2day Sports History Highlights From 1949 To 2001
1949 Louise Suggs wins the U S Women s Open by 14 over Babe Didrikson Zaharias. 1962 Sonny Liston stops Floyd Patterson in 2 06 of first round at Comiskey Park to win world heavyweight title. 1982 Ricky Edwards rushes 177 yards and four TDs as Northwestern ends 34 game drought with 31 6 win over Northern Illinois. 1994 Oliver McCall stops Lennox Lewis at London 3 seconds into second round for WBC heavyweight title. 1995 Jerry Rice has 181 receiving yards in 27 24 San Francisco loss to Detroit. 51st 100 yard game. 2001 Richie Sexson and Jeremy Burnitz hit three homers each as Milwaukee beats Arizona 9 4.
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Sonny Liston
Floyd Patterson
Comiskey Park
Chicago
Ricky Edwards
Northwestern
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Oliver McCall
Lennox Lewis
London
Jerry Rice
San Francisco
Detroit
Don Maynard
Richie Sexson
Jeremy Burnitz
Milwaukee
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Email contact for World Sports Editors
The notice provides email addresses for Chuck Woodling as Sports Editor and Andrew Hartsock as Associate Sports Editor at the World publication. It lists inboxes for ewoodling ijworld.c and ahartsock jworld.com, indicating how readers can reach the editors.
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Chuck Woodling
Ewoodling
Ijworld.c
Andrew Hartsock
Jworld.com
Whom to Call for Local Sports and Facility Contacts
Contact numbers listed for sports seed, field conditions, and event rescheduling across city facilities. Includes IW Sports, KU ticket office, KC Chiefs, KC Wizards, Royals tickets, Kansas Speedway, and youth activities with respective phone lines.
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KC Wizards
Adutt
Royals
Kansas Speedway
Missouri probe confirms NCAA inquiry into Tigers football
The NCAA notified Missouri of a formal probe into the men's basketball program linked to allegations of academic cheating by Ricky Clemons. Chancellor Richard Wallace said the university and NCAA will conduct parallel investigations, aiming to conclude by December as universities prepare for the season opener November 29 against Oakland in Detroit.
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NCAA
Ricky Clemons
Richard Wallace
Wallace
David Price
Enforcement Services
Michael Devaney
Associated Press
Tigers
Oakland
Detroit
Devaney
Clemons
Jessica Bunge
Maryland Gov Signs Warrant to Return Dotson to Texas
Gov Robert Ehrlich approved a warrant sending former Baylor basketball player Carlton Dotson back to Texas to face murder charges. Maryland prosecutors must serve the warrant in court before the return, a spokeswoman said, with a hearing set for Oct 14 potentially moved up.
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Robert Ehrlich
Baylor University
Carlton Dotson
Texas
Maryland
Dotson
Asa Foster
Cardinals Draw Suspensions After Umpire Incident
Milwaukee. St Louis Cardinals catcher Mike Matheny manager Tony La Russa and pitching coach Dave Duncan were suspended and fined for their conflict with an umpire last weekend. Matheny receives a three game penalty starting Friday for making contact with umpire Jerry Crawford. La Russa gets two games and Duncan one.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Mike Matheny
Tony la Russa
Dave Duncan
Bob Watson
Baseball
Matheny
Jerry Crawford
la Russa
Duncan
Ferrero Edges Norman In Thailand Open Opener
Top seed Juan Carlos Ferrero defeated qualifier Dick Norman 7 5 7 6 5 in the first round in Nonthaburi Thailand. He advances to face Alex Bogomolov Jr. after Bogomolov beat Giorgio Galimberti 3 6 6.
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Thailand
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Dick Norman
Ferrero
Alex Bogomolov Jr
Giorgio Galimberti
Italy
Attendance tops 39 million in minor league season
Comedy writer Jerry Perisho notes that attendance in minor league baseball surpassed 39 million for the season, adding that the figure excludes crowds at Detroit Tiger games.
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Jerry Perisho
Commentary Bad baseball nothing new in Detroit
The column dismisses Detroit Tigers despair as fans endure a record loss season while noting local sports triumphs in Red Wings Pistons and college football. It mocks national pity and explains long-standing fan numbness, with a sly nod to potential improvement next year.
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Dorian Hatcher
Dominik Hasek
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