Historic golf majors on this day
In 1975 Sandra Palmer won the U S Women's Open by four strokes over Nancy Lopez Joanne Carner and Sandra Post. In 1997 Justin Leonard closed with 65 to win the British Open at Royal Troon finishing 12 under 272 to beat Jesper Parnevik. In 2002 Tiger Woods shot 81 at the British Open ending his Grand Slam bid. In 2003 Ben Curtis rookie wins the British Open by one over Vijay Singh and Thomas Bjorn after a final seven holes bogey spree.
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Sandra Post
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Royal Troon
Leonard
Jesper Parnevik
Tiger Woods
Ben Curtis
Curtis
Vijay Singh
Thomas Bjorn
Dignes-Les-Bains
France
Oscar Freire
Australia
Cadel Evans
Nimes
Digne-les-Bains
Riccardo Ricco
Freire
Rabobank
Mark Cavendish
Lorme Pass
Evans
Silence Lotto
Frank Schleck
Luxembourg
Packers OK Favre Return as Backup QB
Chicago Tribune columnist Rick Morrissey notes the Packers declaring Brett Favre can return to the team as the backup quarterback, joking that 66 a quote likens the move to Elvis giving up singing to play the tambourine.
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Whom to Call for Field Conditions and Kansas Speedway
Contact numbers listed include 832-7147 for Field Conditions NM DHA RT SLA Fomor KU ticket office and 864-3141 and 311 and 832-7999. Kansas Speedway provides 1-913-328-7223 and 1125 youth field conditions. KC Chiefs and KC T-Bones are noted with associated codes 1816 920-9300 1123 and 1913 328-2255.
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Paterno among hall of fame inductees raises cheers
Joe Paterno led a roster of 19 enshrinees at a Hall of Fame ceremony in South Bend, praising Doug Flutie while recalling plays and wins. The coach, whose career record nears Bobby Bowden, joined by Mount Union’s Ballard and others, highlighted personal memories and team histories.
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Oregon
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Brad Rowland
Indiana
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Houston
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Dartmouth
Reggie Williams
Southern California
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Chris Zorich
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Doug Porter
Mississippi Valley State
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Wis
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Blake Stumbles to Tursunov in Indianapolis Semis
Top seed James Blake lost to defending champion Dimitry Tursunov 4-6 6-3 6-4 after a rain delay in the Indianapolis Tennis Championships semifinals. Tursunov, seeded third, will face Gilles Simon in the final after Simon defeated Sam Querrey 6-3 4-6 6-4.
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Dimitry Tursunov
Tursunov
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France
Simon
Sam Querrey
Serena Williams withdraws from Bank of the West Classic
Serena Williams injures her left knee and pulls out of the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford as she gears toward the Beijing Olympic Games this summer. The US Olympian joins others dealing with knee injuries ahead of the Games.
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Serena Williams
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Verdasco Advances to Croatia Open Final Over Fognini
Top seed Fernando Verdasco defeated Fabio Fognini 6 1 6 3 in under an hour to reach the Croatia Open final. He will meet fourth seed Igor Andreev, who outlasted Maximo Gonzalez 6 2 7 6 2 in the semis.
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Croatia
Fernando Verdasco
Fabio Fognini
Italy
Verdasco
Igor Andreev
Russia
Maximo Gonzalez
Commentary on deadly college drills and Breck Plancher's death
A columnist argues that mat drills in college football should be outlawed after Breck Plancher, a 19 year old University of Central Florida freshman, died during preseason conditioning. The autopsy cites a sickle cell trait and raises questions about coaching practices, monitoring, and safety standards in college football.
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America
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UCF
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Terry Bowden
Orlando
Yahoo.com
Bowden
George O’leary
Normandy
O'Leary
Dale Earnhardt
Nascar
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