Boardman wins Tour de France prologue in Dublin
British rider Chris Boardman secured a 6 minutes 12.36 seconds prologue victory in central Dublin, besting Spain's Abraham Olano by 4.6 seconds and placing Laurent Jalabert third. Festina faced doping-related cloud as Willy Voet was arrested with steroids and EPO. Christophe Moreau rose to fifth amid a race shrouded by the scandal. More than 30,000 fans witnessed the opening stage where Boardman marked his third prologue win in five Tours. Next stage runs 111.9 miles from Dublin to the Wicklow Mountains and back.
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Kleier Fights Back From Crash To Lead at Roger Hill Meet
Cameron Kleier of Lawrence Aquahawks returned quickly after a June car crash to win the 100 breaststroke in 1 14.55 and place third in the 200 freestyle in 2 09.19 at the Roger Hill Invitational. He endured two broken vertebrae and back injuries, then dared practice two days after the wreck as coach Bryan Beatty watched his recovery progress toward Junior Nationals and a Regional in Wichita.
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Wichita
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Alabama
TCU
Lawrence Aquatic Center
Leija Wins IBA Junior Lightweight Title in San Antonio
In a crowded Alamodome bout Jesse Leija outpointed Azumah Nelson over 12 rounds to claim the vacant IBA junior lightweight title by unanimous decision. Judges scored 119-110 and 116-112 twice as Leija improved to 36-3-2 with 14 KOs while Nelson fell to 39-5-2.
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Wizards Blank Burn Kansas City Triumphs 2-0
Paul Wright and Mo Johnston scored to lift the Kansas City Wizards to a 2-0 home win over the Dallas Burn. Wright headed in two minutes after halftime from Scott Uderitz’s cross, with Mark Chung assisting. Johnston added a late goal from Ryan Tinsley. Wizards keeper Mike Ammann posted his fifth shutout as Dallas extended a 256-minute drought.
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Day In A Life Wins Meadowlands Pace At Meadowlands
Day In A Life driven by Luc Ouellette led early and held off Fit For Life to win the $1 million Meadowlands Pace at Meadowlands. Scaled N Delivered faded after starting from post eight, finishing last as the race went 1 51.14 for the mile with George Brennan aboard Fit For Life a nose back.
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Rebels sweep two at Ottawa Lawrence tournament
Ottawa Lawrences Rebels, 16, defeat Ottawa A 14-1 and Lawrence Bandits 5-4 on Saturday. Ledbetter three hits and a homer with Thompson the first game's winning pitcher. Devine and Ledbetter also notable. Rebels rise to 31-6. Lazers 10-under girls go 1-1, losing to KC Buzz 11-1 and beating Alma 7-6 with Miller on the mound and Butler Baer Abney Gilges two hits each.
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Ryan Finan
Nolan Samuels
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Devine
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K.C. Buzz
Alma
Sienna Miller
Courtney Butler
Jessica Baer
Olivia Abney
Kim Gilges
Outlaws ousted from Baldwin Tournament in baseball
Lawrence Outlaws were eliminated from the Baldwin Tournament after a 1-2 showing, finishing 20-12 overall. They will face Garnett at Ice Field Tuesday at 6 p.m. Nick Adams and Joe Collette led the Outlaws in a 12-2 win over Spring Hill, while Dustin Myers took a loss in the Paola game.
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Dustin Myers
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Bliss takes pole at AutoCare 200 in Nazareth
Mike Bliss set the fastest qualifying lap at Nazareth Speedway to grab the No 1 starting spot for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series AutoCare 200. Bliss erased Jimmy Hensley’s two year old mark by clocking 128.315 mph, with Hensley starting fourth in the Richard Petty owned Dodge Ram at 127.986 mph.
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Mike Bliss
Nazareth Speedway
Jimmy Hensley
Hensley
Richard Petty
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