Notable 2day in Sports History highlights
Highlights span 1981 Len Barker pitches a perfect game for Cleveland vs Toronto 3-0 at Municipal Stadium. 1998 Se Ri Pak shoots 68 to 133 at LPGA Championship. Begay shoots 59 at Nike Old Dominion Open joining Geiberger and Beck. 2004 Smarty Jones wins Preakness by 11. 2005 Annika Sorenstam wins Chick-fil-A Championship by 10 strokes finishing 23 under 265.
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al Geiberger
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Baseball legend Julio Franco retires at age 49
Greg Cote of the Miami Herald reports that 66 Baseball figure Julio Franco has announced retirement at 49, surprising analysts who believed he had left the game years ago.
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Big Brown Poised to Sprint Toward Belmont Halo
Big Brown, the Derby winner, opens as the 1-2 favorite for the Preakness at Pimlico drawing post seven. Kent Desormeaux to ride as the field of 133 includes Gayego and Behind at the Bar with odds across 15-1 or higher. fate could set up a Belmont bid in three weeks.
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Specter seeks independent NFL probe across signals practice
Senate Judiciary’s Arlen Specter presses for an independent investigation into some opposing coaches signals similar to the Mitchell Report on PEDs in baseball. He criticizes NFL handling and warns about possibly revoking the antitrust exemption after meeting with Matt Walsh. Roger Goodell had signaled the inquiry’s near end. Miami prosecutors file first degree murder and burglary charges against Timothy Brown in Sean Taylor death. Justine Henin retires after a dominant career, planning French Open to cap seven Grand Slam titles. Ana Ivanovic upset as Pironkova advances in Rome while Venus and Serena Williams win to reach later rounds.
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Edmonds Signs With Cubs After Padres Release
Chicago signed 37 year old outfielder Jim Edmonds five days after he was released by San Diego. An eight time Gold Glove winner and four time All Star Edmonds strained his right calf in a spring training game on March 6 and began the season on the disabled list.
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Rays Kazmir agree to 28.5 million extension through 2011
Rays left-hander Scott Kazmir and the club finalized a three-year extension worth 28.5 million through 2011 with a possible 39.5 million over four seasons including a club option. Cardinals reliever Tyler Johnson to miss rest of season after shoulder arthroscopic surgery to remove scar tissue.
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Celtics raise East lead with 96 89 win over Cavaliers
Kevin Garnett posts 26 points and 16 rebounds and Rajon Rondo adds 20 points and 13 assists as Boston defeats Cleveland 96 89 to move within one win of advancing to the Eastern Conference finals. LeBron James scores 35, Pierce lights up late, and Boston dominates at home for the pivotal win.
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