WNBA stars thrill Des Moines crowd on Tour 2000
Eight Olympic gold medalists sparked the East to an 81-77 win over the West at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines. Merlakia Jones wowed the 6,107 fans with the national anthem and 4-for-6 shooting, while Lisa Leslie led Olympians with 13 points and Yolanda Griffith grabbed 13 rebounds.
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Gazette Ames
Des Moines — Veterans Memorial Auditorium
National Basketball Association
Vets
WNBA
St. Louis
Little
Rock
New Orleans
Iowa
Merlakia Jones
Cleveland Rocker
Jones
Lisa Leslie
Los Angeles Sparks
Yolanda Griffith
Sacramento Monarchs
Jennifer Azzi
Utah Starzz
Mark Pray
U.S
East
Shannon Johnson
Johnson
Leslie
Griffith
Lawry and Paulos win pentathlon titles at UNI event
Cedar Rapids UNI senior Nate Lawry dominates the Pew terman Pentathlon with 721 points totaling times of 18 38.52 in the 5K 59 59 in the 440 5 26 94 in the mile 12 06 in the 100 yard dash and 1 05 53 93 in the 10 mile run Doug Hansel 41 Cincinnati places second Eric Wortman 36 Lone Tree third there were 12 men including five 50 over contenders Lisa Paulos 41 Cedar Rapids wins the women division with 310 points past champions listed.
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Cedar Rapids
Nate Lawry
UNI
Lawry
Doug Hansel
Cincinnati
Eric Wort
Jon Armon
Murray Nelson
Dan Dall
Jarrett Wins Pop Secret Popcorn 400 at Rockingham
Dale Jarrett finally breaks through at North Carolina Speedway earning his first Rockingham win after 393 laps. He defeats Jeff Gordon by 2.197 seconds as Gordon notes late-car adjustments. Earnhardt fades while Labonte extends lead in the championship duel. A pit fire in Kenseth’s area caused a late caution. Jarrett averaged 110.417 mph.
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Jeff Gordon
Jarrett
Robert Yates Racing
Gordon
Ricky Rudd
Ford
Chevrolet
Dale Earnhardt
Bobby Labonte
Labonte
Matt Kenseth
Earnhardt
Phoenix
Subway Series fuels Yankees craze in San Juan
Puerto Rico stays Yankee mad as Jose Vizcaino drives in the winning run in the 12th inning in Game 1 of the World Series. Fans chant Vamos Yankees while bar stools shake and Sanjuaneros celebrate the hometown link to New York.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
New York City
Bernie Williams
Jorge Posada
Caribbean
Yankees
Coach’s and
Dunbar’s
Jose Vizcaino
Mets
Angel Aden
Timo Perez
New York
Juan
Jose Perez
Seattle Mariners
Hawkeyes suffer injuries as Beutjer hobbles through game
Iowa battles through a rugged matchup with Ohio State as quarterback Beutjer sprains an ankle and returns but is later unavailable for postgame remarks. Backup Kyle McCann goes 9 of 20 for 91 yards amid five sacks while freshmen and linemen endure cramps and further injuries. Cited coach Ferentz as hoping Beutjer is ready for Wisconsin.
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Hawkeyes
Beutjer
Kyle McCann
Iowa
Kirk Ferentz
Wisconsin
Ferentz
Jon
A.J. Blazek
Chris Smith
Smith
Alonzo Cunningham
Sam Aiello
Cunningham
Illinois
Aiello
Sam
Blazek
Ben Sobieski
Cunningham Robert Gallery
Khannouchi Sets U S Marathon Record in Chicago
Khalid Khannouchi won the Chicago Marathon in 2 hours 7 minutes 1 second to set the American record. He dedicated the run to America after becoming a U S citizen in May and honored the crowd with a flag as Catherine Ndereba won the women's race in 2 21 33.
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Khannouchi
U.S
Chicago
United States
Sydney
Sandra
America
Catherine Ndereba
Kenya
Helming Claims Gateway Player of the Week Honors
Cedar Falls UNI quarterback Ryan Helming named Gateway Football Conference Player of the Week after 49 17 win over Indiana State. The Springfield Missouri native set league records with 62 career touchdown passes and 7 818 yards of total offense.
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Cedar Falls — Uni
Ryan Helming
Gateway Football Conference
Indiana State
Helming
Springfield
Gateway
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