2day in Sports History Highlights
Notable sports dates include 1941 Whirlaway winning the Preakness by five lengths over King Cole with Eddie Arcaro riding. 1969 WFLAFL merger plans announced. 1970 Bobby Orr's goal gives Boston Bruins the Stanley Cup in 4-3 win over St Louis. 1973 Knicks claim NBA title 102-93 over Lakers. 1997 Ato Boldon runs 100m in 9.89 at Modesto Relays. 2001 XFL folds after one season amid TV ratings decline.
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Whirlaway
Eddie Arcaro
King Cole
NFL
AFC
NFC
Baltimore
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Bobby Orr
Boston
Bruins
St. Louis
New York Knicks
NBA
Los Angeles Lakers
Ato Boldon
Modesto
XFL
Football League
World Wrestling Federation
NBC
Field and park conditions and contact numbers listed
City Parks and Recreation provides field condition lines with numbers 832-7999 for BG 920-9800 and 1125 youth conditions. Additional contacts include 913 328-7223 and 328-2255 with references to adult and youth scheduling and updates. Visit www.llworld.com for more information.
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City Parks and Recreation
Kansas
Texans sign Williams with full service gas fill up
Orlando Sentinel columnist Mike Bianchi notes that Mario Williams’ Texans signing bonus included a full service premium gas prepay. The remark frames the deal as a humorous perk rather than a large cash incentive.
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Mario Williams
Houston Texans
Delmon Young suspended 50 games for bat throw incident
Tampa Bay prospect Delmon Young received a 50 game suspension without pay from the International League for throwing a bat that hit an umpire in the chest. IL president Randy Mabley called it the longest suspension in the league's 123 year history.
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St. Petersburg
Fla
Tampa Bay
Delmon Young
International League
Randy Mabley
Young
Baseball America
Detroit Tigers
Dmitri Young
Devil Rays
Durham
Mabley
Andrew Friedman
Brewers Place Ben Sheets on 15-Day Disabled List
Milwaukee right hander Ben Sheets to be placed on the 15 day disabled list retroactive to last Wednesday due to tendinitis in his right shoulder. He is 1 3 with a 6.64 ERA in four starts and began the season on the disabled list with a strained shoulder.
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San Disco
Milwaukee Brewers
Ben Sheets
Sheets
Chicago
Jose Contreras
Chicago White Sox
Contreras
Commentary on Daly Barkley gambling lessons in sports culture
The Orlando Sentinel argues that outrage over John Daly and Charles Barkley gambling losses ignores their wealth and freedom to spend. It defends gambling as a problem only for those lacking means and notes other athletes and fantasy sports as similar temptations.
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John Daly
Charles Barkley
Daly
Barkley
Las Vegas
Guam
Salvation Army
Randy Moss
SportsCenter
Vegas
Michael Jordan
Phil Mickelson
Jordan
Chicago Bulls
Daly and Barkley
Yahoo
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Baylor
Okla City
Na.m
Lawrence
Hagland
Seabury
Haskell
Hyman Brand
Sports
Colorado
ESPN
Yankees
TNT
New Jersey
Miami
Clippers
Phoenix
Carolina
San Jose
Edmonton
Spina
Brinkley
ESPN2
Sunflower
Kansas City
Royals
L.A. Clippers
UCLA
Stanford
Byron Nelson
Boeing
Spencemen Casteparens
New Jersey Keen
LA Clippers
Louis
NY Mets
Philadelphia
Arizona
Atlanta Yelley
Florida Cincinnati
Washington
Milwaukee
Llworld.com
Mike Bianchi
The
Orlando Sentinel
Kendall
Torronto
Oakland Athletics
Jason Kendall
Los Angeles Angels
John Lackey
Billy Beane
New York
Associated Press
House Government Reform Committee
Tom Davis
Bud Selig
Donald Fehr
Jarrett
Char Lotte
N.C
Richard “Slugger” Labbe
Dale Jarrett
Richmond International Raceway
Nascar
Ford
Richmond
Redskins
Espy
Asbourn
Mississippi
Mike Espy
Agriculture
Michael Espy
Washington Redskins
Ole Miss
Travis Claridge
Southern California
Atlanta Falcons
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Clark County
Samantha Charles
Morristown
N.J
Jerry Rice
John Gagliardi
South Bend
Ind
Kevin Dent
Jackson State
John Friesz
Idaho
Ronnie Mallett
Central Arkansas
Dick Farley
Williams
Mass
Vernon
McCain
Maryland State
Texas A&m
Dallas
John Kimbrough
West Texas
Kimbrough
Barbara Kimbrough
Duke Lacrosse
Durham Police
Duke University
Bill Bell
Duke
Bell
Navratilova
Repusic
Martina Navratilova
Barbora Strycova
Aces Blahotova
Ahsha Rolle
Nadal
Rome
Rafael Nadal
Carlos Moya
Guillermo Vilas
Hingis
Bertin
Martina Hingis
Italy
Flavia Pennetta
Daly, Barkley
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