Two Decades in Sports History Highlights
A concise tour through notable sports milestones from 1896 to 1992. Athens opened the first modern Olympics with James B Connelly winning the hop, step and jump and Masters titles in 1941 and 1947. 1973 marked Ron Blomberg as MLB’s first DH. Sugar Ray Leonard defeated Marvin Hagler in 1987 for the middleweight crown, and Duke repeated as NCAA champion in 1992.
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Byron Nelson
Jimmy Demaret
Frank Stranahan
Ron Blomberg
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Boston
Sugar Ray Leonard
Marvin Hagler Inn
Duke
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Laettner's million donation to Nichols High School
NBA center Christian Laettner donated 1 million dollars to his alma mater Nichols High School in Buffalo to fund a new gymnasium bearing his name and establish a student scholarship. He cited the high school's life shaping impact and family atmosphere.
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Laettner
Buffalo
Nichols High School
Nichols
Washington Wizards
Rubin ousted at Porto as Bacheva shocks Rubin in second round
In Porto Portugal Ludomira Bacheva defeated Chanda Rubin 7 6 3 6 1 to reach the quarterfinals while top seed Arantxa Sanchez Vicario beat Maria Antonia Sanchez Lorenzo 6 4 6 2. Nevada senator John McCain pushed a bill to ban college sports betting with a Commerce Committee hearing set for April 26 and a vote soon after.
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Portugal
Chanda Rubin
Bulgaria
Ludomira Bacheva
Arantxa Sanchez Vicario
Maria Antonia Sanchez Lorenzo
Las Vegas
John McCain
Nevada
McCain
Commerce Committee
Pia Platorsi
Arizona
John Ensign
Giles salutes PNC Park fence ideal for short players
Pirate outfielder Brian Giles calls the 6-foot-high left field fence at the new PNC Park awesome for short players. He says it will make it look like he can jump, echoing Jim Armstrong in the Denver Post.
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Brian Giles
New Pnc Park
Royals Briefs From KU and Area High Schools
Andrew Hartsock reports KU sports updates with Steve Rottinghaus covering local high school action. Phone lines show contact numbers and internal ledger codes indicating sports desk notes and reader inquiries across Kansas communities.
Aging masters return to Augusta’s storied greens
At Augusta National, Sam Snead and fellow veterans like Doug Ford and Billy Casper walk the first fairway in renewed rites. The 78 year old Ford marks his 49th Masters, Casper battles back and carpal tunnel, while Snead relishes teaching Eisenhower and recalling Jones. The ceremony honors champions past as Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson draw crowds.
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Eisenhower
Doug Ford
Ford
Billy Casper
Casper
Charles Coody
Tiger Woods
Sergio Garcia
Phil Mickelson
Brewer
Green Jackets
Bobby Jones
Arnold Palmer
George Archer
Art Wall
Snead
Jones
Nelson
Gene Sarazen
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