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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 2008
Page
22
Yelena Isinbaeva cleared 16 feet 6 inches to set a new pole vault world record at the Track and Field Golden Gala in Rome’s Olympic Stadium. She achieved it on her second attempt, nearly three years after her 16-5 1/4 record at the 2005 world championships in Helsinki.
Brett Favre has asked Green Bay to release him so he can join another NFL team after the Packers indicated they would do what is right. The team defended Favre’s retirement decision and noted his right to petition Commissioner Goodell for reinstatement to rejoin the active roster.
Olympic swimmer Eric Shanteau, 24, from Georgia learned a week before trials he has testicular cancer. He finished second in the 200-meter breaststroke to qualify for Beijing, delaying surgery to pursue his lifelong Olympic goal while monitoring for spread.
Cedar Rapids Kernels fall 5-2 at Oldsmobile Park as Lansing completes the series sweep. Trailing 3-2 in the eighth, Clay Fuller and Hector Estrella homered to briefly tie the game before Lansing added two in the bottom of the inning. Esmerlin Jiminez absorbs the loss as the Kernels head to Great Lakes for a three-game set starting today at 6:05 p.m.
Cedar Rapids Washington Warriors edge Linn-Mar 3 2 in a Class 4A substate opener at Cedar Rapids Kennedy. Derek Giesking belted a solo homer in the fifth, breaking a 2 2 tie to lift the third seed over the Lions and send Washington to face Jefferson in the semifinal.
Top-seeded Cougars erupt for a big inning to defeat Prairie. Streitner, fourth-seeded Lions left-hander, quiets the Warriors after two unearned first inning runs, aside from Giesking’s timely swing. Page 4C.
The article portrays Woody Austin and Boo Weekley as vivid personalities at the John Deere Classic in Ilvis Illinois. It contrasts casual golf fans with the players famed for bold behavior including Austin’s offbeat antics and Weekley’s confident Masters debut remarks.
PGA Tour player Will MacKenzie leads after 36 holes as Zach Johnson makes the cut eight shots back. MacKenzie once lived in a van and surfed in Costa Rica before turning pro in 2000 and becoming a Tour player, with earnings of 54 037 this year amid an unconventional path.
Kevin Lee driven the black number X sportsmen wins the Budweiser 50 special at Hawkeye Downs before about 2000 fans. Dave McCalla and Michael Weber duel for second over six laps as Lee secures his first win of the season amid flood troubled home area.
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