Woods Wins Western Open in Comeback Style
Tiger Woods dominates the Western Open at Cog Hill tying a course record and winning by five strokes, his fourth title of the season. He dismisses slump talk and criticizes coverage while highlighting his return to form and response to hot driver controversy. Rich Beem, runner-up, notes Woods’ superhuman week.
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Federer wins Wimbledon first title at All England Club
Roger Federer captures his maiden Grand Slam at Wimbledon beating Mark Philippoussis 7-6 6-2 7-6. The Basel native, 21, fulfills expectations with praise from McEnroe and Becker, while Navratilova notes his versatility and potential future success. Federer sobs at courtside, overwhelmed by the achievement.
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Blues Baseball Struggles in Alva Tourney
Garden City Blues suffer through 18 errors and go 1-3 in a blistering Alva Oklahoma American Legion tournament. Coach Wayne Claar cites sun and heat as factors in multiple miscues during a rough four games. A dramatic 17-16 comeback over Derby highlighted the weekend before losses to Alva and Kansas Owls, with seven-inning rallying in one game.
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Sorenstam blows chance as three women reach playoff at U S Open
Annika Sorenstam falters on the 18th at Pumpkin Ridge finishing bogey to miss a playoff, setting up a Monday playoff among Kelly Robbins Angela Stanford and Hilary Lunke for the U S Women's Open title. Robbins shot 69 to tie at 283 while Stanford and Lunke posted 74 and 75 respectively. The trio each finished 1 under par entering a potential extra round.
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Bandits rebound in Sunday win at Hays tourney
Garden City Bandits snap two losses with a 10 4 victory over Woodward Okla Sunday at the Hays American Legion baseball tournament Alex Bascue pitched a complete game allowing 11 hits while Garden City built a 3 0 lead in the first and added runs in the fourth fifth and sixth Manhattan beat Garden City 4 2 on Saturday as the Bandits went 2 3 in the event Great Bend used a seven run first inning to unrail Garden City in a 8 0 loss with Dustin Lamb and Ryan Stimatze combining on the mound
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