Washburn rides Hammer twice to win PBR Louisiana event
Washburn, the 1996 PBR World Champion, rode the unridden Hammer twice in 24 hours at the Horseshoe Louisiana Shootout in Bossier City to capture the title and $125,210. He also rode Hot Shot and Maximus earlier, moving him to the lead in Built Ford Tough standings with 2,047 points and $169,687 in earnings.
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Okla
Missouri
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Minneapolis
Bud Light
Ford Trucks
Jerome Davis
Greensboro
Hi Plains League schools weigh MSAA move in Mid-State talks
At a Jan 10 Scott City fact finding meeting Hi Plains League members Lakin Holcomb and Hugoton joined to advise on scheduling and potential MSAA interest. Officials stressed staying in the HPL amid reshuffling concerns, with travel and scheduling cited as top issues.
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Hi- Plains League
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Holcomb
Hugoton
MSAA
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Lee Gillen
HPL
Steve Johnson
Colby
Phillipsburg
Norton
Johnson
Larry Dasenbrock
Broncs
Dasenbrock
Gardell Schnable
Gillen
Agassi escapes upset bid at Australian Open
Andre Agassi, the 1990s great, battled Nicolas Escude in Melbourne to win 6-2 3-6 6-3 6-4 and reach the fourth round as Escude pressed with 60 winners and 20 break chances. Agassi, on a 17-match slam run, faces Guillermo Coria while Venus Williams and Lindsay Davenport advanced in the women’s draw.
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Australia
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Nicolas Escude
Escude
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Nicolas
Argentina
Guillermo Coria
Coria
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Jarkko Nieminen
Venus Williams
Lindsay Davenport
Williams
Germany
Anca Barna
Davenport
Tatiana Panova
Russia
Serena
United States
France
Family lifts Murray into Hall of Fame honor
Eddie Murray credits his five brother family for his career while remembering sister Tanya’s funeral. Hall of Fame electees Murray and Gary Carter anticipated induction July 27 in Cooperstown, with Carter set to wear Expos branding on his plaque.
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New York
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Charles
Murray
Houston
Los Angeles
Tanya
Gary Carter
Cooperstown
N.Y
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Baltimore Orioles
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Willie Mays
Venice
Leon
Rich
San Francisco Giants
National Baseball Hall of Fame
Baseball adopts 14 year old minimum for bat boys
SCOTTSDALE Ariz AP Darren Baker is out of a job as baseball sets a 14 year old minimum for bat boys after a two day owners meeting. Dusty Bakers son must wait a decade to return to the field while clubs may set higher ages. The rule change follows World Series incidents and Bud Selig phrased it for next season.
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Darren Baker
Baseball
Dusty Baker
Sandy Alderson
Commissioner’s Office
San Francisco Giants
J.T. Snow
Bud Selig
Chicago Cubs
Darren
NFL spotlight on referees during playoff season
Philadelphia based AP report notes referees draw attention amid blunders and controversial calls as NFL playoffs approach. Owners and players urge focus back to the game while commissioner Tagliabue faces public critiques. Art Modell weighs in on officiating amid playoff chatter.
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NFL
Donovan McNabb
Warren Sapp
Baltimore
Art Modell
Paul Tagliabue
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