Bonds power into history and into McCovey Cove
Barry Bonds passes Willie Mays to tie for third on the all time home run list and eyes Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron as he chases No. 756. The piece notes Bonds as the era’s pure power hitter with high batting averages and 2001s 73 home runs, while contrasting his power with weaker contact numbers and cites Williams and Rodriguez as benchmarks for comparison.
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McCovey Cove
San Francisco
Willie Mays
Mays
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Hank Aaron
Bonds
America
McGwire
Sosa
Pittsburgh
Ted Williams
Williams
George Brett
Wade Boggs
Edgar Martinez
Alex Rodriguez
Rodriguez
Bonds ties Mays with 660th homer in Bay area win
Barry Bonds hit his 660th career home run to match Willie Mays for third on the all time list, delivering a 7-5 Giants victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. The 39 year old connected into McCovey Cove for the 28th time, while Mays congratulated his godson and the sold out crowd roared.
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Barry Bonds
Bonds
Willie Mays
Babe Ruth
Hank Aaron
Willie
McCovey Cove
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San Francisco Giants
Godfather Willie Mays
Young champion Beth Johnson aims for high school wrestling
Beth Johnson, an eighth grader from Garden City, champions a path to Garden City High School varsity wrestling next season. A two-time national champion, she excels in Folkstyle and Freestyle, aiming toward Olympic success while balancing weight cuts and competition against boys.
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Southwest Kansas
Beth Johnson
Garden City
Johnson
Abe Hubert
Colt
Detroit
Minnesota
Bob Day
YMCA
Day
Austria
Germany
Buffalo track gains ground against Liberal and in city meet
Buffalo track teams show narrowing gaps after a strong showing at the Ulysses Invitational finishing second to Liberal. In Thursday action Liberal topped Garden City 172 1/2 to 134 with the girls trailing by 84 points, and on April 2 Liberal defeated the Buffaloes by 87 points 242 to 155.
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Buffaloes
Liberal
Ulysses
Lady Buffaloes
Weatherly wary of margin in young Garden City track
Garden City coach Bill Weatherly sees room to trim the 139 point margin after two meets. He notes the season is early and the team has inconsistencies. The Lady Buffaloes show early strength in the 1600 meter relay, with Shantelle Brown leading the opening leg for the Browns.
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Garden City
Bill Weatherly
Weatherly
Lady Buffaloes
Browns
Shantelle Brown
Mickelson Underdog Turned Masters Champion At Augusta
Phil Mickelson closed with a dramatic back nine at Augusta National to win the Masters by one stroke over Ernie Els. The victory ends a long wait for a major title and solidifies his status among golf’s elite.
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Phil Mickelson
Mickelson
Ernie Els
John Elway
Billy Payne
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