Two Days in Sports History Highlights
Highlights from 1954 to 1990 include Rocky Marciano retaining the world heavyweight title with a 15 round decision over Ezzard Charles in New York. Gene Littler wins the U S Open in 1961 by edging Doug Sanders and Bob Goalby after a 68 final round. Jack Nicklaus takes the 1962 U S Open in a playoff against Arnold Palmer. John Miller shoots 63 in 1973 U S Open victory over John Schlee. The NBA absorbs four ABA teams in 1976. Hale Irwin wins the 1979 U S Open against Gary Player and Jerry Pate. Harry Gant becomes oldest driver to win a NASCAR race in 1990 at Pocono.
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Ezzard Charles
New York
Gene Littler
Doug Sanders
Bob Goalby
Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
John Miller
John Schlee
NBA
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Indiana Pacers
San Antonio Spurs
Denver Nuggets
Hale Irwin
Gary Player
Jerry Pate
Harry Gant
Rusty Wallace
Pocono International Raceway
Hillary laments climber party mood before Everest ascent
Sir Edmund Hillary, commemorating the 50th anniversary of his Everest conquest, criticizes modern climbers for a party atmosphere at base camps. He emphasizes discipline and respect for the mountain as teams prepare for the ascent.
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Everest
Whom to Call Sports Listings and Hotlines
Contact numbers for JW Sports KU ticket office KC Chiefs Wizards Royals Kansas Speedway KC T-Bones and field condition lines for City Parks and Recreation. Call 832-7999 or visit www.ljworld.com for details and schedules.
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Eternl
KC Chiefs
KC Wizards
Royals
City Parks and Recreation
Thomas stays at Notre Dame after testing the draft
Notre Dame guard Chris Thomas announced plans to return to school after testing the NBA waters. He weighed first round status and accepted feedback but chose to stay in college rather than risk a mid to late first round outcome. Thomas led in assists and scoring, while coaches urged realism in the decision.
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Notre Dame
Chris Thomas
Thomas
Mike Brey
NBA
Brey
Big East
Humphries to play college basketball for Minnesota
Kris Humphries, the 6-8, 240-pound Hopkins High star and two-time AP state Player of the Year, will attend Minnesota either this season or next. He left Duke early and sought eligibility for this season via the National Letter of Intent steering committee, a decision that could be finalized within a month.
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Kris Humphries
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Duke
Kansas University
National Letter of Intent
Piazza progresses in groin rehab with no return timetable
Mets catcher Mike Piazza shows improvement from a Grade 3 groin strain suffered May 16 while avoiding an inside pitch from Jason Schmidt. He was placed on the disabled list May 17 and will not rush recovery to prevent setbacks. Fort Worth, Texas note mentions TCU coach Lance Brown retiring after 17 seasons with the Frogs, record 517-471, 35-22 this season.
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Miami
New York Mets
Mike Piazza
Mets
Piazza
San Francisco
Jason Schmidt
Fort Worth
Texas
TCU
Lance Brown
Brown
The
Frogs
Miami survives in CWS with 7-5 win over SMS Bears
Miami pitcher Vince Bongiovanni held Southwest Missouri State to two runs in six innings as the Hurricanes beat SMS 7-5 to stay alive in the College World Series. Jo y Hooft and Jim Burt homered for Miami, which advances to face Rice or Texas in the next round. Rice crushed Texas 12-2 in Monday’s action.
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Jim Burt
Morris
Vince
Brandon Camardese
Jeff Niemann
Owls
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Camardese
Omana
Wade Townsend
Longhorns
Arizona
Townsend
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