Vincent resigns as baseball commissioner after owners vote
Fay Vincent announced his resignation as baseball commissioner four days after an owners vote of 18 to 9 with one abstention. He said resignation, not litigation, is in baseball's best interests and cited disputes over powers, realignment, and media deals. The executive council now leads baseball while Vincent’s successor is determined.
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Fay Vincent
Vincent
Harwich Port
Mass
National League
Jerry Reinsdorf
Chicago White Sox
Bud Selig
Milwaukee
Stanton Cook
Chicago Cubs
Peter O'Malley
Los Angeles Dodgers
Reinsdorf
A. Bartlett Giammati
Happy Chandler
William Eckert
Bowie Kuhn
Peter Ueberroth
Eldred leads Brewers as Yount nears 3000 hits
Robin Yount drew the spotlight after a fourth inning single kept him within two hits of 3 000 as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cleveland Indians 2 0 behind Cal Eldreds strong pitching. Eldred improved to 7 1 with a 1 30 ERA after six straight wins.
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Robin Yount
Cleveland
Yount
Eldred
Urbana
University of Iowa
Dennis Cook
Cook
Courier Overwhelms McEnroe at U S Open
Jim Courier crushed John McEnroe 6-2 6-2 7-6 to reach the quarterfinals, signaling the 33-year-old icon’s likely end at the Open as Courier, 22, asserted his dominance. McEnroe conceded top players, including Courier, Agassi and Sampras, have pulled ahead.
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New York
John McEnroe
Jim Courier
Courier
McEnroe
Jim
Andre Agassi
Pete Sampras
Carlos Costa
Sampras
Guy Forget
Alexander Volkov
Brad Gilbert
Malinai Washington
Henri Leconte
Washington
Steffi Graf
Florencia Labat
Graf
Arantxa Sanchez Vicario
Zina Garrison
Manuela Maleeva- Fragniere
Carrie Cunningham
Coaching styles clash as Fry and Walden adapt differently
Iowa coach Hayden Fry sticks to a stable pro style, recruiting to fit his system and emphasizing bowl-track consistency. Iowa State coach Jim Walden frequently revamps the offense, now installing a triple option to tailor to the latest talent and aiming for sustained success and bowl appearances.
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Hayden Fry
Jim Walden
South
Fry
Iowa
Walden
Iowa State
ISU
Ohio
Cyclones
Kinnick Stadium
Blaise Bryant
Big Ten
Washington State
University of Washington
Don James
Hawkeyes
Penn State
Texas
Michigan
Notré
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Cal Eldred
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Dyersville
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