Two days in sports history highlights through the years
The list recalls 1926 Bobby Jones winning the U S Open for a second time, 1934 Carl Hubbell fanning five AL stars but the league winning the All Star game 9 7 at the Polo Grounds, 1951 Randy Turpin dethroning Sugar Ray Robinson, 1976 Johnny Miller final round 66 to win the British Open, and 1993 Yobes Ondlieki breaking the 27 minute barrier in 10 000 meters at Bislett Games in Oslo.
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Bobby Jones
Carl Hubbell
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Jimmie Foxx
al Simmons
Joe Cronin
Polo Grounds
Britain
Randy Turpin
Sugar Ray Robinson
Robinson
Johnny Miller
Seve Ballesteros
Yobes Ondlieki
Kenya
Oslo
Norway
Braves Pitcher Maddux Talks Fear And Respect For Guerrero
Atlanta Braves pitcher Greg Maddux describes his fear and admiration for Montreal Expos slugger Vladimir Guerrero. He notes feeling more confident walking Guerrero now than when he first faced him, reflecting on the challenge Guerrero presents and Maddux’s evolving approach to the hitter.
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Atlanta Braves
Greg Maddux
Vladimir Guerrero
Montreal Expos
Baseball anniversaries roll on in historic feats
A compact look at notable games through 1917 to 1982. Ray Caldwell pitched 97 innings in relief for a 7-5 Yankees win over the Browns in St. Louis in 1917. In 1932 the A’s outslugged Cleveland 18-17 in 18 innings as John Burnett collected nine hits for the Indians and Jimmie Foxx accumulated 16 total bases with Rommell throwing 17 innings for the win. Chuck Klein blasted four homers in a 9-6 10 inning win for Philadelphia at Forbes Field. Don Black no hit the A’s 3-0 in the first game of a doubleheader in 1947. Larry Parrish hit his third grand slam in seven days as Texas topped Detroit 6-5 in 1982.
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Ray Caldwell
New York
Yankees
Browns
St. Louis
Philadelphia A's
Cleveland
John Burnett
Indians
Jimmie Foxx
Eddie Rommell
A’s
Philadelphia
Chuck Klein
Pirates
Forbes Field
Pittsburgh
Don Black
Cleveland Indians
Texas
Larry Parrish
Milt Wilcox
Detroit
Rangers
Tigers
Email contacts for Wichita Journal Sports Editors
The message lists Chuck Woodling and Andrew Hartsock as sports editors with their emails ewoodling at ijworld dot com and ahartsock at ijworld dot com for direct correspondence and assignments.
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Chuck Woodling
Andrew Hartsock
Ewoodling
Ijworld.com
Ahartsock
Whom to Call for Local Sports and Field Conditions
Phone numbers listed cover JW Sports KC ticket office and Chiefs Wizards Royals Kansas Speedway and City Parks and Recreation field condition lines. Call the provided numbers for ticketing, event information, and field condition updates including adult field conditions and rescheduling details.
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JW Sports
KC Ticket Office
KC Chiefs
KC Wizards
Royals Tickets
Royals Kansas Speedway
City Parks and Recreation
Armstrong Back In Tour Stage, Eyes Team Time Trial
Lance Armstrong finished the 108.19 mile third stage from Metz to Reims in 33rd place as Robbie McEwen won in 4 hours 13 minutes 17 seconds. Armstrong remains fifth overall with the team aiming for Wednesday’s 41.85 mile team time trial from Epernay to Chateau Thierry.
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Metz
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Armstrong
Australia
Robbie McEwen
Germany
Erik Zabel
Arkansas State hires Dean Lee as athletic director
Jonesboro Arkansas Arkansas State University announces the hire of Dean Lee to lead its athletics department. Lee previously directed athletic development at Oklahoma State since 1997, succeeding Paul Griffin who resigned after being hired December 6.
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Jonesboro
Ark
Arkansas State
Dean Lee
Lee
Oklahoma State
Paul Griffin
The Junction Boys ten days in hell forged a champion team
ESPN Original Entertainment will premiere a television movie about Bear Bryant and the 1954 Texas A&M training camp at College Station. The program titled The Junction Boys will debut on ESPN on December 14.
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Conn
Bear Bryant
Texas A&m
Espn Original Entertainment
ESPN
Iverson must speak out amid gun and abuse rumors
Stephen A. Smith argues Iverson has stayed silent as police consider aggravated assault and threats charges after a late night incident at his home. He warns the saga implicates Iverson and relatives, urging a public statement to avert further harm to loved ones and to restore accountability.
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Iverson
Tawanna
Lawrence H. Woodward Jr
Thomas Shuttlesworth
Bowman
Sixers
All-Star
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