Don Bowden breaks four minute mile in Stockton debut
On this day in 1957 Don Bowden becomes the first American to run the mile under four minutes with a 3 minutes 58.7 seconds finish in Stockton California. The milestone is noted alongside other historical sports feats on this calendar edition.
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Armstrong criticizes French tone on Tour de France
Lance Armstrong says France targets the United States and the sport of cycling, blaming not only the Ministry of Sport but also the media for a hostile attitude toward the Tour de France. He frames the environment as adversarial toward U S riders and the race.
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Notable baseball milestones and oddities from 1909 to 1994
A compact chronicle of historic baseball moments including Neal Ball’s 1909 unassisted triple play, Cy Young’s 500th win in 1910, Ty Cobb’s 4000th hit in 1927, Ferrell’s 1933 homer against his brother, Marichal’s 1960 debut, Bosman’s 1974 no hitter, the 1982 Old-timers All-Star Classic, Joe Carter’s 1989 trio of homers, and the 1994 Kingdome ceiling tile collapse.
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KU sports editors and contact emails listed
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Devers and Dragila star as U S Olympic trials close
Veterans Gail Devers and Stacy Dragila highlighted the final day in Sacramento where Devers earned a fifth Olympic team berth by edging Joanna Hayes in a photo finish for the 100 hurdles in 12.547 seconds. Dragila defended the pole vault title but failed at 16-2 to threaten the world record.
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Terri Edwards
Canas wins Mercedes Cup in five sets over Gaudio
Guillermo Canas of Argentina defeats Gaston Gaudio in five sets to capture the Mercedes Cup final in Stuttgart. The match lasts 3 hours 40 minutes with Canas taking the title 5-7 6-2 6-0 1-6 6-3.
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Cuban-born Hatch heads U S gymnastics team for Athens
Annia Hatch eight years after retirement earns place on the U S Olympic team for Athens. Joining she is Mohini Bhardwaj with Pamela Anderson backing, Terri Humphrey, Courtney Kupets, Carly Patterson, and Courtney McCool who won a venue test. Hatch won seven Cuban national titles.
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Byrd wins rain-delayed B C Open in N Y
Jonathan Byrd breaks an eight way tie with a 10 foot birdie at 15 and adds another at 16 to win by one stroke over Ted Purdy. Byrd finishes 20 under 268 for $540,000. Todd Fischer Robin Freeman Hidemichi Tanaka Notah Begay share third at 18 under. Camilo Villegas tied for 17 under with Vaughn Taylor Neal Lancaster. Robert Gomez sets back to back rounds record then finishes 16 under with John Senden.
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Tour de France Alps test for Armstrong rivals
Lance Armstrong widens his bid for a sixth straight title as he dominates Pyrenees battles and eyes a decisive time trial in the Alps. Spain's Astor Gonzalez won stage 14 in Nimes while Armstrong gains on rivals and coaches hope for a final surge toward Paris. Francisco Mancebo and Jan Ullrich offer cautious opposition as the race heads toward Besancon and Alpe d Huez.
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