Jim Clanton Memorial Tournament opens in Garden City
Local teams and out of town clubs converge for the Jim Clanton Memorial Tournament in Garden City with action running through Sunday. The column highlights sports joys from hot dogs at baseball games to classic films and family moments, celebrating fans and players alike.
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Garden City
Jim Clanton
John Denver
Martina Hingis
Tiger Woods
Tiger
Michael Jordan
Joe Montana
Greeley County
Chris Nelson
Chris
Garden City High School
Notre Dame
Varsity Blues
Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City
Garden City Seahawks to host annual home swim meet
Garden City Seahawks host their annual home meet at the Big Pool this Saturday with about 70 swimmers. Competing teams include Scoti, Scott City, Great Bend, Hays, and Dodge City Cimarron. Coaches Allison Miller and Todd Borden say the program has grown, finishing top places recently, and the event is free.
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Brandon Hadley
Garden City High School
GCHS
Garden City Seahawks
Hadley
Seahawks
Bruce
Bryant
Scoti
Scott City
Great Bend
Hays
Dodge City- Cimarron
Erik Chester
Abby Bradstreet
Tanner Tempel
Bryan Hamlett
Phillip Shaffer
Allison Frazier
Garden City
Allison Miller
Todd Borden
Seot
Miller
Western Kansas Swim Club
Dodge City-Cimarron
Scots
Sweeney leads AL in hitting with Royals win over Tigers
Mike Sweeney homered and went 3-for-4 to lift his average to .364, passing Ichiro Suzuki as Kansas City beats Detroit 6-5. Sweeney credited hitting coach Lamar Johnson and mentored rookie Aaron Guiel, who hit a three-run shot. Paquette's run blunder in the eighth and ninth cost Detroit.
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Kansas City
Mike Sweeney
Sweeney
Kansas City Royals
Detroit Tigers
Seattle
Ichiro Suzuki
Oakland
Royals
Lamar
Lamar Johnson
Tigers
Adam Bernero
Aaron Guiel
Triple-A
Omaha
Aaron
Guiel
Craig Paquette
Randall Simon
Jamie Walker
Grizzlies take Kansas' Gooden in NBA draft
Lawrence AP The Grizzlies select Drew Gooden of Kansas as the fourth pick, triggering cheers at Roy Williams' camp before a weather warning interrupts interviews. Jerry West praises the 6-10 forward as athletic and quick, likely to see early playing time at forward.
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Lawrence
Roy Williams
National Weather Service
Drew Gooden
Gooden
Williams
Kansas
Jayhawks
Memphis
NBA
David Stern
Jerry West
West
Ulla Lear
Memphis Grizzlies
New York
Brazil and Germany Set Final World Cup Clash
Brazil and Germany meet in a World Cup final for the first time in Yoko hama with a championship at stake. Carlos and Alberto Parreira reflect on a match long awaited while Rivaldo emphasizes respect over fear as history and titles frame the showdown.
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Brazil
Germany
Yokohama
Japan
Carlos
Alberto Parreira
Argentina
Netherlands
Pele
Sepp Maier
Franz Beckenbauer
Gylmar
Rivaldo
Hewitt and Williams steady at Wimbledon as upsets roll on
Top seed Lleyton Hewitt and Venus Williams reached the third round in straight sets. Kim Clijsters fell to Elena Likhovtseva 7-6 6-2, while Jeff Morrison defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-3 7-5 7-6 5. Morrison joined the tournament as a lucky loser after Tommy Haas withdrew due to his parents' motorcycle accident in Florida. With Sampras Agassi and Safin gone, the draw tightens with six of the top ten seeds already out.
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Wimbledon
England
Lleyton Hewitt
Venus Williams
All England
Kim Clijsters
Hewitt
Elena Likhovtseva
Russia
Jeff Morrison
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Morrison
Germany
Tommy Haas
Florida
Ferrero
Pete Sampras
Andre Agassi
Marat Safin
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Garden City Telegram
Brad Hallierhallier
Gctelegram
Grizzlies
Star
Los Angeles Lakers
Venus
Lee
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