Ripken Family Wipes Tears at Cal Ripken’s Final Game
Cal Ripken and his mother Vi Ripken share a moment as Orioles fans watch the ceremonial first pitch before Cal Ripken Jr plays in his final game at Camden Yards in Baltimore.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 2001
Page
29
Cal Ripken and his mother Vi Ripken share a moment as Orioles fans watch the ceremonial first pitch before Cal Ripken Jr plays in his final game at Camden Yards in Baltimore.
Tim DeBoom 30 of Lyons Colorado overcome a three minute penalty at the end of the bike leg to become the first American in five years to win the Ironman Triathlon World Championship. He finished unofficially in 8 31 17. Steve Larsen faded to ninth. Cameron Brown was second and Thomas Hellriegel third.
Nebraska rolled to a 48-14 victory over Iowa State as Eric Crouch tied the NCAA career rushing TD record for a quarterback. The Cornhuskers built a 41-0 lead by halftime at Memorial Stadium before 78,002 fans. Keyno Craver returned a Senecca Wallace pass 57 yards for a TD to open scoring. Crouch added his rushing score late in the first quarter. Dan McCarney's Cyclones faced a dominant Husker attack and failed to match Nebraska's pace.
Iowa's defense dominate for three quarters but Purdue breaks through in the fourth to win 23 14. Purdue sacks Iowa quarterback Kyle McCann five times while Matt Stockdale and the Hawkeyes scramble to stop the Boilermakers in the battle on the road.
Iowa struggles on special teams and defense in a 23-14 defeat at Purdue. The Hawkeyes defense, led by Fred Barr and Aaron Kampman, allowed two fourth quarter drives as Purdue pulled ahead with a Brandon Hance TD and a Travis Dorsch 37 yard field goal. Iowa's Kyle McCann and offense stalled after a late three-and-out.
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