Two-day sports history highlights from 1908 to 2001
Tammy Burns defeated Bill Squires in Sydney in 1908 to retain the world heavyweight title. Helen Wills won her sixth USLTA singles title in 1929. ABC covered the Little League World Series for the first time in 1963. John Pennel vaulted 17 feet in 1963. Colorado pitcher Jason Jennings homered and pitched a 10-0 shutout in his 2001 MLB debut, a first in modern history.
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Tammy Burns
Bill Squires
Sydney
Australia
Helen Wills
Helen Hail Jacobs
Williamsport
ABC
Wide World of Sports
John Pennel
Miami
Colorado
Jason Jennings
Mets
Tanner Tokunaga
Hawaii
Louisiana
Matamoros
Mexico
Tokyo
Mark Spitz Questions Beijing Pool Records In Beijing
Swimming icon Mark Spitz comments on World records set at Beijing Water Cube asking if anyone measured the pool. He notes ongoing debate over pool measurements and record legitimacy in the Olympic venue.
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Mark Spitz
Beijing
IJWires: Sports Editors Linked In Email List
Sports editors Tom Keegan and Andrew Hartsock at IMI World and Matt Tait of High Schools share email handles. The note lists tkeegan, ahartsock, and mtait with domain ijworld.com or jworld.com for contact.
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Tom Keegan
Andrew Hartsock
Tkeegan
Ijworld.com
Ahartsock
I Jworld.com
Matt Tait
Field Conditions And Scheduling In Parks And Recreation
Field conditions and scheduling details appear, including numbers for adult field status 1 816 920 9300 and youth activities 326 2255. Royals ticket line 1 800 6ROYALS and web link www ljworld com are noted for public access.
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TSO Oss
St Chet
Royals
Kateas
Streelman Leads Barclays Chase at Ridgewood as Stricker Flounders
Streelman shot a 3-under 68 to take a one stroke lead at The Barclays in Paramus New Jersey while Steve Stricker endured a costly triple bogey and a missing ball that blew a big lead. Stricker tumbled from 7 under to finish four shots back in a crowded pack led by Garcia Singh and Casey at 7 under.
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Paramus
N.J
Steve Stricker
Ridgewood Country Club
Kevin Streelman
Streetman
Stricker
Westchester Country Club
Sergio Garcia
Lth
Vijay Singh
Westchester
Garcia
Mike Weir
Paul Casey
Kenny Perry
Tiger Woods
Mahan
Phil Mickelson
Portland, Obe
Helen Alfredsson
Columbia Edgewater Country Club
Alfredsson
Sophie Gustafson
Paula Creamer
Kelli Kuehne
Tennis results headline at Pilot Pen and関連 wins
Maria Cilic won his first ATP Tour event at the Pilot Pen in New Haven by defeating Mardy Fish 6-4 4-6 6-2 in the final. Caroline Wozniacki captured the women's title, beating Anna Chakvetadze 3-6 6-4 6-1.
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New Haven
Conn
Maria Cilic
Mardy Fish
Caroline Wozniacki
Anna Chakvetadze
Edwards Edges Busch For Second Straight Sprint Cup Win
At Bristol, Carl Edwards kept momentum for the season by nudging Kyle Busch in the first turn on lap 470 to seize victory as Busch finished second after leading 415 consecutive laps. In Valencia, Ferrari's Felipe Massa captured pole for the European Grand Prix, edging Lewis Hamilton in qualifying.
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Bristol, Tenn
Carl Edwards
Kyle Busch
Edwards
Busch
Bristol Motor Speedway
Valencia
Spain
Ferrari
Felipe Massa
McLaren
Lewis Hamilton
Where Have You Gone Steve Spurrier in College Football
Commentary laments the lack of Spurrier's personality on the college game stage. It contrasts his past flamboyance with current Stepford coaching culture and questions whether Spurrier can reclaim prominence at South Carolina and in the SEC media spotlight.
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Steve Spurrier
Bobby Petrino
Spurrier
Urban Meyer
Nick Saban
Stepford
Forbes Magazine
Saban
FSU
Tennessee
Florida
Florida State
Georgia
Gators
South Carolina
South Dakota
SEC
Meyer
LSU
Les Miles
Mark Richt
Auburn
Tommy Tuberville
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N.C
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