2day in Sports History highlights dramatic baseball and golf feats
In 1917 Ernie Shore retires all 26 batters for a 4 0 Red Sox win over Washington after relieving Babe Ruth. 1963 Julius Boros wins a three way playoff to take the U S Open. 1969 Joe Frazier stops Jerry Quarry at Madison Square Garden for the heavyweight title. 1972 Nixon signs Higher Education Act, Title IX bars sex bias in college sports. 1974 Sandra Haynie wins the LPGA Championship by two strokes. 1975 Lou Graham beats John Mahaffey in a playoff to win the U S Open.
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Golf legend Nicklaus on decline of his game
Quoted remarks from Jack Nicklaus reflect on the aging golf great’s view that many players now emulate his style, while he acknowledges his own game has deteriorated. He notes the sport’s evolving landscape and the broader appeal of his earlier era.
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Williams cruises to Wimbledon opener over Zheng Jie
Serena Williams, the top seed, beat Zheng Jie 6-3 6-1 in a steady opening match at Wimbledon. Zheng challenged the defending champion with a strong backhand but Williams won on serve and clinched the victory in 66 minutes.
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Kobe Bryant rape case arguments delay trial date
Attorneys spar over admitting details of the accuser’s sex life as closing written briefs due next week push judge Terry Ruckriegle to a late next month decision. Bryant left Colorado after a two day hearing and could face trial by late August as 1,000 juror summonses are issued to handle high publicity and population turnover around Eagle County.
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Bucs Pittman suspended three games by NFL
Tampa Bay running back Michael Pittman was suspended without pay for three games and fined two games in pay for violating the personal conduct policy. He was indicted last June in Arizona on two counts of aggravated assault for ramming his SUV into a car carrying his wife, their 2 year old son and the babysitter.
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Streaker Fined After Super Bowl Disruption
Mark Roberts, 39, of Liverpool England, was fined 1000 for misdemeanor trespass after delaying the second half kickoff at the Super Bowl. A six woman jury found him guilty on Monday but did not sentence him to jail.
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Mark Roberts
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England
Formula for BCS standings on hold in Boston
The Bowl Championship Series continues to refine its new formula for determining national championship contenders after last season’s split title. Kevin Weiberg notes the process is deliberate to avoid new problems and aims to reveal changes by July, prioritizing human polls and simplifying the approach while keeping strength of schedule central.
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