Delgado Becomes Baseball's Highest-Paid Player
Carlos Delgado agreed to a four-year record 68 million contract with the Toronto Blue Jays. The 28-year-old slugger earns 10 million in 2001 and averages 17 million annually, surpassing prior marks and signaling potential moves among free agents like Alex Rodriguez and Manny Ramirez.
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Toronto Blue Jays
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New York Yankees
Kevin Brown
Los Angeles Dodgers
Seattle
Alex Rodriguez
Cleveland
Manny Ramirez
Mets
Steve Phillips
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Blue Jays
Paul Godfrey
Toronto
David Sloane
ISU assistant coach cleared to work amid probe after arrest
Thom Ortiz, an Iowa State assistant wrestling coach, will remain employed with modified duties while the university investigates an incident that led to his arrest for allegedly impeding police during a drug bust at his home. Police did not confirm Ortiz’s link to the case. Elaine Heiber said his job will continue with changes during the inquiry.
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Mike Johns
Ortiz
Johns
Elaine Heiber
Charlotte
N.C
Charlotte Hornets
Derrick Coleman
Coleman
Michigan
Mecklenburg County Sherrff
Randy Johnson
North Carolina
Four generations golf together at Cedar Rapids event
Deputy Sports Editor Arion Jim Peter Misen chronicles the Greater Cedar Rapids Open family moment at Hunters Ridge where Jim Petersen 37 his grandfather Beryl Starbuck 84 father Jay Petersen 60 and son David 9 played 18 holes. The piece notes golf as a lifetime sport promoting family bonds and compares scores with light humor.
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Jim Peter- Misen
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Petersen
Jim Mee
Elmcrest Country Club
David
Jay Petersen
WMT Radio
Starbuck
Jay
Jim Petersen
Twin Pines
Beryl
Americans Take Five Point Lead In Presidents Cup
Tiger Woods and Kirk Triplett led the United States to a 10-5 advantage after a topsy turvy day in Gainesville. The U S squad pulled ahead despite an International rally in the morning fourball matches and stronger alternate shot scores for the Americans. International captain Peter Thomson called the golf amazing.
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Shigeki Maruyama
Japan
Gainesville
United States
Tiger Woods
Kirk Triplett
U.S
Ken Venturi
Ernie Els
Peter Thomson
Hickey Carlson back with Riders for final USHL season
Hickey Carlson returns to Cedar Rapids for a final USHL season with the Riders after leaving Northeastern. The 20-year-old captain, once Rider’s leading goal scorer, has two goals in seven games and 36 penalty minutes, aiming to improve skating and shooting to earn a college scholarship. Also note defenseman Brett MacKinnon’s dislocated shoulder and a planned Cedar Rapids bid to host the 2000-2001 USHL All-Star Game January 23 in town.
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Brett MacKinnon
Sioux Falls
MacKinnon
Fussen
Germany
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