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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 2009
Page
9
Kobe Bryant scored for the Los Angeles Lakers as they beat the Houston Rockets 89 to 70 in Game 7 to advance to the Western Conference finals against the Denver Nuggets.
Freshman pitcher Jessica Rhoads threw a one hitter with 19 strikeouts as Messiah College defeated Coe 2 0 to reach the championship round of the NCAA Division III Softball Championship at Montclair State University. Coe’s Ashlee Simon allowed three hits with one walk and one strikeout in a solid outing.
Cedar Rapids Kernels beat Burlington Bees 1-0 at Community Field. Pinch runner Ryan Groth stole home on a front end of a double steal in the eighth after Anel De Los Santos started with a single. Groth advanced, Auer followed with an infield hit, and four Kernels pitchers combined for the shutout. Andrew Taylor earned the win, Vladimir Veras tallied the save.
Kyle Busch won the NASCAR Camping World Series East-West combination race at Iowa Speedway. He started on pole, led 168 of 200 laps, and held off 2008 winner Brian Ickler in his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.
At the league meetings in Chicago Big Ten officials discuss renewing five of seven contracted bowls after the 2009 season. Commissioner Jim Delany says the conference will explore the bowl landscape while honoring incumbents and engaging in good faith negotiations.
Zach Johnson captured his sixth PGA Tour title by defeating James Driscoll in a sudden death playoff at the Texas Open in San Antonio. Johnson fired a 70 after a 60 third round, then sealed victory with a 10 foot birdie on the first extra hole to earn 1,098,000 and move atop the FedEx Cup standings.
Julie Johnson of Cedar Rapids attended the San Antonio Texas Open with her husband Dave, missing his clinic schedule to stay for the final rounds. She watched Zach Johnson defeat James Driscoll in regulation and a sudden death playoff, his fifth Tour victory.
Cedar Rapids native Zach Johnson won his sixth PGA Tour event this Sunday at the Texas Open. His career highlights include wins in 2007 Masters and 2009 Valero Texas Open with 1,525 FedEx Cup points and $15.39 million career earnings.
Andretti and Hunter-Reay fought through the final qualifying hours at Indianapolis to secure the 33-car field for next Sunday's Indy 500. After early bumps and a tense last-minute push, Junqueira joined them with a 221.115 mph four-lap average as wind and weather shaped the final day.
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