Sports History Highlights From Past Decades
In 1951 Bob Feller pitched his third career no hitter for the Cleveland Indians against Detroit. In 1961 Mickey Wright won the U S Women’s Open by six strokes over Betsy Rawls. In 1977 Virginia Wade captured Wimbledon on its 100th anniversary defeating Betty Stöve. In 1990 Cathy Johnston-Forbes won the LPGA du Maurier Classic by two strokes over Patty Sheehan. In 1995 the NBA locked out players at 12:01 a m, its first work stoppage. In 2007 Christie Kerr won the U S Women’s Open with two bogeys in the last 45 holes and finished 279 plus strokes.
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Mickey Wright
Betsy Rawls
Britain
Virginia Wade
Betty Steve
Cathy Johnston
Patty Sheehan
NBA
Cristie Kerr
Kerr
Fort Worth Star-Telegram quote on watching U S Open golf
David Thomas of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram notes that 661m viewers will still watch the U S Open final round despite Tiger Woods absence and states he will keep watching the recorded finale.
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Tiger
David Thomas
The
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Reporting Scores Call for Scores at 832-6367
Coaches reporting scores are encouraged to call 832-6367, email sportsdesk ljworld.com or fax 843-4512 to submit game results and updates for publication.
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Ljworld.com
KU Sports Editors and Email Lineup Noted
A list of personnel: Tom Keegan as Sports Editor, Andrew Hartsock as Associate Sports Editor, Dugan Arnett and Matt Talt handling KU football and high schools respectively, with their email addresses.
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Tom Keegan
Keegan
Andrew Hartsock
Ahartsock
Ijworld
Dugan Arnett
Ijworld.com
Matt Talt
Field Conditions and Calls for Recreation Department
Rnto Parts and Recreation lists contact options for field conditions and scheduling. Call 832-7999 and enter 1123 for adult field conditions 1124 for adult rescheduling 1125 for youth field conditions. Visit www ljworld com for more details.
Federer and Nadal reach Wimbledon quarterfinals on grass
Roger Federer defeated Lleyton Hewitt 7 6 2 6 4 on Centre Court to extend his grass-winning streak to 63 and 38 at Wimbledon. Rafael Nadal also advanced by beating Mikhail Youzhny 6 3 6 3 6 1, despite a brief injury scare. Jelena Jankovic was upset by Tamaring Tan as the women's top three all fell before the quarters. The Williams sisters led a rout on Court 2 as Svetlana Kuznetsova lost to Agnieszka Radwanska.
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Wimbledon
England
Roger Federer
Lleyton Hewitt
All England
Federer
Mario Ancic
Ancic
Fernando Verdasco
Rafael Nadal
Mikhail Youzhny
Russia
Nadal
Jelena Jankovic
Tamarine Tanasugarn
Jankovic
Ana Ivanovic
Maria Sha
Poland
Venus Williams
Alisa Kleybanova
Serena Williams
Bethanie Mattek
Coach K faces heavy Olympic load as head of 2008 team
The piece argues that Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski bears outsized pressure in leading the US Olympic basketball squad, a role built on prestige but risky due to his lack of professional team coaching experience. It notes Kobe Bryant and LeBron James would share credit for success, while failure would be blamed on his college background.
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Mike Krzyzewski
United States
Boston Celtics
Krzyzewski
USA
China
Rela
America
Duke
Kobe Bryant
Chris Paul
LeBron James
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Royals
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Red Sox
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Ortiz
Chacon
Astros
Houston
Shawn Chacon
Houston Astros
Ed Wade
Michael Weiner
Players’ Association
Wade
Dodgers
Pierre
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Angels
Los Angeles
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Floyd Landis
Court of Arbitration For Sport
U.S
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Wizards
Washington
Antawn Jamison
Washington Wizards
Associated Press
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Thomas
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Emmitt Thomas
Pro Football Hall of Fame
Omaha
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Brendan Hansen
Hansen
Qwest Center
Katie Hoff
Beijing
Michael Phelps
Phelps
Ryan Lochte
Lochte
Christine Magnuson
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Hayley McGregory
McGregory
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Grant
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Aaja Niedringhaus
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