Singh and Leonard Lead As Woods Surges In PGA Opener
Vijay Singh shot 68 to join Justin Leonard at 9 under as Tiger Woods carded 69 to stay alive in the majors at Whistling Straits. The round featured big names, with Singh avoiding errors, Leonard pouring in 25-footers, and Woods delivering late birdies to survive the cut as the field contends in Wisconsin.
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Ernie Els
Darren Clarke
Eli
Bunny Baird
PGA
Hazeltine
Chris DiMarco
DiMarco
Lover
Davis Love III
Mike Weir
Kanaan faces IRL title push with stretch run looming
With a 57 point lead Tony Kanaan enters a three race run to Kentucky Nazareth and Pikes Peak that could decide the Indy Racing League championship. Buddy Rice has narrowed the gap with wins and strong finishes while Rahal Letterman’s Vitor Meira tests at Kentucky as Rice eyes a late surge.
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Kentucky Speedway
Pikes Peak
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Nazareth
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Sion
Sparta
Tasman Motorsports
Indy Lights
Indy Racing League
Buddy Rice
Rice
Motor
Jeremy McGrath
Ben
Eric Bostrom
Los Angeles
Phoenix
Rahal Letterman Racing
Vitor Meira
Kentucky
Tony
Iapy Racing League
Rough water won't rattle rowers at Schinias
The Schinias venue near Marathon Greece brings wind and choppy water ahead of Saturday’s rowing events. U S coach Tom Terhaar and crews prepared with redesigned boats, bailing pumps, and rough-water training after past difficulties at the site. Deerfield Township’s Bryan Wolpenhein says U S training near San Diego prepared them for rough conditions. Please see ROWERS B4
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Robert Tucker
Schinias
Greece
Bay of Marathon
U.S
Tom Terhaar
Marathon
B.C
Nick Gomolis
Terhaar
Deerfield Township
Bryan Wolpenhein
San Diego
Bengals wait out the storm as Charley cancels preseason game
Hurricane Charley batters Florida forcing the postponement of the Cincinnati Bengals versus Tampa Bay Buccaneers preseason game at Raymond James Stadium. Players stay in Orlando hotel as NFL and TSA plan a makeup date while emergency personnel support Bay Area residents.
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Orlando World Center
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NFL
Paul Tagliabue
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TSA
Bay Area
Phelps Begins Quest for Athens Gold
Local sports brief notes Phelps starting chase for gold in Athens while Armstrong announces a seventh bid. The section also lists Baseball and NFL roundups on pages B3 and B4 and local sports briefs on B5 under Sports Editor John Bombatch.
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Phelps
Athens
John Bombatch
Padres pound Reds in 14-5 rout at Cincinnati
San Diego built a season high 14 runs as David Wells drove in two in the first two innings. Reds starter Paul Wilson struggled, giving up seven runs and eight hits in 51/3 innings. Khalil Greene matched a career day with four hits two homers and four RBIs while Reds hold boos lingered through the game.
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Wilson
Cincinnati Reds
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Reds
Great American Ball Park
Padres
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D'Angelo Jimenez
Brian Giles
Ryan Klesko
David Kohl
Associated Press
Fellipe Lopez
San Diego
Sean Burroughs
Ryan Freel
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