Tyson Wins Undisputed Heavyweight Crown in 12 Round Decision
In Las Vegas 1987 Mike Tyson defeats Tony Tucker over 12 rounds to claim the undisputed heavyweight title. 1990 Arkansas moves to the SEC ending its long SWC era. 1992 Eric Griffin loses to Rafael Lozano as new electronic scoring debuts at Barcelona Olympics. 1996 Michael Johnson wins 200m gold in 19.32 seconds, first to sweep 200 and 400 titles. Dan O'Brien takes decathlon gold.
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Dean Smith bullish on NBA future after Pistons crown
Basketball coaching legend Dean Smith says he feels better about the NBA future now that Larry Brown's Pistons have been crowned 2004 champions. Smith, a former Kansas KU player, notes Brown's KU connection and the Pistons' unselfish play.
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Email Contacts for I Journal Sports Editors
The Kansas editorial team lists Chuck Woodling as Sports Editor and Andrew Hartsock as Associate Sports Editor. Contact addresses are ewoodling at Ijworld com and ahartsock at Ijworld com for sports inquiries and editorial input.
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Blomqvist fires major record 62 at British Open
Finland's Minea Blomqvist shoots a 10 under 62 to set a major scoring record, tying for seventh at 8 under 208 and sharing headlines with Sorenstam and Bowie as Blomqvist breaks Webb's 63 mark. Bowie and Teske lead at 12 under after 54 holes.
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Birdie Ball Heather Bowie Leads Open Contention at Sunningdale
In third round play Heather Bowie shows the crowd a birdie on the 13th at the British Open as she and Rachel Teske enter the final round tied for first in England. Nearby in Louisville news, Tyson injures knee delaying his boxing comeback.
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England's Donald Leads Scandinavian Masters After Round Three
Luke Donald shot a 3-under 69 to seize a three stroke lead at the Scandinavian Masters in Loddekopinge Sweden. He finished 13-under 203 after bogeys on the final two holes. Sweden's Peter Hanson carded 68 to sit two back, with Henrik Stenson 70 another two strokes behind Hanson.
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Morales Wins Unanimous Decision In Super Featherweight Unification
In Las Vegas Erik Morales defeated Carlos Hernandez to unify titles. Morales, a three weight class champion, dominated with sharp jabs and uppercuts. He earned scores of 119-109, 119-109, and 115-113 to claim the IBF crown.
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Brown suspends three Olympians in prep loss to Puerto Rico
U S Olympic team beat Puerto Rico 96 71 in an exhibition as Larry Brown benched Iverson James and Stoudemire for being late to a pre game meeting. Iverson and James defended the action while Carmelo Anthony and Carlos Boozer led with 16 points each before the U S roster heads to Germany for Olympic workouts ahead of the Aug 15 opener against Puerto Rico.
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