NHL draft boosts Cedar Rapids RoughRiders alumni and associates
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders forwards Scott Winkler and Greg Burke, defenseman Matt Donovan, and former Rider Wingels were drafted. Winkler went to the Dallas Stars in the third round, Donovan to the New York Islanders in the fourth, Burke to the Washington Capitals in the sixth, and Wingels to the San Jose Sharks in the sixth. The USHL had 18 players selected across seven rounds. In a separate note, the Hy-Vee Triathlon in West Des Moines will proceed to determine the final two spots on the U S Olympic team despite flood disruption at Gray’s Lake and a late relocation nearby.
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Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
Scott Winkler
Greg Burke
Matt Donovan
Tommy Wingels
NHL
Winkler
Dallas Stars
Donovan
New York Islanders
Burke
Washington Capitals
Wingels
San Jose Sharks
USHL
West Des Moines
Iowa
Des Moines
Gray’s Lake
Russia advances to Euro 2008 semifinals with extra-time win
In Basel Russia upset the Netherlands 3-1 after extra time to reach the European Championship semifinals. Dimitry Torbinski and Andrei Arshavin struck in the second half of extra time, with Roman Pavlyuchenko also scoring, while Ruud van Nistelrooy scored for the Dutch in the 86th. Russia will face Spain or Italy next.
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Basel
Switzerland
Russia
Netherlands
Dimitry Torbinski
Andrei Arshavin
Roman Pavlyuchenko
Ruud van Nistelrooy
Spain
Italy
Dixon earns IRL Iowa pole after rain stalls qualifying
Rain halted Saturday action at Iowa Speedway delaying IRL Iowa Corn Indy 250 qualifying. Points leader Scott Dixon of New Zealand secured the pole with Helio Castroneves beside him on the front row after the session was canceled. Dixon noted slow speed and rear end issues but welcomed starting from the pole amid challenging conditions. Castroneves called it a tough start but a season payoff and praised his race car.
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Iowa Speedway
IRL
Dan Wheldon
Ryan Briscoe
Helio Castroneves
Scott Dixon
New Zealand
Castroneves
Dixon
Scott
Tony Kanaan
Newton
Woody chase of Olympic dreams tests family bonds
Heather Woody speaks of pride in husband Joey Woody as he enters his fourth Olympic Trials in Eugene Oregon at 35. The couple with two children Sacrifice time and privacy for training while balancing family life and support networks. Joey emphasizes hard work, dedication and narrowly missing vacations as part of pursuit of track glory.
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J.R. Ogden
The
Gazette
Iowa City
Heather Woody
Heather
Joey
Joey Woody
Eugene
Ore
Drake
Isabelle
Woody
John Raffensperger
City High School
Iowa
Niki
Superman's flood loss echoes in Cedar Rapids memory
The retired star Art Pennington known as Superman faced hardship as flood damaged his Cedar Rapids home and he stayed with a friend in Iowa City. He recalls a .337 lifetime Negro Leagues batting average and a dramatic 1954 Veterans Memorial Stadium game, highlighting both his talent and enduring barrier of racial prejudice.
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Art
Superman
Pennington
Art Pennington
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
The
Gazette
Veterans Memorial Stadium
Jo Jo White
Chicago American Giants
Jackie Robinson
Keokuk
Montrose
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Chris Bono
Jonathan D. Woods
Iowa City High
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