Tape Of Wheel Sighting At Concord Crash Spurs Safety Review
Investigators scrutinize a spectator video from the Pep Boys Indy Racing League crash at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord revealing a wheel entering the stands after the wreck that killed three and injured eight. Officials weigh fence height and car safety changes as families hold funerals and aid groups offer counseling to about 50,000 spectators.
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N.C
Jerry Gappens
Gappens
Lowe’s Motor Speedway
Speedway
Speedvision
Haley McGee
Conover
Carolinas Medical Center
Charlotte
Hildebran
Irvan’s career ups and downs captivate fans
Philadelphia report notes Ernie Irvan, 27th in Winston Cup, draws attention despite subpar results. The piece recalls his 1991 Daytona 500 win, 1994 Michigan crash, return in 1995 with three wins, and his No. 28 Texaco Ford tenure. It cites book No Fear detailing family revelations and missteps, plus recent poor finishes and top showings at Las Vegas and Atlanta.
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Philadelphia
Ernie Irvan
Irvan
Michigan Speedway
Michigan
Davey Allison
Texaco Ford
Allison
Larry McClure
Robert Yates
Colbert Hills gains licensed PGA status despite pullout
PGA Tour Inc will not manage Colbert Hills near Kansas State University but will license it as a PGA Tour Collegiate Course and continue consulting with Kansas State. The course, led by Colbert a KSU alum and former money-winner, breaks ground and aims to open in Spring 2000 with a youth academy and educational programs.
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Manhattan
PGA Tour Inc
Jim Colbert
Kansas State University
Robert Krause
Kansas State
Colbert Hills
PGA Tour
Krause
Vern Kelly
PGA Tour Golf Course Pros Inc
Kelly
PGA
Colbert
Kansas Sports Hall of Fame
Seabury split twinbill with Overland Park Hyman Brand
Seabury Academy defeated Hyman Brand in game one 9-8 and won 7-5 in the nightcap. Aaron Landis had three hits for the Saints. In girls junior high soccer Schneider scored the decisive winner with four minutes left. A misidentification note corrects Justin Carlsten’s grand slam and four runs in JV baseball against Shawnee Mission East.
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Seabury
Chris Patch
Seabury Academy
Overland Park
Hyman Brand
Brand
Aaron Landis
Saints
Schneider
Justin Carlsten
Carlsten
Shawney Mission East
Wright waived by Wizards after scoring struggles
Kansas City Wizards release forward Paul Wright after he managed two shots in six games this season and went 0-2 in shootouts. To fill the gap, the team invited Trinidad and Tobago forwards Arnold Dwakita and Irasto Knights as non roster players, expected to join May 11.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Wizards
Paul Wright
Wright
Wizards
Trinidad and Tobago
Arnold Dwakita
Irasto Knights
Dwakita
Knights
No 8 seed Gimelstob Stops Korda In Citrix Opener
No 8 seed Justin Gimelstob defeated former Australian Open champion Petr Korda 6-4 6-2 in the first round at the Citrix Tennis Championships in Delray Beach. The 22-year-old American advances to face Hernan Gumy next. Gimelstob, ranked 63, reaches a career high. he is 7-10 in 1999 and previously reached the Atlanta Round of 16 a week earlier.
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Delray Beach
Fla
Justin Gimselstob
Petr Korda
Gimelstob
Hernan Gumy
Argentina
Atlanta
Jim Courier
PGA Appeals Case On Casey Martin Golf Cart Ruling
The PGA Tour argued before a 9th Circuit panel that allowing Casey Martin to ride a cart changes golf as fundamentally as dribbling rules changed basketball. Martin, who has a circulatory disorder, won the right to ride under the ADA, while his lawyers say walking is not essential to playing golf. The court was not expected to rule for months.
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Portland
Obe
PGA Tour
Casey Martin
Andrew Hurwitz
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Hurwitz
Martin
PGA
Roy Reardon
Reardon
Love sidelined by back problems as U S Open entries rise
Davis Love III withdraws from the Compaq Classic in New Orleans and skips Japan defense as back trouble worsens. A record 7,889 players entered Pinehurst U S Open qualifying, with 404 rejected for records or handicap limits. Softspikes beat metal spikes in Greensboro according to Darrell Survey. Stuart Appleby has won all three of his PGA Tour events on TPC courses.
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Davis Love III
Love
Japan
New Orleans
Pinehurst
Darrell
Greater Greensboro
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