Watson Embraces Sliver of Hope at Open
Tom Watson, 39, revamps his game after a Westchester Classic third place, chasing consistency with improved putting and iron play as he primes for the 89th U S Open at Oak Hill. He switched caddies, from Bruce Edwards to Pat Elway, amid a difficult transition and renewed but guarded confidence.
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N.Y
Tom Watson
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Four golfers to enter PGA World Golf Hall of Fame
Raymond Floyd Nancy Lopez Roberto DeVicenzo and the late Jim Barnes will be inducted at Pinehurst during the PGA World Golf Hall of Fame Invitational Pro Am in November. Floyd a North Carolina native and Ryder Cup captain nominee has 21 tour titles including majors. Lopez has 40 LPGA wins and four player of the year awards. DeVicenzo born in Argentina has 230 titles with the 1967 British Open. Barnes, British-born, won the first two PGA championships.
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Jim Barnes
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Professional Golfers’ Association of America
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Fla
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North Carolina
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England
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Torrance
Calif
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Buenos Aires
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Hearns and Leonard Fight Ends In Draw
The round by round action saw Leonard press the pace in rounds nine and ten as Hearns struggled to string his punches. In the 11th Hearns hurt Leonard with rights, sending him down before both traded blows to finish the round. Leonard and Hearns each spoke of future plans and a possible rematch loomed as their careers followed divergent paths.
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Hearns
Detroit
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Mayotte and Curren Cruise into Queen's Club Second Round
Tim Mayotte, the fourth seed, defeated Matt Anger 6-4 7-6 9-7 in a tense tie break. Kevin Curren, seeded fifth, beat Robert Seguso 6-4 4-6 6-2 as pre Wimbledon tune up heats up. Lendl Edberg and Wilander prepare for openers amid grass season shift.
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Heelan Tops Iowa 4A Baseball Poll Amid Streak
Sioux City Heelan, riding an 11 game win streak, moves to No 1 in Class 4A after dethroning Davenport North. The team improved to 13-1 overall and shares the Western Conference lead with Davenport North in the latest Iowa high school rankings.
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C.R. Jefferson
DES Moines
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Davenport North
Iowa
Iowa high school baseball rankings shuffle across classes
Davenport North slips to second in 4A after losses to unranked Washington and Davenport Assumption. Cedar Rapids Jefferson rises to 6th in 4A. Ottumwa drops to fourth amid suspensions from a last week brawl. New 4A entrants Fort Dodge and Indianola. In 3A, Dyersville Beckman leads at 9-1 with Decorah, Creston, Mount Vernon undefeated behind. Sumner tops 2A at 8-0, led by Seehase and Lohmann. Kopriva hits .708 for North Tama in 1A.
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Sumner
Upper Iowa
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Travis Seehase
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Jason Walke
Mike Erhardt
Lansing-Kee
North Tama
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Norway
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Granville-Spalding
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Hearns Brother Charged With First Degree Murder
Thomas Hearns' youngest brother Henry Hearns age 22 was arraigned in Oakland County on a first degree murder charge and a felony firearms count for the Saturday night shooting of his 19 year old girlfriend Nancy Barile. The body was found in a bedroom at the Hearns home in Southfield Michigan. The hearing featured testimony about the victim being ordered into a room before the shooting.
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46Th District Court
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Southfield Civic Center
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Sue Barile
Hearns and family face court as apartheid protest connects
The passage notes a Zulu word for power on Leonard Hearns waistband signaling his protest against apartheid in South Africa. He entered the bout amid a cloud of controversy while earlier in Detroit his younger brother Henry was arraigned on a first degree murder charge.
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South Africa
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Detroit
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High school sports injury study highlights over one million yearly
A National Athletic Trainers Association study directed by John W. Powell at the University of Iowa finds more than one million prep athletes are injured annually. Basketball shows 22 percent for boys and 23 percent for girls missing play, with ankle and knee injuries most common and knee surgeries making up 3,700 cases. A two year wrestlers study shows 27 percent injured yearly and over one third sidelined more than a week.
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National Athletic Trainers Association
John W. Powell
University of Iowa
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
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