Goosen Wins U S Open Playoff After Sunday Wobble
Los Angeles area golfer Retief Goosen clinched the U S Open in a 18 hole playoff, overcoming a Sunday mishap. Brooks Koepka faltered late, with Goosen pulling a clutch birdie on 10 and a key 6 foot par save to seal a 70. Goosen earned $900,000 and joined Ernie Els as an international U S Open winner in the past two decades.
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Kansas Junior Amateur starts at Buffalo Dunes Golf Course
Garden City sends four youths Austin Maxwell, Walker Frey, Tom Larkin, and Ryan Richard to the Kansas Junior Amateur with each age division crowning a champion. The overall winner earns a traveling trophy inscribed with 41 past winners and the Virgil Parker memory fund origins. Virgil Parker is Kansas Golf Hall of Fame member Paul Parker’s father.
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Rafalski and Young Named to US Olympic Hockey Team
Brian Rafalski defenseman for the New Jersey Devils and Scott Young forward for the St. Louis Blues were added to the 2002 U S Olympic hockey squad. They join ten already selected NHL players as teams must announce a 23 player roster by December 22. Young is a two time Olympian, Rafalski makes his Olympic debut while aiming to boost United States chances with early chemistry.
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Ripken to retire after season ends final home stand noted
Cal Ripken Jr. announces retirement at season end after long streak and 3,000 hits plus 400 home runs. He sits at .210 with four homers and 25 RBIs, healthy with 169 games played in prior two seasons, and eyes leading a major league organization amid fan fondness and a September home game against the Yankees.
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