Burlington tops Lakin to end Lakin run in state tourney
Burlington broke a 4-4 tie with a six run fifth inning, aided by two Lakin errors and three walks as starter Berglund tired. Devin Carman of Lakin won MVP with a first inning catch and scoring on a passed ball. Trevor Lovejoy earned the Wow award for hustle.
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Berglund
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RBI
Jacob Sauer
Reed McAfee
Devin Carman
Carman
Trevor Lovejoy
Galena Captures State Babe Ruth Title in Big Inning
Galena 18 and under Babe Ruth team defeated Burlington 13 to 4 at Clint Lightner Field to win the State Tournament of Champions. Burlington had earlier beaten Wellington 4 to 3 to reach the title game as Galena built a multi-run rally in the third inning.
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Babe Ruth
Clint Lightner
Burlington
Wellington
Matt Meyr
Woods wins British Open without driver in major win
Tiger Woods captures his 11th major at Royal Liverpool finishing 18 under 270. He abandoned the driver after one restart, relying on a 2 iron and 3 wood. DiMarco, mourning his mother Norma, finished two strokes back as Woods sobbed with his wife Erin.
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England
Tiger Woods
Chris DiMarco
Tiger
Royal Liverpool
Woods
Haney
DiMarco
Norma
United States
Royal Liverpool Golf Course
Tiger Woods Wins Open to Equal Record Streak
Tiger Woods captured the Open title with a 5 under 67 finishing 19 under overall, capping back to back majors and becoming the first to win consecutive Opens since 1982 83. His emotions ran high as he recalled his late father while teammates DiMarco Garcia Els and Furyk faded from contention and Phil Mickelson finished 13 shots back in a tie for 22nd.
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Steve Williams
Erin
Woods
Phil Mickelson
Earl Woods
DiMarco
Sergio Garcia
Ernie Els
Jim Furyk
Mickelson
St. Andrews
Tom Watson
Girard high coach killed moving goal post near power line
Southeast Kansas high school mourns Craig Crespino a longtime physical education teacher and football coach who was electrocuted when a goal post touched a 7200 volt line during preparations for a football camp. Student manager Jace Cobb survived after hospital treatment and release.
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Girard
Crespino
Girard High School
Chiefs reunite Ty Law on five year Chiefs deal
Pro Bowl cornerback Ty Law will take a physical today and sign a five year contract with the Kansas City Chiefs. Law, 32, would join Patrick Surtain in a revived defense under coach Herman Edwards who aims to bolster a unit that has lagged behind the offense.
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Kansas City Chiefs
Chiefs
Law
Herman Edwards
New York Jets
NFL
Edwards
Dick Vermeil
Patrick Surtain
James Hasty
Albert Carter
Tamba Hali
Penn State
River Falls
Wis
Priest Holmes
Larry Johnson
Tony Gonzalez
Former AD on trial in Barton scandal case
Neil Elliott, Barton County Community College's former athletic director, goes to trial in US District Court on 12 counts including conspiracy, theft of federal funds, embezzlement from student aid programs, and mail fraud. Prosecutors say athletes were paid for work they did not perform and NJCAA eligibility forms were falsified. Elliott, who became AD in 1998 after joining as assistant coach, faces charges tied to Barton men's basketball and men’s and women’s track programs.
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Barton County Community College
Neil Elliott
Great Bend
Elliott
Robin Fowler
National Junior College Athletic Association
Barton County
NJCAA
DaJuan Clayton
Clayton
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