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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 2004

Page

9

Patterson Stops Harris to Retain World Title at Wrigley

Floyd Patterson KOed Roy Harris in the 13th round at Wrigley Field Los Angeles to retain the world heavyweight championship. Also note 1994 Commonwealth Games opened in Victoria marking South Africa's return after a 36 year ban. 1995 Domingue Moceanu becomes youngest senior national champion in New Orleans. 2000 Tiger Woods shoots 67 to lead PGA Championship at 11 under in round two, tying 36 hole scoring record.

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Prosecutors Described as "62 Mets" by Ventre on MSNBC

Media commentator Michael Ventre likened Kobe Bryant case prosecutors to the 1962 Mets describing them as inept. The remark aired on MSNBC drawing quick attention from sports and legal observers.

Kobe Bryant

Family of ex Chief Thomas denied GM liability

Courts ruled General Motors not liable for the January 2000 crash that killed Derrick Thomas, nine time Pro Bowl linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs. His family sought at least 73 million dollars, arguing the Suburban roof caved in, while GM argued Thomas drove too fast for snowy conditions and was ejected for not wearing a seat belt. The case included seven Thomas children and five mothers.

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Athens Games lack buzz in underwhelming Athens Olympics

Steve Wilstein writes that Athens lacks the buzz and crowds of past Games, with tens of thousands of empty seats and a dull, secure atmosphere. OAKA impresses architecturally but feels spiritually empty, save for the Olympic Rendezvous by Samsung drawing few fans. No strong stars or stories have galvanized the event.

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Thornton Wins Arbitration Award For Bruins

Boston Bruins captain Joe Thornton earned about 6.75 million dollars in arbitration for the 2004 2005 season. The award was near the league record and closely followed by a 7 million dollar mark set for Scott Niedermayer and a prior 7 million dollar figure for John LeClair.

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Warriors Mavericks near five player trade deal

NBA source says the Golden State Warriors and Dallas Mavericks are close to completing a five player trade. Eduardo Najera and Christian Laettner would join Golden State while Erick Dampier Evan Eschmeyer and Dan Dickau would move to Dallas.

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