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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 2004
Page
9
1980 Eric Heiden wins his fifth Olympic gold and shatters the world record by six seconds in the 10,000 meters at Lake Placid, posting a 14 28.13. The achievement caps a historic speed skating dominance at the Winter Games.
David Letterman jokes about a dog show highlight during the Westminster Kennel Club event. He quips that a winner drinks champagne from a toilet, a humorous aside reflecting backstage chatter and audience reaction to the pageantry.
Sports fans will see Immaculata hosting Tongie in girls prep basketball on Sunflower Channel 6. The game airs at 10:30 p.m. with national time.
Mike Weir, trailing by seven, battled a charging Maruyama amid rain at Riviera to win the Nissan Open by one stroke. Weir holed a clutch 45-foot chip for par on 18 to seal the 267 total, earning $864,000 as back-to-back Riviera winner.
Philadelphia guard Allen Iverson remains a gametime decision for the game against Detroit due to a sore right shoulder. He bumped the shoulder Thursday chasing a loose ball in a win over Seattle, had X rays with no damage after Friday's loss to the Lakers, and sat out Sunday practice with his arm in a sling on a stationary bike.
NBA fined Tracy McGrady ten thousand dollars for kicking a basketball into the stands twice as Orlando beat Denver 102 98. Eddie Jordan received seven thousand five hundred dollars for failing to leave the court promptly after Washingtons 96 87 loss to Indiana and berating official Leon Wood after the final whistle.
Russian athlete Svetlana Feofanova cleared 15 feet 11 inches to set a new women's indoor pole vault record in Athens, breaking the previous mark held by Yelena Isinbayeva from the prior week.
Lance Armstrong finished fifth overall in the Tour of the Algarve as Floyd Landis won the final stage. Armstrong began Sunday with the lead but ended the event by finishing 34th in the closing stage.
Maryland tottered in an 86 63 defeat at Duke as nine Terps committed turnovers in the first half on the road against the third ranked team. Gary Williams benched Chris McCray late, urging three of four wins to secure an at large bid while the ACC streak hung in the balance. Duke exploded with five Redick threes as Luol Deng and Shel den Williams disrupted Maryland shots and Jamar Smith struggled.
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