Day in Sports History Highlights Historic Wins and Feats
Listings recount notable athletic milestones across years. Jockey Willie Shoemaker breaks Johnny Longden's record with his 6033rd win at Del Mar in 1970. McEnroe defeats Borg in a dramatic US Open final in 1980. Mandlikova upsets Navratilova at the 1985 US Open. Mark Whiten belts four homers and drives in 12 in 1993, a singular major league feat. Venus and Serena Williams reach the 2001 US Open final as the first sisters in a century to vie for a Grand Slam title.
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Edmonds Near Retirement After Slump Stunting Blooming Season
The St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Jim Edmonds said he was ready to retire in June, confessing poor health and noting a .260 batting average as a tough mark. He had carried a .313 average with 40 home runs and 104 RBIs up to Sunday after an early-season slump.
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Jim Edmonds
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South Africa
Baseball anniversaries and record feats from early 1900s
A recap of historic games includes Walter Johnson’s fourth straight shutout win over the Highlanders in 1908, Grover Alexander topping Cy Young 1-0 in 1911, the Giants’ 26 game winning streak beginning with a 4-1 win over the Dodgers in 1916, Howard Ehmke’s no hitter against Philadelphia in 1923, Slim Harriss missing first base on a double, and Maury Wills setting a 82 season steal record in 1962 as the Dodgers fall 10-1 to Pittsburgh.
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KU Sports Editors Crowned In-Depth Coverage Team
KU sports editors Chuck Wooding Andrew Hartsock Gary Bedore and David Mitchell lead coverage of Kansas men’s basketball and football at Ijworld.com. The group provides expert analysis, game notes, and reporting across bowl and conference play.
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Singh tops Woods to claim No 1 in world golf ranking
Vijay Singh defeated Tiger Woods by three strokes at the Deutsche Bank Championship finishing 16 under to take the world No 1 ranking from Woods. Scott tied for second as Woods struggled late, while Singh celebrated a sixth win of the year and a $900,000 first prize.
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Boston
Adam Scott
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Eagle
Agassi Advances Past Sargsian On Labor Day At Open
Andre Agassi defeated Sargis Sargsian 6-3 6-2 6-2 in 90 minutes to set up a quarterfinal with top seed Roger Federer. Tim Henman, Dominik Hrbaty, Shinobu Asagoe, and Nadia Petrova also progressed, while Andrei Pavel withdrew with a back issue and Henman celebrated his 30th birthday with a trip to the Open quarters.
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Dominik Hrbaty
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Lindsay Davenport
Nadia Petrova
Justine Henin-Hardenne
Federer
Andrei Pavel
Henman
Flushing Meadows
Nicolas Kiefer
Hrbaty
Olivier Rochus
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