Two Decades of Baseball and Football Milestones
Highlights from 2day in Sports History include 1954 NBA adopting the 24 second clock, 1993 Mavericks beating Minnesota 103-100 for 10th win, 1999 Fernando Tatis hitting two grand slams in one inning guiding the Cardinals past the Dodgers 12-5, 2005 Alex Smith as NFL draft top pick by the 49ers, and 2007 Alex Rodriguez belting 14 homers in 18 games plus April homer records in the Yankees 10-8 loss to the Rays.
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Fernando Tatis
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Alex Smith
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Tampa Bay
Astronaut Throws Ceremonial First Pitch In Orbit
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports an astronaut in orbit tossing the ceremonial first pitch before a Yankees versus Red Sox game. The scene recalls a baseball left from Chan Ho Park’s Rangers days, observed by David Thomas.
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Space Station
Chan Ho Park
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Rangers
David Thomas
Fort Worth
Sports on TV High School Baseball Delay Broadcast
High school baseball coverage appears on Net Cable 0 East against Lawrence with a delay starting at 10:30 p.m. sunflowers note a score of 6.
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Lawrence
Sunflower
KU Sports Staff Directory Update
News desk notes the University of Kansas sports section editors and contact emails. Tom Keegan and Andrew Hartsock serve as editors with Gary Bedore and Ryan Wood among contributing writers.
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Andrew Hartsock
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Ijworld.com
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Gary Bedore
Ryan Wood
Ijworld
Rwood
Kansas City area field conditions and event contacts
The notice lists multiple organizations with contact numbers for field conditions and tickets. KC Chiefs, KC Wizards, Royals, Kansas Speedway, KC Bones are shown with phone lines and references to adult and youth field conditions and rescheduling. Visit www.ljworld.com for more details.
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KC Chiefs
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Chiefs trade Allen to Vikings in package for top pick
Kansas City agrees to trade Jared Allen to Minnesota as the Vikings sign him to a new contract. The deal includes draft picks, with discussions over No. 17 and No. 73 in the 2008 draft. Allen led the league with 15 sacks last season before heading to Minnesota.
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Ohio State
Chris Long
Virginia
Davie
Fla
Michigan
Jake Long
Miami Dolphins
Long
Dolphins
JaMarcus Russell
Oakland Raiders
Bill Parcells
Tom Condon
Djokovic advances to Monte Carlo third round over Ljubicic
Novak Djokovic defeated Ivan Ljubicic 6-3 6-3 on Tuesday to reach the Monte Carlo Masters third round in Monaco. The win advanced Djokovic against the hard serving opponent and continued his title bid at the clay event.
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Ivan Ljubicic
KU baseball falls to Wichita State six-run fourth
Wichita State homers by Clinton McKeever and a three-run shot by Betsy Wilson fuel a 6-4 win over Kansas. John Allman and Tony Thompson homered for KU as Tyler Fleming got the win and Shaeffer Hall took the loss. Kansas State? Kansas improves to 25-19 while WSU stands 31-7. The Jayhawks host Wichita State in a doubleheader Thursday at Arrocha Ballpark.
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John Allman
Tony Thompson
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UMKC
Allie Clark
Val George
Arrocha
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Wilson
Ally Stanton
Dougie McCaulley
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