Sports history highlights from 1940 to 2000
A compact recap notes major game moments across 1940 to 2000. Bears stomped Redskins 73-0 in 1940 NFL title. Chamberlain tallied 78 points in a 1961 triple overtime loss, Baylor added 63 for the Lakers. Gilchrist racked 243 rushing yards and five TDs in 1963 AFL rout. Hextall first goalie to score in 1987. ONeal 0 for 11 FT in 2000 Lakers loss, surpassing Wilt’s 0 for 10 mark.
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Philadelphia Flyers
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Shaquille O'Neal
NBA
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Detroit
Rodgers recalls Donahue hiring as KU assistant
Pepper Rodgers reflects on hiring Terry Donahue at Kansas, saying he got no money and was worth about that at the time. Rodgers notes the low pay contrasted with Donahue’s later success in football coaching.
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Kansas
Kansas University
Pepper Rodgers
Terry Donahue
Champaign
Ill
Florida
Ron Zook
Illinois
Zook
Ohio
Ohio State
Midwest
Robin Kaler
Players OK new testing plan for steroids in baseball
Baseball players gave lawyers the go ahead to pursue a tougher steroid testing agreement with owners after meetings with management. Union head Donald Fehr said the executive board authorized efforts to conclude an agreement, while Commissioner Bud Selig urged more frequent testing and harsher penalties amid a steroid investigation.
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Donald Fehr
Bud Selig
Barry Bonds
Jason Giambi
Gary Sheffield
Gene Orza
Bob DuPuy
Greg Bouris
Fehr
Mayorga Cleared Of Rape Charge In Closed Trial
Former welterweight champion Ricardo Mayorga was found innocent after a 17 hour hearing held in Nicaragua. Judge Julio Cesar Areas ruled in favor of Mayorga following a closed door trial that concluded Tuesday.
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Julio Cesar Areas
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Wizards Move to East as MLS Realigns for 2005
Major League Soccer announces a conference realignment for next season. The Kansas City Wizards will join the Eastern Conference to form two six team divisions. Real Salt Lake and Club Deportivo Chivas USA will join the Western Conference for 2005.
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Club Deportivo Chivas USA
IOC opens Jones doping probe in London
IOC president Jacques Rogge ordered a disciplinary commission to review doping allegations against Marion Jones. The probe centers on claims raised by Victor Conte, head of a California lab accused of distributing steroids, with possible stripping of Jones five 2000 Olympic medals.
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IOC
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International Olympic Committee
Jacques Rogge
Victor Conte
Haas faces tough road after missing PGA Tour card
Bill Haas, son of Jay Haas, finished tied for 43rd at Qschool, two shots short of a PGA Tour card and wary about a return to the Nationwide Tour. Veteran David Duval offers perspective on the challenging path to the top, noting the discouraging moments when cards slip away. Haas, an All-American at Wake Forest, held high hopes after winning top college awards and contending at Deutsche Bank before sponsor exemptions waned.
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