM. Wilton at Clear Creek Amana 7 30 p.m. KCJJ AM. Gazette staff and wire reports.
No.19 Wisconsin clamps down on Iowa Big Three to hand the Hawkeyes their first Big Ten loss, 67-54, at Madison. Oliver and Evans limited, Becker quiet as Wisconsin pulls away in final minutes.
Iowa faced a gritty Wisconsin defense in Madison, falling 67 to 54 after a demanding stretch of games. Luke Recker struggled under pressure from Mike Kelly as Wisconsin built a late 17:30 surge and capitalized on free throws to seal the win.
Iowa City High, ranked third in Class 4A, beat Cedar Rapids Kennedy 54 52 in overtime. Kyle Petrie made 3 of 4 free throws in the final 31.6 seconds, lifting the Little Hawks to 6 0 in the Mississippi Valley Conference with key late plays and 80 overall.
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