Spin doctors irk two NFL teams as players dodge cam pines
Veterans Thurman Thomas and Sean Seau skipped minicamps citing family reasons while spinning their absences as voluntary. Bills coach Wade Phillips backed Thomas, Seau downplayed contract fears, and Packers posted a strong 1997 report with $82.8 million gross, $6.7 million after taxes, despite modest revenue.
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Aoki leads BellSouth Senior Classic by eight at 36 holes
Isao Aoki shot 6-under 66 to take an eight-stroke lead after two rounds at the BellSouth Senior Classic, tying the Senior PGA Tour record for largest 36-hole margin. He finished 36 holes at 128 with 10 birdies Friday and four birdies plus an eagle Saturday.
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Gebrselassie Breaks 5000m World Record in Helsinki
Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia set his 14th world record by running 12 minutes 39.36 seconds for 5000 meters in Helsinki. Kenya's Daniel Komen held the previous mark at 12:39.74 from last year.
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Memoir by Dean Smith Chronicles UNC Years and Titles
Former UNC coach Dean Smith writes a life memoir for Random House due in fall 1999. It covers 36 years with the Tar Heels, his relationships with players, championship games, two national titles, an Olympic gold in 1976, and his commitment to keeping the game clean.
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Rain Washes Out DFS Classic Semifinals in Birmingham
In Birmingham England the DFS Classic semifinals were rained out after a five hour delay. Steffi Graf was attempting a comeback bid against Nathalie Tauziat when the court remained too wet to play despite a brief warm up.
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Silver Charm Finishes Second to Awesome Again at Stephen Foster
Silver Charm returns to Churchill Downs, unfinished after a long layoff, finishing second to Awesome Again in the $750,000 Stephen Foster Handicap. Jockey Gary Stevens blamed the horse for tiring late as Awesome Again ran 1 1/8 miles in 1:48 3-5, just off the track record.
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A dense listing of upcoming events across sports including NBA style hockey soccer boxing golf auto racing and arena football with teams and matchups such as Chicago Chicago Cubs Philadelphia Baltimore Toronto Los Angeles Phoenix Jamaica Croatia United States Germany Nashville New York Houston Charlotte Milwaukee Chicago Florida Scotland Norway Brazil Morocco Detroit Washington and Mayweather vs Mufioz among others set for various times and venues.
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U.S. Open Titles Span Boros Bolt and Caponi Young
Across decades champions including Julius Boros in 1952 Ed Oliver runner up by four strokes, Tommy Bolt beating Gary Player in 1958, Donna Caponi Young thriving in 1981 with a one stroke win over Jerilyn Britz and Pat Meyers, and the 1987 Lakers defeating the Celtics 106 to 93 in Game 6 at the LA Forum to claim the NBA title.
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