Start of something big ends with Moss and The Greek duel
In 1949 Las Vegas Benny Binion hosts a landmark no limit 5 card stud heads up duel between Johnny Moss and Nick Dandelos known as The Greek. The five month marathon at the Horseshoe shaped the modern poker landscape as Moss grind downs The Greek edging toward a famous farewell line.
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Sailor Roberts
Doyle Brunson
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Waco
Austin
Odessa
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Cameroonian Walk-On Shines for Garden City Soccer Team
Rodrigue Fontem joined Garden City Community College's first year soccer program after meeting coach Jeff Huffman in January. In 10 starts, Fontem, a center back from Cameroon, has helped the Broacbusters to a 10-1-1 record, allowing only four goals. Huffman praises his speed and ball skills but calls for more vocal leadership from the back line.
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Garden City Community Colle
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The
Newman
Buffs sweep in volleyball quad despite lineup gap
Garden City High School swept Ulysses Red Demons and Scott City, then beat Dodge City after a tight start, extending the Buffaloes’ win streak to 13. Coach Melissa Savolt cited unforced errors and the absence of libero Melinda Williams, out for a family funeral, as factors in a defense that struggled with communication. The Lady Tigers forced overtime before giving way to GC.
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Ulysses
Dodge City
Garden
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Buffs
Red Demons
GCHL
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Buffaloes
Melinda Williams
Williams
Savolt
Lady Tigers
Garden City High School
East Wurst
Melissa Borthwick
Kaisha Gartner
Buffs blank Great Bend in WAC soccer win 3-0
Garden City, now 6-5 overall and 3-4 in the WAC, beat Great Bend 3-0 as Jovani Roman opened the scoring and Edgar Espino added a brace. Goalkeepers Julian Gonzalez and Diego Lazarin combined for the shutout with 11 saves.
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Great Bend
Julian Gonzalez
Diego Lazarin
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GCHL
Joaquin Padilla
Jovani Roman
Viovani Roman
Edgar Espino
GCHS tennis girls place third at McPherson Invitational
Garden City High School girls tennis team finished third with 90 points at the McPherson Invitational behind Hutchinson and McPherson, narrowly edging Newton and Salina South. Player Jessica McMillan took third in singles after an 8-2 loss earlier, then defeated Newton’s Amber Vogts 8-4. Coach Rod Lee praised her performance.
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Salina South
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Winfield
Stade Schoon
Amber Vogts
Jessica
GCHL
Rod
Braves blast off on Rocket to even NL series
Braves hammer Houston 7-1 as John Smoltz dominates and rookie Brian McCann belts a three run homer in his first postseason at bat. Adam LaRoche adds an RBI double to seal the win and tie the series at one game apiece before the set shifts to Houston.
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Houston
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Astros
Andy Pettitte
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Milwaukee
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Roy Oswalt
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Brooke Hernandez
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Mark Mulder
San Diego
Matt Morris
Woody Williams
Tony la Russa
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