All-Star Break sports milestones through 2006
Key moments include 1922 Weissmuller breaking the 100 meter freestyle minute barrier with a 5B.6 clocking, 1966 Nicklaus claiming the British Open at Muirfield with 262 to join a quartet of players with all four majors, 1991 South Africa readmitted to the IOC ahead of 1992, 1995 Sampras becoming the first American to win Wimbledon three straight titles, and 2006 Italy beating France on penalties after a 1-1 draw in the World Cup final following Zidane’s 107th minute ejection.
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Muirfield
Gene Sarazen
Ben Hogan
Gary Player
South Africa
International Olympic Committee
Olympic Movement
Pete Sampras
Boris Becker
Italy
Zinedine Zidane
Marco Materazzi
Bethesda
Tiger Woods
K.J. Choi
Woods
Choi
Capitol
Nicklaus
Memorial
Arroyo Wins First Since May as Reds Top Giants 6 3
Cincinnati pitcher Bronson Arroyo homered for the third time in his career and earned a 6 3 win over the San Francisco Giants, his first victory since May 6, with a bold claim about future home runs.
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Cincinnati Reds
Bronson Arroyo
Giants
Chicago
Mark Buehrle
White Sox
Buehrle
Minnesota Twins
Baseball Calendar Highlights 2008 Season Timeline
Baseball schedule items list major 2008 events including All-Star game in San Francisco on July 29, Hall of Fame inductions in Cooperstown on July 31, waivers and trades deadlines, owners meetings in Toronto, amateur draft contract deadlines, roster expansion, playoffs and World Series dates, free agent filing windows, general managers meetings in Orlando, salary arbitration deadlines, winter meetings in Nashville, and contract offer deadlines for unsigned players.
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Albert Pujols
St. Louis Cardinals
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Alex Rios
Toronto Blue Jays
Major League Baseball
Pat Courtney
All-Star Game and Playoff Headlines From Chicago and L A
Sports brief notes the All-Star Game in the American and National Leagues and the Arena Football Playoffs. It highlights the Chicago home team and the Los Angeles squad with brief context on divisional round implications and underdog status.
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Tribune Media Services, Inc
Reporters Prompted to Send Scores via Call Email or Fax
Coaches are urged to report scores by calling 832-6367 or faxing 843-4512, with submissions also possible by emailing sportsdesk IJworld.com to Tom Keegan, the Sports Editor, at tkeegan IJworld.com.
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Call Center Contacts and Field Condition Numbers
Contact numbers for ticket offices and field condition updates listed by category. Includes Citi Chiefs Royals Kansas Speedway lines and city parks and recreation hotlines with codes for adult and youth field conditions and rescheduling.
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City Parks and Recreation
Federer Wins Fifth Wimbledon in Five-Set Clash
Roger Federer edged Rafael Nadal in a five set epic at the All England Club to claim his fifth consecutive Wimbledon title and 14th career Grand Slam, tying Bjorn Borg in both counts as Borg congratulated him after the match.
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England
Roger Federer
Yesteryear
Federer
Rafael Nadal
Bjorn Borg
Borg
Nadal
All England
Roland Garros
Roy Emerson
Pete Sampras
Oklahoma Dismisses incoming freshman Chris Early from Sooners
Oklahoma coach Jeff Capel announced Sunday that incoming freshman Chris Early has been dismissed from the Sooners basketball program. The four paragraph news release gave no reason and said no further comment would be made on the internal matter. Early, a 6 6 guard from Huntington Washington averaged 8.6 points 4.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists for a 25 2 Huntington team.
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Norman
Okla
Oklahoma
Jeff Capel
Chris Early
Sooners
Early
Huntington
Capel
Virginia Commonwealth
Australian sprinter McEwen wins Tour de France stage after crash
Robbie McEwen battled pain after tumbling over his handlebars but rode on to win the first stage from London to Canterbury in 4 hours 39 minutes 1 second. Fabian Cancellara holds the overall lead as the Tour moves from England to France for stage two.
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England
Lance Armstrong
Robbie McEwen
McEwen
London
Switzerland
Fabian Cancellara
Armstrong
Pyrenees
Thor Hushovd
Norway
Tom Boonen
Belgium
Germany
Erik Zabel
Eddy Merckx
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