All-Star Game Tickets Fetch High Black Market Prices
Agents resell seats for the All-Star game in Seattle above face value with box seats exceeding $1,000 and Diamond Club seats reaching $2,000 to $2,250. City law bans price gouging for resale, yet suburban areas and the Internet feature such sales. Bruce Brown of Alliance Tickets notes lack of Diamond Club tickets for the Safeco Field game.
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Alliance Tickets
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Brown
Safeco Field
McFarlane Unmoved by Bonds 71st Home Run Hope
Comic book and toy magnate Todd McFarlane owns Mark McGwire s 70th homer ball bought for 2.7 million. He dismisses risk if Barry Bonds breaks the record saying history favors him and vows to add a 71st ball to his collection if retrieved.
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Eleven-year-old Michelle Wie’s run ends at Public Links
In Lone Grove, Illinois, Michelle Wie of Honolulu was eliminated in the third round of the U S Women’s Amateur Public Links. She lost 1 up to Allison Johnson of Amarillo Texas after earlier rounds that had made her the youngest qualifier for a USGA women’s event.
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Hingis stalker seeks release after prosecutor dating star
Dubravko Rajcevic, serving a two year term for stalking Martina Hingis, asked a judge to free him after learning the prosecutor is dating Hingis. Defense attorney Frank Abrams questioned the integrity of the process and urged tossing the conviction and sentence. Rajcevic called himself the victim of a dirty plot.
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Frank Abrams
Abrams
Dubravko Rajcevic
Hingis
Rajcevic
Gordon grabs pole at Sonoma for Dodge-Save Mart 350
Jeff Gordon secured the pole for the Dodge Save Mart 350 at Sears Point Raceway in Sonoma California as he seeks a fourth consecutive victory. The Friday result sets up a high stakes race with Gordon aiming for more success at the track.
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Sonoma
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Gonzalez's go ahead homer lifts Indians past Royals 6-5
Juan Gonzalez hit his 18th homer of the season a two run shot in the seventh to break a 4 4 tie and give Cleveland a 6 5 win over Kansas City. Ellis Burks and Russell Branyan also homered as the Indians erased a 4 1 deficit. C C Sabathia earned the win, Bob Wickman closed for his 15th save. Royals fall to 27 45, trailing in AL Central.
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Juan Gonzalez
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Kansas City Royals
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Orlando Cepeda
Ellis Burks
Russell Branyan
Royals
Wickman
Carlos Beltran
Beltran
Raul Ibanez
Indians
Minnesota
Paul Byrd
Burks
Raiders fall to Ponca City in seventh inning collapse
Lawrence's 18 and under American Legion Raiders blew a 2-2 tie with Ponca City Oklahoma in the Al Ice Memorial Woodbat Classic second round. Two costly errors and three unearned runs in the seventh doomed the Raiders as Aaron Medill pitched and reached on an error in the bottom of the inning.
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Raiders
Ponca City
Okla
American Legion
Carl Brooks
Aaron Medill
Mavericks
Medill
Brooks
Kansas Tulsa to clash in Kansas City Kemper Arena
Kansas University announces a December 29 game against Tulsa at Kemper Arena as part of a 2for-1 deal with Tulsa. ESPN Regional seeks a title sponsor. Sprint Shootout branding ends. Also slated to host South Carolina State at Allen Fieldhouse next season. KU schedule due in July.
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Olina
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S.C. State
Bulldogs
Cy Alexander
Hampton
Iowa State
KU Football to Benefit as TV Time Expands Schedule
Kansas will have its non conference telecasted games, with KU at Memorial Stadium hosting Wyoming on September 15 and UCLA on September 8. FOX is expected to televise the KU Wyoming game at 11 30 a m with regional reach and early air time.
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