2day in Sports History Highlights Across Years
Key moments include 1885 John L. Sullivan winning the first world heavyweight title under Queensbury rules by defeating Dominic McCaffrey in six rounds. 1974 Moses Malone jumps from high school to pro basketball with the Utah Stars, a first in major leagues. 2000 Gustavo Kuerten loses to Wayne Arthurs in the U S Open. Darin Erstad collects three hits as the Angels top the Blue Jays. 2002 Mark Bellhorn homers from both sides in the same inning for the Cubs at Milwaukee.
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Royals star Mike Sweeney seeks exit amid crowd crush risk
The Baltimore Sun columnist Roc Kubatko reports 66 two day turmoil as Kansas City Royals star Mike Sweeney apparently wants out and fears being trampled if fans rush the door.
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Earnhardt Breaks Slump With Bristol Sharpie 500 Victory
Dale Earnhardt Jr. ends a six week drought by winning the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. He led 295 of 500 laps for his first Bristol Nextel Cup win, sweeping the Bristol weekend after also winning a Busch series race Friday. Ryan Newman finished second, while Kasey Kahne dropped to 21st and out of the top 10 in the standings with two races left before the playoffs.
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Bourdais Wins Pole For Montreal Molson Indy
Sebastien Bourdais clinched his sixth pole of the season and third straight, holding off rivals in the final moments of Montreal Molson Indy qualifying to lead the field.
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Castroneves tops qualifying for 100th IRL race
Nazareth Pennsylvania pole position for Helio Castroneves for the Firestone Indy 225 at Nazareth Speedway. Defending race champion aims to give car owner Roger Penske a victory in the milestone event today.
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Rams place Loyd and Turley on injured list
NFL St. Louis Rams announce that linebacker Jeremy Loyd and tackle Kyle Turley were placed on the disabled list on Saturday.
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Olympic officials win gold for galf by Dave Hyde
In a sharp critique of Olympic etiquette, Dave Hyde weighs U S reactions to Hamm and Greek and international conduct. He argues Americans face double standards and questions whether officials would demand a medal return for non-gaming errors. He notes score disputes in gymnastics and lament over mockery versus punishment.
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