1981 Pat Bradley sets U S Women’s Open record total
Two day sports history notes Pat Bradley shoots a record 279 total to win the U S Women’s Open. Kathy Whitworth finishes third and becomes the first million dollar golfer in LPGA history. Indurain wins Tour de France for second straight year. Amy Van Dyken earns four golds at Atlanta Olympics. Three spectators die at Michigan Speedway U S 500 crash.
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Bears Rivalry Dubbed Pro Football's Laziest QB Feud
Jay Mariotti of the Chicago Sun-Times lampoons the Rex Grossman versus Kyle Orton quarterback duel as the league's lamest controversy, likening it to a restaurant menu offering only Spain and chopped liver.
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Tour de France final time trial looms for yellow jersey
At Montlucon France the Tour de France reaches the decisive 33 mile time trial from Cerilly to Saint-Amand Montrond with Carlos Sastre in yellow hoping for a victory on Sunday in Paris. Frank Schleck Bernhard Kohl Cadel Evans Denis Menchov and others chase a title still up for grabs as Evans seeks another strong time trial despite a 1:34 deficit. Sastre goes last allowing him to adjust after seeing rivals and push for the win.
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Vaughan leads Senior British Open with 139 after round two
American Bruce Vaughan shot a par 71 to take a one stroke lead at Royal Troon before heading for knee therapy. John Cook, Tom Watson, Bernhard Langer, and Eduardo Romero trailed by one or two strokes amid windy conditions as Greg Norman stood eight back. In Evian, Helen Alfredsson's 63 put her within one of Angela Park at 134 after two rounds.
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Reavie Leads Canadian Open At Soggy Glen Abbey
Webb Reavie shot 65 64 to sit 13 under through 33 holes and hold a two stroke edge over Eric Axley at the Canadian Open in Oakville Ontario on a rain delayed day.
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Powell wins 100 in London Grand Prix race
Powell wins the London Grand Prix 100 meters at Crystal Palace in 9.94 seconds. Marc Burns of Trinidad and Tobago finished second in 9.97 seconds, with Powell pushed to the finish by absent rivals.
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Doubts Rise Over Sports Integrity Across Major Leagues
The piece questions credibility in sports from basketball to baseball, highlighting Tim Donaghy and Spygate, Steroids era concerns, and Olympic swimmer Dara Torres. It discusses testing, possible cheaters, and the tension between legitimacy and performance enhancing substances, including Torres’s asthma related exemption.
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