All-Star Game Ends in 9-4 AL Victory over NL
Roger Clemens gave up six first-inning runs as Alfonso Soriano Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz powered the American League to a 9-4 win at Minute Maid Park. The duo led a big rally after a pregame feud between Clemens and Mike Piazza, with Ichiro Suzuki and Ivan Rodriguez contributing key hits. The AL clinched home-field for the World Series as they extended their winning streak to seven and narrowed the series deficit to 40-33-2.
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Soriano Named MVP After All-Star Heroics
Alfonso Soriano capped the All-Star Game with a three run homer off Roger Clemens and won AL MVP as Texas Rangers beat the New York Yankees 9 to 4. He traded for Alex Rodriguez last winter and now shares a linked legacy with A Rod while Rodriguez thrived for the Yankees.
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Americans skip British Open in Troon amid travel snubs
At Royal Troon, a wave of no-shows and late calls anger golf insiders as 52 PGA Tour players missed the U.S. qualifier at Congressional. Critics note the R&A broadened qualifying globally yet Americans declined to travel, provoking sharp remarks from peers about etiquette and commitment.
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K State QB recruit starts at Dodge City CC
Nick Patton, a 6-foot-3 quarterback from Winfield, fails to qualify academically and enrolls at Dodge City Community College. He competes for Kansas State backing with Allan Evridge Dylan Meier and Allen Webb as the college coaches assess depth, after a prior Iowa related incident that was later found meritless.
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Agassi joins elite 800-win club at Mercedes Cup
Andre Agassi earned his 800th ATP singles win with a 6-3 6-1 first round victory over Alex Bogomolov Jr. at UCLA. The 34-year-old joined Jimmy Connors, Ivan Lendl, Guillermo Vilas, John McEnroe, and Stefan Edberg in the Open era 800-win group, while warning his hip injury could flare again.
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