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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 2004
Page
5
The St Paul sports calendar runs across two days starting at 7 05 p m with events scheduled for tonight and tomorrow. Local teams prepare for back-to-back games featuring upcoming matchups and venue details.
Britain's Daley Thompson wins his second Olympic decathlon with a record 8 797 points. Valerie Brisco Hooks breaks an Olympic record in the 200 meters with 21.81 seconds. Larry Nelson sinks a six foot putt to win a PGA Championship playoff over Lanny Wadkins. The 1992 Summer Olympics end with the Unified Team leading the United States 112 108 in medals. John Godina becomes first American world champion in shot put with 70 feet 5¼ inches. Mike Hampton ties NL homer record for pitchers with seventh homer as Rockies crush Cubs 14 5.
Jim Tracy defends Robin Ventura noting he has only one inning left this season as he pitched a scoreless frame. The Mets' Zelle also pitched one inning on July 26 against Montreal allowing five earned runs for a 45.00 ERA.
Date specific notes cover Joe Bush’s 7-1 win for the A’s over Detroit in 1916 ending a 20 game slide, Ted Williams tying Mel Ott for fourth with HR 511 in 1960, Davey Lopes breaking Max Carey’s 1922 consecutive steal record with 32 and more steals in 1975, and the Cubs winning the first official night game at Wrigley Field 6-4 over the Mets in 1988.
The Kansas City area sports desk names Chuck Woodling as editor and Andrew Hartsock Gary Bedore and David Mitchell as editors or staff writers. The note lists KU men’s basketball and football coverage contacts and several email handles for the ijworld domain.
City Parks and Recreation lists call 832-7999 for field conditions and directs callers to enter 123 for adult fields 24 for adult rescheduling and 1125 for youth field conditions.
Jeff Gordon dominates the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway to claim his fourth victory at the historic track tying A. J. Foyt Al Unser and Rick Mears as four time Brickyard winners. He led 124 of 161 laps and celebrated by kissing the bricks after a decisive restart battle with Jeff Jarrett and Elliott Sadler.
Alex Tagliani, rising from 13th, clinched his first Champ Car victory at the Grand Prix of Road America as Rodolfo Lavin finished second in a best career result. The race capped a weekend of dramatic comebacks and near-misses in Elkhart Lake Wisconsin.
Annika Sorenstam fires an 8-under 64 to win the HP Open in Stockholm by two strokes, setting a course record and securing her sixth title of the year. Carin Koch finishes two back at 277, while Amelie Mauresmo claims the Rogers Cup in Montreal with a decisive 6-1 6-0 win over Elena Likhovtseva.
The United States men defeated Turkey 79 to 67 in Istanbul as the squad, while missing Hedo Turkoglu, saw a 14 point fourth quarter lead dwindle before late defensive pressure secured the win. Tim Duncan led with 16 points, Allen Iverson 13, while LeBron James Carmelo Anthony and Dwyane Wade struggled to close out the stretch. Ibrahim Kutluay and Serkan Erdogan topped Turkey with 19 and 17 points respectively.
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