Two Day Sports History Highlights From 1931 to 2000
Highlights include Helen Wills Moody defeating Elfeen Whitingstall 6 4 6 1 to win the 1931 U S Lawn Tennis Association championship. Halvest driven by Willem Geersen won the 1960 International Trat at Roosevelt Raceway by a half length over Crevacore in a record crowd of 54 861. Monica Seles beat Amanda Coetzer 6 0 6 1 to win the 1995 Canadian Open setting a record for fewest games played by a champion. Tiger Woods won the 2000 PGA Championship in a playoff over Bob May becoming the first to win three majors in a year and the first to repeat as PGA champion since 1937.
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Elfeen Whitingstall
Netherlands
Willem Geersen
Roosevelt Raceway
Italy
Crevacore
Monica Seles
Amanda Coetzer
Tiger Woods
Bob May
Ben Hogan
Denny Shute
Stoner Daughter Quoted as Edinboro Flag Football Hope
Katie Stoner quotes her father Dale Stoner a 42 year old financial planner from Edinboro Pennsylvania who is pursuing a chance to join the university football team pending doctors approval. Dale grew up with rheumatic fever a heart murmur and later survived severe burns from a house fire at age ten. Now he seeks a comeback to play college football with medical clearance.
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Katie Stoner
Dale Stoner
Dale
Edinboro
Baseball Today 1912 1945 1961 1974 Highlights
The era notes Jay Cashion no hits the Indians in a Senators 2 0 win in six innings. Tommy Brown at 17 years 8 months 14 days becomes youngest to homer off Preacher Roe at Ebbets Field. Phillies top Braves 7 4 to end a 23 game skid in a doubleheader. Nolan Ryan fans 19 Tigers in a 11 inning 1 0 loss.
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Jay Cashion
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Cleveland Indians
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Preacher Roe
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Ebbets Field
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Nolan Ryan
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KU sports editors and staff emails listed
The document provides contact emails for Chuck Woodling and Andrew Hartsock, both sports editors, plus KU football and basketball coordinators Gary Bedare Steve Rottinghaus and Robert Sinclair. It appears to be a staff directory excerpt from the Kansas environment with newsroom contacts.
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Chuck Woodling
Andrew Hartsock
Woodling
Ijworld
Ahartsock
Gary Bedare
Steve Rottinghaus
Qbedare
Jworld
Srottinghaus
Ijworld.com
Whom to Call SW Sports and City Ticket Office
Local notices list numbers for sports calls, field conditions, and ticketing. KU ticket office and Royals tickets are mentioned with contact lines. Kansas Speedway and a web address are included for scheduling and inquiries.
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TBOO
Ae City Perks and Recreation
Oleae
Royals
Kansas Speedway
Sorenstam wins Canadian Women's Open in rain soaked finale
Annika Sorenstam captured her sixth victory of the year by two strokes over Kelly Robbins at the Canadian Women's Open in Markham Ontario. She finished 16 under 272 after rounds of 71 68 64 and 69 amid 35 mph winds and rain. Se Ri Pak and Lorie Kane tied for third five back.
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Markham
Ontario
Annika Sorenstam
Kelly Robbins
Sorenstam
Robbins
South Korea
Se Ri Pak
Canada
Lorie Kane
Pak
Kane
Williams tops Capriati in Rogers Cup final duel
Serena Williams defeats Jen nifer Capriati 6-1 6-7 6-3 to win the Rogers AT&T Cup, snapping a four-match skid against the top seed as Capriati prepares to rise to world No. 2. Amelie Mauresmo ousts Magdalena Maleeva 6-3 6-4 in Pilot Pen first round, Nagyova over Farina 6-1 6-2.
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Serena Williams
Jennifer Capriati
Williams
Montreal
Martina Hingis
Capriati
New Haven
Conn
Amelie Mauresmo
Magdalena Maleeva
Mauresmo
Maleeva
Henrieta Nagyova
Silvia Farina
Jenifer Capriati
Roddick tops Schalken for Legg Mason title
Andy Roddick won his first hard court title by defeating Sjeng Schalken 6 2 6 3 in Washington. He broke twice in the second set, fired nine aces with a 130 mph serve, and earned 115000 dollars.
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Washington
Andy Roddick
Steng Schalken
Roddick
Maravich leaves McNeese for Clearwater Christian College
Lake Charles Louisiana Jackson Maravich eldest son of LSU star Pete Maravich transfers from McNeese State to Clearwater Christian College in Florida.
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Jacson Maravich
LSU
Pete Maravich
McNeese State
Clearwater Christian College
Florida
Campbell nets second Buy.com Tour win at Permian Basin Open
Chad Campbell shot a 3 under 69 Sunday to clinch the Permian Basin Open in Odessa Texas, securing his second victory of the year on the Buy.com Tour.
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Park City
Utah
Steve Veriato
Veriato
Bruce Summerhays
Bruce Lietzke
Graham Marsh
Jesse Patino
Tom Jenkins
Summerhays
Walter Hall
Odessa
Texas
Chad Campbell
Roper dies after Illinois ARCA crash in Springfield
Dean Roper, 62, of Fair Grove, Missouri, founder of the Stack car team, died from injuries after an ARCA event at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield. He was pronounced at Memorial Medical Center around 2:30 p.m. His death came ten months after his son Tony was killed in a Texas NASCAR Truck race. An autopsy was planned for today.
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Springfield
Ill
Dean Roper
Illinois State Fairgrounds
Tony
Texas
Roper
Fair Grove
Memorial Medical Center
Roberta Churchill
Oceanside earns Little League semifinal berth with 5-2 win
Oceanside California defeated South Lake Charles Louisiana 5-2 as David Carroll hit a three run homer over center field. The victory leaves Oceanside with a 2-0 pool record in Pool A and guarantees a spot in the U.S. semifinals to be played Wednesday or Thursday alongside Brownsburg Indiana in Williamsport.
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Williamsport
David Carroll
Oceanside
Calif
South Lake Charles
U.S
Brownsburg
Ind
Suggs Poised to Elevate Hokies Heisman Bid
Virginia Tech running back Lee Suggs, coming off a 1,207 yard season with 28 touchdowns, launches a Heisman push alongside rivals like Ken Dorsey and Eric Crouch. He profiles online, echoes self awareness about hype, and recalls Vick’s Sugar Bowl impact while VT eyes polls showing Florida and Miami atop preseason lists.
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Suggs
New Jersey
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Michael Vick
Roanoke
Ken Dorsey
Eric Crouch
Joey Harrington
Ken Simonton
Pittsburgh
Vick
Hokies
Michael
Eddie George
Tennessee Titans
Terrell Davis
Denver Broncos
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Sooners
Associated Press
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