U S Wins Olympic Baseball Gold In Sydney
An American team largely from the minor leagues defeated Cuba 4 0 for the Olympic title. Mike Neill opened with a first inning homer Ernie Young drove in a run with a bases loaded single Pat Borders added an RBI double. Tom Lasorda embraced the squad as the United States celebrated the gold.
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Neill
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Tom Lasorda
Australian walker captures 20km Olympic gold
Jane Saville led early in the 20-kilometer walk at the Olympic Stadium tunnel as the finish neared. Wang Liping of China sprinted to the gold, with Kjersti Plaetzer of Norway earning silver and Maria Vasco of Spain taking bronze.
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Jane Saville
Olympic Stadium
China
Wang Liping
Kjersti Plaetzer
Norway
Maria Vasco
Spain
Devers Withdraws From Hurdles Semifinal After Injury
Gail Devers pulled up halfway through her semifinal in the 100-meter hurdles with a partially torn left hamstring she incurred at a pre Olympic meet. She hoped to nurse the injury through Sydney as Olga Shishigina of Kazakhstan took the gold.
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Atlanta
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Devers
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Kazakstan
Updates of Live Coverage Link to AP at GazetteOnline
GazetteOnline offers live coverage updates linked to the Associated Press. Readers are directed to AP’s feed for real time reporting and continuous coverage on developing stories.
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NBC Olympic evening schedule list of finals and matches
The NBC schedule lists track and field finals including the women's and men's 200 meters, men's long jump, women's shot put, the women's 20km walk, and the decathlon conclusion. Also listed are women's soccer gold medal match, men's tennis singles gold medal match, and boxing semifinals with tennis women's doubles gold medal match.
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Raducan Loses Appeal Over Olympic Gold Disqualification
The Court of Arbitration for Sport upholds IOC verdict to strip 16 year old Andreea Raducan of her Olympic all around gold after a positive test for pseudoephedrine found in cold medicine. The team doctor was expelled and Raducan’s teammates Amanar and Olaru remain.
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Australia
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Court of Arbitration For Sport
International Olympic Committee
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IOC
Salt Lake
Athens
Octavian Belu
Simona Amanar
Maria Olaru
Belu
Amanar
Gardner Pulls Historic Upset In Olympic Wrestling
Alexander Karelin faced Gardner in a nine minute bout on a slick mat. Gardner from Afton Wyoming shocked the legend by winning 1-0 to claim Olympic gold and perform a cartwheel in triumph.
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Baltimore Sun
Australia
Siberia
King Kong
Alexander Karelin
Wyo
Afton
Oostendorp tops Gardner for third at NCAA 1993
Iowa senior John Oostendorp, a 213 pound Greco Roman grappler, defeated Rulon Gardner for third place at the NCAA Championships in 1993. Gardner had just earned Olympic gold by defeating Alexander Karelin earlier that week.
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United States
Alexandre Karelin
Russia
Sydney
Australia
J.R. Ogden Gazette
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Alexander Karelin
Oostendorp
Nebraska
Karelin
Iowa
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Gostendorp
Eldred Returns to Mound After Elbow Surgery
Cal Eldred pitched 3 1/3 innings in a 2-1 loss to the Red Sox after having a five inch screw implanted to stabilize a stress fracture in his elbow. He reached the low 90s mph, allowed one run on Nomar Garciaparra’s homer, as Boston stayed alive in the AL East.
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Cal Eldred
Chicago White Sox
Eldred
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White Sox
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Mets Clinch Wild Card In Playoff Berth Tie
New York Mets clinch the NL wild card by beating Atlanta 6 2 as Rick Reed limits the Braves to four hits over eight innings Darryl Hamilton drives in the go ahead run in the fifth entry. The Mets will open the playoffs October 4 against San Francisco or St Louis in an understated clubhouse celebration.
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Atlanta
Darryl Hamilton
Mets
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St. Louis
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