Young delivers NL setback as Hoffman falters in All-Star
Michael Young sparked a 3-2 NL loss to the AL with a two-run triple off Trevor Hoffman in Pittsburgh, earning MVP honors and giving the AL home-field in the World Series for the fourth straight year. Paul Konerko and Troy Glaus contributed early baserunning and a ground-rule double, while Mariano Rivera closed out the save.
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Pittsburgh
Trevor Hoffman
Michael Young
Young
Hoffman
Phil Garner
Houston Astros
David Wright
Nationals
Garner
Lee Smith
Paul Konerko
Jose Lopez
Philadelphia
Troy Glaus
Lopez
Rangers
Texas
Hank Blalock
Eric Gagne
Mariano Rivera
Milwaukee
Carlos Lee
Ozzie Guillen
Seattle Mariners
Toronto Blue Jays
Texas Rangers
New York Mets
Wichita mayor drops Shocker football proposal
Mayor Carlos Mayans announced the withdrawal of a plan to revive Wichita State University football using public funds. The effort sought to allocate property tax money for athletic scholarships, sell advance tickets, and secure boosters donations, but officials and the council moved to end city support.
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Wichita
Carlos Mayans
Wichita State University
Mayans
Wichita State
Don Beggs
Beggs
Jurors ponder Brauman verdict in college coach case
Jurors in Wichita began deliberations in the trial of former Barton County Community College track coach Lance Brauman. He faces eight federal counts including embezzlement theft and mail fraud over alleged use of federal work study and campus jobs to pay athletes for unperformed work and to send false academic credentials to other schools. The case ties to a wider Barton County scandal that led to firings and an investigative probe.
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Wichita
Barton County Community College
Kansas Jayhawk Community College
Lance Brauman
U.S. District Court
Barton County
Brauman
University of Arkansas
Debra Barnett
Barnett
Lee Davis
Davis
Community College
Wie eyes making John Deere cut in historic bid
Michelle Wie seeks her first PGA Tour cut at the John Deere Classic, aiming to be the first woman since Babe Zaharias in 1945 to survive the weekend. She reflects on last year’s near miss and hopes improved decisions lead to a four day run.
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Silvis, Jr
Michelle Wie
Hawaii
Wie
Babe Zaharias
John Deere
U.S
Pyrenees stage tests Tour de France climbers in Pyrenees
Cyclists face the first Pyrenean climbs including the Soudet pass as the Tour moves toward Pau. Nimble climbers are favored while sprinters fade, with Floyd Landis under pressure after announcing a fall hip surgery and Lance Armstrong's absence leaving a field reshaped by crashes and a doping scandal. Spaniards Oscar Pereira and Iban Mayo push the pace with orange Euskaltel Euskadi fans amid Basque support.
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Dax
France
Pyrenees
Lance Armstrong
U.S
Floyd Landis
Ukraine
Serhiy Honchar
Phonak
Oscar Pereira
Iban Mayo
Euskaltel Euskadi
Micaud
Spain
Armstrong
Cadel Evans
Honchar
Cambo-les-Bains
Pau
Soudet Pass
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Tour
T-Mobile
Landis
Floyd
Jacques Micaud
George Hincapie
Michael Rasmussen
Landes
Bordeaux
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