Villeneuve grabs provisional Toronto pole on last lap
Jacques Villeneuve surged to 109.855 mph on a final lap in Friday's qualifying at Exhibition Place to take provisional pole for the Toronto Molson Indy. Bobby Rahal, Al Unser Jr., and Andre Ribeiro traded the spot in a tense endgame as Rahal and Unser challenged late.
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al Unser Jr
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Team Green
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Unser
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Jalabert wins Bastille Day Tour stage in Mende
Laurent Jalabert of ONCE breaks away on Bastille Day to win the 222.5 kilometer stage from St Panne to Mende in 5 hours 19 minutes 5 seconds, rising from sixth to third overall, as crowds celebrate France's national holiday. Podenzana Bottaro Mauri Peron complete the top five in the breakaway.
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Laurent Jalabert
Jalabert
Miguel Indurain
St. Panne
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Hill takes provisional pole at Silverstone Grand Prix
Damon Hill, on home soil, storms to provisional pole with a 1 28.124 lap at Silverstone. He leads Williams Renault teammate and rivals as Schumacher sets early fast time before Hill’s late surge. Hill trails Schumacher by 11 points in the season standings and predicts a tight Williams Benetton title fight.
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Bartholomew Nears Lead in Weather-Delayed Open
Jean Bartholomew, in a steady par run, moved to the top during the second round of the 50th U.S. Women's Open in Colorado Springs as darkness halted play. She stood three under through 13 holes with seven players one behind at 2-under 138, including Tammie Green, Jill Briles-Hinton, Pat Bradley, Annika Sorenstam, Dawn Coe Jones, and Dale.
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Jill Briles-Hinton
Pat Bradley
Annika Sorenstam
Dawn Coe-Jones
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Eggeling Lindley Lead As Lightning Delays Play At Open
Eggeling and LPGA Tour rookie Leta Lindley posted 68s while Green and Briles Hinton shot 70s and 72 respectively. Bradley Sorenstam and Coe Jones all finished 70 and 71 as Bartholomew and 26 others halted rounds at 6:45 a.m. due to a 1 hour 45 minute lightning delay. Bartholomew called it a test of patience as pin positions toughened.
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Briles-Hinton
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Gallagher Jr. Tops Busch Classic After Two Rounds
Jim Gallagher Jr. shot 65 to reach 8 under and lead the Busch Classic at Williamsburg as Blaine McCallister Jim Carter and others chase him in a $1.1 million event. In Michigan, Jim Colbert fired a 63 to lead the Senior Players Championship by four at 11 under, with Trevino and Snead two off the pace.
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Blaine McCallister
Jim Carter
Steve Pate
Jim McGovern
Ted Tryba
Scott Hoch
Fred.Funk
Dearsorn
Mich
Jim Colbert
Colbert
Lee Trevino
J.C. Snead
Marbury scores 29 as U S. beats Italy in junior worlds
Stephen Marbury led the United States with 29 points as they defeated Italy 75 to 61 to secure a quarterfinal berth in the Junior World Championships. He shot 11 for 16, including five of six from three, turning a 40-38 deficit into a 9-0 run with 17:45 left.
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Georgia Tech
Stephen Marbury
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United States vs Italy basketball game recap
United States led 37-35 at halftime and beat Italy 75-61. Starters Marbury Langdon and Fowlkes paced the Americans while Rigaletti and Gironi fueled Italy. Rebounds favored the U S 38 to 33 with 13 assists for Langdon and 11 by Gironi for Italy.
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Walker
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