Olympic Festival in St Louis draws Midwest talent
The U S Olympic Sports Festival will run July 1 to 10 in St Louis with about 2 700 athletes across 37 sports. North team features two Iowa Hawkeyes and a Kansas Jayhawk. Notable players include Raef LaFrentz and Rashard Griffith. North first round games July 2 3 and 4 at M I S U.
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Gateway
U.S
Iowa Hawkeyes
Kansas Jayhawk
MFL
Mar-Mac
Jess Settles
Andre Woolridge
Iowa
North
Kansas
Raef LaFrentz
Monona
Charles Barkley
Shaquille O’neal
Danny Manning
Patrick Ewing
Wisconsin
Stu Jackson
Rashard Griffith
LaFrentz
Griffith
Missouri
Kelly Thames
Tulsa
Shea Seals
Damon Flint
Cincinnati
Settles
Woolridge
B.J. Armstrong
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville
Iowa State
Eric Akin
Dan Troupe
Jon McGovern
Coralville
UNI
Justin Greenlee
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Gateway Arch
Canucks end Rangers bid to spark Stanley Cup party
Vancouver rallied from a 3-0 deficit to beat New York 6-3 at Madison Square Garden sending the series back to Vancouver 3-2. Dave Babych and Geoff Courtnall scored late in the third after Mark Messier tied, keeping the Cup curse alive and the series alive for Game 6.
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New York Rangers
Vancouver Canucks
Murray Craven
Canucks
Vancouver
Trevor Linden
Rangers
Mike Keenan
Jay Wells
Mark Messier
Ing
Garden
Dave Babych
Pavel Bure
Geoff Courtnall
Bure
Pacific Coliseum
Keenan
Calgary
the Garden
Kirk McLean
Doug Lidster
New York
Steve Larmer
Messier
Sooners reach College World Series title game
Oklahoma defeats Arizona State 6-1 to reach the CWS final, denying Sun Devils another title bid. Mark Redman improves to 14-3 after a seven-hit effort as OU (48-18) faces Georgia Tech (50-16) for the championship. Arizona State ends 45-18 and heads home. Brock battles cancer as he recuperates in Arizona.
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Oklahoma
Arizona State
Sun Devils
Jim Brock
Mark Redman
Sooners
Georgia Tech
Brock
Arizona
Carter leads Jays over Yanks in Toronto win
Joe Carter drove in three runs to lift the Toronto Blue Jays to a 7-5 victory over the New York Yankees. Paul Molitor collected three hits and scored twice as Toronto opened a 7-0 lead before New York rallied. Woody Williams earned the win in relief, aiding a shaky start by Juan Guzman who left with a sore shoulder.
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Joe Carter
Woody Williams
New York Yankees
Paul Molitor
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Tipoff TV and Area Sports Schedule Highlights
Today features Golf Nationwide Senior Championship first round on ESPN and Buick Classic second round on USA. Baseball games include Dodgers at Cubs on WGN and Braves at Astros on TBS, plus White Sox at Twins on WGN. NBA Finals Game Two Knicks at Rockets airs on NBC at 8 p.m. Local prep baseball and softball contests plus Hawkeye Downs racing and Dubuque Greyhound Park events are listed.
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USA Baseball
L.A. Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
WGN
Atlanta Braves
Houston Astros
TBS
Chicago White Sox
Minnesota Twins
New York Knicks
Houston Rockets
NBC
Linn-Mar
Regis
West Branch
Marion
Iowa City High
Prairie
Dubuque
Washington
Jefferson
Dubuque Wahlert
Waterloo West
Urbandale
Kennedy
Iowa City West
Hawkeye Downs
Dubuque Greyhound Park
Carlson and Nuttleman clash as Carlson wins Miller 100
Tom Carlson of La Crosse Wisconsin seizes the Miller Genuine Draft 100 at Hawkeye Downs in a photo finish over Kevin Nuttleman. Nuttleman led 98 laps before Carlson and his nephew Nick Carlson overtook on the 100th lap, both finishing first and second as Nuttleman settled third amid tight all out racing on the half mile oval.
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Jeff Dahn
Tom Carlson
Kevin Nuttleman
Carlson
Nuttleman
Carlsons
Hawkeye Downs Speedway
la Crosse, Wis
Nick Carlson
Eldridge
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Iowa
Steve
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Rockets and Knicks stumble in NBA Finals opener
The Houston Rockets defeated the New York Knicks 85 to 78 in the opening game of the NBA Finals. Both teams shot poorly, with the contenders struggling at the rim, as the outcome hinged on defense and late baskets. The Knicks denied lingering fatigue after a short break.
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Houston Rockets
New York Knicks
Knicks
Kenny Smith
Rim
New York
John Starks
Knicks Rockets clash in rough sixteenth game mentions
The Rockets and Knicks split the seven game series, trading rusty notes after an eight day layoff. Derek Harper and Charles Smith emphasize resilience as both teams vow to improve in game three, noting shot form and defense as key factors in a low scoring, physical matchup.
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Rockets
New York
Derek Harper
Knicks
Charles Smith
Houston
NBA
Capriati Father Apologizes Over Pressure On Daughter
Stefano Capriati says he pressed his daughter Jennifer Capriati too hard and that he should have given her more room. Jennifer remains in a drug rehabilitation center.
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Stefano Capriati
Jennifer Capriati
Jennifer
Last foreign player to win U S Open and year
The last foreign player to win the U S Open was Kaymer in 2014. He led at Pinehurst and secured the championship with a final round solid performance.
Lucas resigns as Spurs coach after brief tenure
John Lucas quits the San Antonio Spurs after less than two seasons saying a fresh start is best. A Houston station claimed he would coach the Philadelphia 76ers, but Spurs president Jack Diller said Lucas had been released with no confirmed talks with another NBA team.
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