2day in Sports History Highlights
Highlights from 1971 to 2006 include JoAnne Carner winning the U.S. Women's Open by seven strokes over Kathy Whitworth, Andrei Olhovskiy defeating top seed Jim Courter at Wimbledon, Juli Inkster securing the LPGA Championship on the path to a career Grand Slam, Jason Windsor powering Cal State Fullerton to the College World Series title, and Roger Federer extending his grass-court win streak as he pursues a fourth Wimbledon title.
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JoAnne Carner
Kathy Whitworth
Jim Courter
Andrei Olhovskiy
Russia
Juli Inkster
Pat Bradey
Jason Windsor
Cal State Fullerton
Texas
Roger Federer
Richard Gasquet
Dallas
Kansas University
Darrell Arthur
USA Basketball
American Airlines Center
USA
Yao Ming
China
Kansas State
Michael Beasley
SMU
Drew Gordon
Durant defends character ahead of NBA draft
Texas standout Kevin Durant tells reporters he has never been in trouble and is a hard worker. He says he would be a logical choice for No. 1 in the upcoming NBA Draft, asserting he is a nice guy willing to work hard to win.
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Texas
Kevin Durant
St. Louis
Saint Louis University
Cheryl Levick
University of Maryland
Levick
Maryland
Debbie Yow
Saint Louis
College Park
Yow
Brad Soderberg
University
Lawrence Biondi
Biondi
Soderbarg
Surcasear
Rick Majerus
Angland
Santa Clara University
Coaches Report Scores Call for Details
Coaches reporting scores are encouraged to call 832-6367 or fax 843-4512 or email sportsdesk at ljworld.com to submit results for publication.
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Ljworld.com
Kansas sports ticket lines and contact numbers
Field conditions and ticket avenues listed for KC Chiefs KC Wizards Royals and KU sports with multiple phone contacts and a web address for Kusports com seeking reservations and updates. Commands include 832 7999 816 920 9300 913 328 7223 and 1 913 328 7223. Visit ljworld com for more details.
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Paris
Aml Recreation
KC Chiefs
KC Wizards
Royals
Kansas Speedway
Hendrick, Gordon, Johnson hit with 100 point penalties
NASCAR docked Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson 100 points and fined crew chiefs Chad Knaus and Steve Letarte $100,000 each with six race suspensions after unapproved fender modifications on the Car of Tomorrow failed initial inspection at Infineon Raceway. Gordon finished seventh and Johnson 17th as Hendrick Motorsports faced a major sanction.
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Charlotte
N.C
Nascar
Hendrick Motorsports
Jeff Gordon
Jimmie Johnson
Gordon
Johnson
Chad Knaus
Steve Letarte
Infineon Raceway
Hendrick
California
Robin Pemberton
Kim announces retirement from international swimming
Melbourne Australia Michael Kim six time Olympic medalist and former world record holder announces retirement from international competition. He cites not reaching four Olympics as reason though his career spans 13 years and includes two Olympic golds seven world titles and world records in multiple events. He says a talk with Ian Thorpe helped confirm his decision.
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Melbourne
Australia
Michael Kim
Klim
Ian Thorpe
United States
Sydney
Aging NFL retirees tell Congress of pain and poverty
Aging former players told a House subcommittee that football caused brain damage surgeries and homelessness. Lawmakers urged a stronger pension and disability system, amid NFL and NFLPA defense of rising benefits and limited changes.
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Washington
NFL
Congress
House Judiciary Subcommittee
National Football League
NFL Players Association
League
Players Association
Curt Marsh
Oakland
Brent Boyd
Minnesota Viking
Mike Webster
Pittsburgh Steelers
Chris Cannon
Utah
Dennis Curran
Players’ Union
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Edmonton
T-Bones
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Colorado
WGN
White Sox
Kansas City
ESPN2
ESPN
Orlando
Milwaukee
Houston
Chicago Cubs
SAN Francisco
San Diego
Chi White Sox
Minnesota
Philadelphia
Tampa Bay
Columbus
Los Angeles
Detroit
Connecticut
Sacramento
Tribune Media Services, Inc
Kusports Com
Crew Chiefs
Venus Williams
Wimbledon
England
Williams
Serena
Alla Kudryavtseva
Andy Roddick
James Blake
Igor Andreev
Amer Delic
Lukas Diouhy
Czech Republic
U.S
Saint Louis U
Arthur
Sharapova
Anja Niedringhaus
Maria Sharapova
Taiwan
Chan YungJan
Kim
Jesse Holland
Associated Press
Mike Ditka
Chicago Bears
Tom Feeney
R-Fia
Linda Sanchez
D-Calif
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