Collecting baseball cards grows unaffordable for many fans
Joey Sprinkle, assistant sports editor, notes that collecting baseball cards, once affordable in the 1970s and 1980s, has surged in price and variety. He cites topsy turvy market growth, game-used items, autographs, and scarce retiree cards driving costs up, pushing collectors online and toward riskier purchases.
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Fleer
Donruss
Topps Chrome
Bowman
Bowman Chrome
Michael Jordan
LeBron James
Jordan
LeBron
eBay
George Brett
Brett
Marbury lifts U S past Spain into Olympic semifinals
Stephen Marbury set an Olympic record with 31 points as the United States defeated Spain 102-94 in Athens, ending Spain's unbeaten run. Allen Iverson added 16, Carlos Boozer 12, and Lamar Odom 11 as the U.S. reached the semifinals to face Argentina or Greece.
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Athens
Greece
Stephen Marbury
Spain
Marbury
Charles Barkley
Brazil
Adrian Dantley
Yugoslavia
Brown
Mario Pesquera
Allen Iverson
Carlos Boozer
Lamar Odom
Pau Gasol
Duncan
Dwyane
Wade
United States
Gasol
Jones back on track eyes two medals and a comeback
Marion Jones returns to the Olympic scene after Sydney dominance, qualifying for the long jump final as Allyson Felix breaks through on the world stage with a silver in the 200 meters in a junior world record of 22.18 seconds while Allen Johnson watches, explaining his setback in the 110 meter hurdles as the USDAA investigation looms.
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Greece
Marion Jones
Allen Johnson
U.S
Allyson Felix
Jones
Sydney
Anti-Doping Association
Johnson
South Africa
Felix
Butler County Grizzlies Dominate Jayhawk Conference Race
Butler County remains the team to beat in the Jayhawk Conference as it pursues a new national title. The Grizzlies posted a 65-7 record since 1998 with 37-1 home run figures and 17-1 in conference playoffs, including multiple dramatic comebacks to claim the last NJCAA crown.
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Butler County Grizzlies
Butler County
Dixie State
Utah
Garden City
Coffeyville
Grizzlies
el Dorado
Red Ravens
Jeff Leiker
Change doesn’t deter Busters in new season
Garden City Broacbuster volleyball adapts after Jeff Sanders leaves for Wichita State. Julie Brookover, his former assistant, takes the helm and aims for a top three conference finish. Players note stricter conditioning and faster drills as they prepare for Frank Phillips in Liberal at the Seward County Classic.
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Garden City
Broacbuster
Jeff Sanders
Sanders
Julie Brookover
Vesna Ukic
Brookover
Frank Phillips
Texas
Liberal
Ulysses Tigers brace for challenging start to season
Ulysses football coach Jason Kenny plans a tougher 2004 schedule including Liberal at Sept 3 and a home opener vs Hays while eyeing a switch toward a WAC style slate. Grider adapts Wichita County to new system as area teams push through early weeks and burial grounds nickname.
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Ulysses
Western Athletic Conference
4A Tigers
Liberal
Hays
Jason Kenny
Tigers
Great Bend
Larned
Kenny
Jason Grider
Grider
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