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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 2001
Page
19
Bonds Pursues McGwire Record With 59th Home Run
Barry Bonds chases the single season home run record after Mark McGwire's 70. He went 2 for 2 against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday scoring his 59th homer as games remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry Bonds
Mark McGwire
Arizona Diamondbacks
Player Luis Gonazalez Delivers Two Hits in Latest Games
Luis Gonazalez went 2 for 5 against the Florida Marlins on Wednesday with no home runs, following a 2 for 4 performance against the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday, also without a homer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida Marlins
San Francisco Giants
Clemens earns 15th straight win for Yankees in Toronto
Roger Clemens improved to 19-1 and tied a Yankee record with his 15th consecutive victory as New York beat the Blue Jays 4-3. He became the second pitcher to win 19 of his first 20 decisions, joining Rube Marquard for historic firsts while collecting a lineup card and signed baseball from Skip and Mariano Rivera.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Roger Clemens
Clemens
Yankees
New York
Toronto Blue Jays
Skip
Mariano Rivera
Rube Marquard
New York Giants
Jack Chesbro
Whitey Ford
Chesbro
Ford
U S Sinks Further After 2-0 Loss To Costa Rica
Costa Rica defeats the United States 2-0 to jeopardize World Cup hopes, with Rolando Fonseca scoring twice as Costa Rica clinches a 6-1-1 mark and moves toward a first World Cup berth since 1990. The U S drops to fourth in the final round with three straight losses. The page also lists tennis and other sports broadcasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
Costa Rica
United States
Rolando Fonseca
UNI grateful for shot at ISU payoff and matchup
UNI football earns a 150000 payoff for their visit to Iowa State in Ames a clash of conferences and levels. Coach Mark Farley notes the big game may hinge on heart and enthusiasm as Iowa State seeks a bowl bid under revised NCAA rules.
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Jim Ecker
UNI
Mark Farley
Panthers
Iowa State Cyclones
Ames
Dan McCar
Farley
Cyclones
Iowa State
Rick Hartzell
Hartzell
McCarney
Sampras Edges Agassi In Open Quarterfinal Thriller
Pete Sampras toppled rival Andre Agassi 67 76 76 76 to reach the Open semifinals. The No. 10 seed solidified his resurgence with precise serving and calm under pressure, ending on match point after Agassi forced errors. Sampras now faces Marat Safin, while Hewitt meets Roddick in junior action. The Arthur Ashe Stadium sellout crowd of 23,033 witnessed a tight, high level battle.
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Pete Sampras
Sampras
Andre Agassi
Pat Rafter
Agassi
New York
Marat Safin
Safin
Lleyton Hewitt
Andy Roddick
Hewitt
Tommy Haas
Sampras-Agassi
Williams Battles Clijsters in U S Open Quarterfinals
Venus Williams fought through 63 errors and eight double faults to beat Kim Clijsters 6 3 6 1 in a quarterfinal. Jennifer Capriati then toppled Amelie Mauresmo 6 3 6 4 to reach the Open semifinals for the first time since 1991, setting up a Friday matchup between the two top contenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Kim Clijsters
Amelie Mauresmo
Capriati
2-for-1 trade deal boosts Iowa Miami schedule
Iowa and Miami Ohio strike a 2-for-1 football arrangement giving Iowa a home game at Kinnick and a road date at Yager Stadium in Oxford. The deal, praised as landmark for a MAC program, nets Miami about 300000 and Iowa about 200000 in payments.
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Tulsa
Iowa
Kirk Ferentz
Ferentz
Cleveland Browns
Miami
Ohio
Hawkeyes
Oxford
Yager Stadium
Terry Hoeppner
Kinnick Stadium
Joel Maturi
Bob Bowlsby
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