Froome extends Tour lead with rain soaked time trial win
Chris Froome edged Alberto Contador by nine seconds to win stage 17 from Embrun to Charges in wet conditions. The victory gives Froome his third stage win and leaves him 4 minutes 34 seconds ahead of Contador overall, with Rodriguez third and Mollema dropping to fourth. Froome swapped bikes mid-stage and tackled slippery descents to seal the win.
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Roman Kreuziger
Mollema
Alberto
McIlroy weighs in on Muirfield gender ban at Open
AP Sports Columnist notes players discuss equality in golf as Muirfield, home of the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, retains a men only policy. Rory McIlroy calls the course a great golf venue while others dodge the issue in the run up to the British Open.
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Scotland
Rory McIlroy
Britain
Gary Player
ESPN
British Isles
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Firth of Forth
St. Andrews
Tom Morris
Honourable Company of Edinburgh
Royal & Ancient
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R&a
Peter Dawson
Manziel shines at SEC Media Days amid off season scrutiny
Johnny Manziel drew hundreds of reporters at SEC Media Days in Hoover as he defended his actions after a busy offseason. The Texas A&M quarterback, 20, spoke about the Manning camp exit, online class choices, and public scrutiny, insisting he will grow from mistakes and look forward to next year. Meanwhile Baylor’s Sadhe Seastrunk and TCU’s Devonte Fields topped the preseason All-Big 12 list, with Fields suspended for two games and Kansas left off the team.
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Eli Manning
Louisiana
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Alabama
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Irving
Texas
Baylor
Sadhe Seastrunk
TCU
Devonte Fields
Seastrunk
Oregon
Fields
Gary Patterson
West Virginia
Charles Sims
Houston
Kansas University
Colorado hires Rangers executive as athletic director
The University of Colorado named Rick George, former Texas Rangers president of business operations, as athletic director for five years pending regents' approval. He will start August 12, replacing Mike Bohn, who resigned in May after eight years guiding the program. George previously served as Colorado’s assistant AD for football operations from 1987-1991.
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CoLo
University of Colorado
Texas Rangers
Rick George
George
Colorado
Board of Regents
Mike Bohn
Bohn
Former Olympic Ethiopian runner dies after restaurant collapse
Meskerem Legesse, 26, an Olympic and professional runner living in Westport, collapsed at a Hamden Chinese restaurant while with her 2-year-old son. She died at a hospital, but doctors saved her baby, friends said Wednesday.
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Conn
Ethiopia
Meskerem Legesse
Westport
Hamden
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Sene
Arizona Diamondbacks announcer charged in knife threat
Phoenix police say 53 year old Miguel Perez Quintana, a Spanish language play by play announcer for the Arizona Diamondbacks, is in custody on aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and criminal damage charges after allegedly threatening his wife with a knife.
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Arizona Diamondbacks
Miguel Perez Quintana
Royals Face Detroit Tonight in Hill City Arena
The Royals host Detroit Friday at 7 10 p m in a scheduled basketball game. Local fans expect a competitive late season clash as both teams vie for seeding and bragging rights.
Kansas Hawks blog links on NBA journeys
A compact note recaps Kansas Jayhawks alumni pursuing NBA careers across online sports blogs. It references Tom Keegan’s sports editor insights and Matt Tait’s football coverage as part of KU athletics discussions.
KU Sports Editors and Staff Contacts
The Kansas staff listings name Tom Keegan and Andrew Hartsock as Sports Editor and Associate Sports Editor respectively. It also lists Gary Bedore and Matt Tait with KU men's basketball and KU football beats and their email contacts at ljworld.com.
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Tom Keegan
Andrew Hartsock
Tkeegan
Ljworld.com
Ahartsock
Gary Bedore
Matt Tait
Quote sparks grim joke about pallbearers for Browns fan
The line recalls a Cleveland fan who asked six Browns players to be his pallbearers, a macabre quip amid sports and showbiz lore. Other notes include 1951 Jersey Joe Walcott becoming oldest heavyweight champion at 37 with a seventh round KO of Ezzard Charles, 1970 Willie Mays reaching 3 000 career hits, and 1999 David Cone throwing a perfect game versus the Expos for the Yankees.
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Ezzard Charles
Forbes Field
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Willie Mays
Montreal
Mike Wegener
David Cone
Montreal Expos
New York Yankees
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