Hachem's 2005 WSOP Main Event Victory Shocks Poker World
Australian Joe Hachem outlasted 5,618 players over a week of 12 hour days to win 7.5 million dollars and surge to poker stardom. He spoke of sleep discipline and aggressive final table rivals before defending his title in 2006. He credited the win with fueling a boom in Australia and boosting Melbourne's Crown Casino poker room.
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Pokerstars.com
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Las Vegas
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Kanter
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Dannenman
Australia
U.S
Crown Casino
Melbourne
Brasel leaves Garden City for South Alabama hoops post
Bobby Brasel departs as Garden City Community College women’s basketball coach after seven seasons to join the University of South Alabama in Mobile as an assistant. Vic Trill praised the program’s strong foundation. Brasel notes six postseason trips, a 111-108 record, and multiple All-Americans, with Garden City in top form for his successor.
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Lady Busters
Trilli
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Bobby Brasel
Garden City Community College
Lady Broacbusters
University of
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Kansas Basketball Coaches Association
NJCAA
Lakin Trap Club youths excel at state Scholastic Clay Target event
Lakin Gun Club near Deerfield hosts 4H trap teams from Lakin practicing Sunday and Wednesday evenings. Under coaches Marie Gilchrist and Curtis Hutchison, youth in senior junior and novice divisions train to safety and mental focus. At the Kansas State School in Wichita, all three Wildcats teams won state titles on June 10, including David Gilchrist who claimed handicap in the senior division.
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Lakin Gun Club
Deerfield
Highway 50
Western Kansas Wildcats
Lakin
Marie Gilchrist
Curtis Hutchison
Gilchrist
Wildcats
Kansas
Wichita
David Gilchrist
David
Umpire Tichenor picked for Triple-A All-Star Game in Toledo
Todd Tichenor, 29, a minor league umpire from western Kansas, will work third base as part of a four-man crew for the 19th annual Triple-A All-Star Game July 12 at Fifth Third Field in Toledo. He rose through Pioneer, South Atlantic, Carolina, and Texas leagues and spent the strike period as a substitute teacher. Supporting his selection, he notes preparation meeting opportunity, and dedicates the moment to his late father and supporters.
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Todd Tichenor
Triple-A
Tichenor
Toledo
Ohio
Peter Durfee
Pacific Coast League
Dusty Dellinger
Damien Beal
International League
Dellinger
Kansas
Pioneer
South Atlantic
Carolina
Texas
Arizona
Bernadine
Henin-Hardenne advances to Wimbledon fourth round
Justine Henin-Hardenne the third seed beat Anna Chakvetadze 6 2 6 3 in 65 minutes on Court 2 to reach the Wimbledon fourth round. The Belgian pushed toward a career Grand Slam as she dominated with 23 winners while Chakvetadze managed six. A brief delay occurred when a ball girl fainted as the temperature neared 82 degrees.
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England
Justine Henin-Hardenne
Anna Chakvetadze
Russia
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Chakvetadze
Henin-Hardenne
Hardenne
Former track coach testifies in Barton trial
Former Barton County Community College coach Lyles Lashley testified that he and Lance Brauman filled and signed student time sheets for work hours used to finance athletes' schooling. Lashley, who pleaded guilty to theft of federal programs, says they had others sign names while Brauman faces eight counts including embezzlement and mail fraud.
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Lyles Lashley
Lance Brauman
Barton County Community College
Lashley
Brauman
University of Arkansas
Barton County
Neil Elliott
US District Court
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Lisa Raymond
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