Two-Day Sports History Highlights From 1956 to 2006
From Forbes Field Dale Long of the Pirates homered in his eighth straight game setting a major league record against Carl Erskine. In 1978 Unser won his third Indianapolis 500 by 8.19 seconds over Tom Sneva. In 2000 Inge de Bruljn set her third world record in three days in Sheffield. In 2006 Hornish won the closest Indy 500 by 0.0635 seconds as Bonds hit his 715th HR in a Giants loss to the Rockies.
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Dale Long
Pittsburgh Pirates
Long
Brooklyn
Carl Erskine
Forbes Field
al Unser
Tom Sneva
Inge de Bruljn
Sheffield
Sam Hornish Jr
Barry Bonds
San Francisco Giants
Colorado Rockies
Babe Ruth
Hank Aaron
Wisconsin graduates bored by Selig speech
Baseball commissioner Bud Selig spoke to University of Wisconsin graduates, with Greg Cote noting 83 percent tested positive for boredom after the address in the Miami Herald.
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Bud Selig
University of Wisconsin
Greg Cote
The
Miami Herald
Underdog NBA Eastern Final Leads Series 3 1
Orlando leads the best of seven series 3 1 in the Eastern Conference Finals. The home team is shown in capital letters. Sources credit Gary Bedore and reporters from KU sports coverage and Ijworld.com.
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Favolice
ODS
Orlando
Cleveland
Ssa
Tribune Media Services, Inc
Gary Bedore
Ijworld.com
Whom to Call J W Sports and Kansas City Fans helplines
A compact directory lists contacts for KU ticketing KC Chiefs KC Wizards Royals tickets and Kansas Speedway plus field conditions lines. It includes numbers for J-W Sports late ESPN ret and general city parks and recreation channels with specific field condition codes 1123 1124 1125 for adults and youth rescheduling.
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J-W Sports
KC Chiefs
KC Wizards
Royals
City Parks and Recreation
Gillispie sues Kentucky over six million payoff claim
Former Kentucky men’s basketball coach Billy Gillispie sues the university in Dallas federal court seeking at least 6 million alleging breach of contract under a memorandum of understanding. He says 1.5 million a year for four of five years remains due, plus punitive damages and costs.
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Lexington
Kentucky
Billy Gillispie
Gillispie
Wildcats
Dallas
Mitch Barnhart
Destin
Fla
Barnhart
Memphis NCAA notice claims major violations under Calipari
Memphis responds to an NCAA notice alleging major violations during the 2007-08 season under John Calipari, including alleged SAT fraud by a player. The team finished runner-up to Kansas in the NCAA Tournament and will appear before the Infractions Committee on June 6 after receiving the notice on January 16.
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Memphis
Tenn
University of Memphis
John Calipari
Kansas
Williams seeks sentence for 2002 mansion shooting cover up
Prosecutors in Newark New Jersey asked a judge to sentence former NBA star Jayson Williams for concealing a fatal 2002 shooting at his mansion and cited his recent erratic behavior. Williams, 41, was acquitted of aggravated manslaughter in 2004 but convicted on four counts of trying to cover up the incident.
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Newark
N.J
Jayson Williams
NBA
Williams
Grand jury indicts driver in Adenhart crash
A grand jury in Santa Ana indicted Andrew Gallo after a minivan collision killed Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and two others. Prosecutors say Gallo faces three counts of murder and three additional felonies for the April 9 crash.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Los Angeles Angels
Nick Adenhart
Orange County
Andrew Gallo
NFL loses moral authority on betting commentary
Tim Dahlberg argues the NFL muddies its stance by allowing logos on lottery tickets in Delaware and pursues a profit path into gambling while threatening legal action against Delaware's sports betting plans. He notes owners approved logos, cites Patriots and Redskins plans, and critiques lotteries as weak moral ground for the league.
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NFL
Delaware
Las Vegas
Patriots
Redskins
NEL
League
Delaware Supreme Court
Cal
Massachusetts
Boston Red Sox
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Word of God
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Terrence Oglesby
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College Football Coaches' Ballots Confidential
USA Today
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AFCA
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Texas
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Paris
Rafael Nadal
Teimuraz Gabashvili
Russia
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Chris Evert
Lleyton Hewitt
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Orchard Park
N.Y
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Terrell Owens
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Pittsburgh
Steelers
James Harrison
William Parise
James Harrison III
NFLPA
Minneapolis
NFL Players Association
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U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Block Haus
Italy
Franco Pellizotti
Lance Armstrong
Denis Menchov
Danilo di Luca
Pellizotti
Armstrong
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