Atlanta says the Games were the best ever
Atlanta residents and officials hailed the Summer Games as the greatest, despite a muted IOC verdict. Athletes delivered record attendance and spectacular performances while controversy over a bombing and commercialization lingered. Opinions ranged from Mayor Campbell to everyday spectators who framed the event as a party atmosphere and a personal success for the city.
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Atlanta
International Olympic Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Barcelona
Andrew Young
Seoul
Los Angeles
IOC
Juan Antonio Samaranch
Samaranch
Olympic Stadium
Sylvia Edmark
Norcross
Centennial Olympic Park
Ms. Odmark
Diane Arabie
Duluth
Bill Campbell
Orioles rebound to split series with 13-10 win over Indians
Chris Hoiles homered and drove in four as the Orioles outslug the Cleveland Indians 13-10 to split the four-game set. Roberto Alomar went 4-for-6 and Paul Assenmacher took the loss after Cleveland rallied late. Eddie Murray and Jeff Kent appeared for the Indians as the crowd booed the old-school matchup.
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Cleveland
Chris Hoiles
David Wells
Baltimore Orioles
Cleveland Indians
Orioles
Baltimore
Indians
Roberto Alomar
Wells
Charles Nagy
Nagy
Paul Assenmacher
Bobby Bonilla
Hoiles
Jacobs Field
Eddie
Eddie Murray
Jeff Kent
Howard back with Bullets after rejected Miami deal
Five days after the NBA voided Juwan Howard's seven year 100 million Miami offer, he rejoined the Washington Bullets. The signing cost Washington their next year's first round pick and faces a court decision over which uniform he will wear. The NBA ruled Washington must forfeit the 1997 first round pick if they sign Howard. Howard previously turned down about 90 million with Washington and agreed to terms with Miami before the league voided that deal.
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Baltimore
NBA
Miami Heat
Juwan Howard
Washington Bullets
Howard
David Falk
Bullets
Wes Unseld
Miami
David Stern
Washington
Stern
Heat
Almonte’s ninth inning homer lifts Keys briefly in loss
Wady Almonte hit a two run homer in the top of the ninth to give the Frederick Keys a 2 1 lead over the Kinston Indians but the Indians answered with two runs in the bottom of the ninth. Frederick trailed 1 0 after an unearned fifth inning error. Nerio Rodriguez pitched for Frederick while Daron Kirkreit started for Kinston. Tim Jorgensen reached lead off the ninth on an error and Almonte’s homer followed.
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Boston Red Sox
Juan Guzman
Toronto Blue Jays
Darren Bragg
RBI
Boston
Wakefield
John Olerud
Brewers
Athletics
Oakland
Calif
Mike Matheny
Milwaukee
Bush Brothers
Mark McGwire
Terry Steinbach
McGwire
Steinbach
A’s
Phillies
Pirates
Wady Almonte
Frederick Keys
Almonte
Keys
Kinston Indians
Indians
Frederick
Lincoln Martin
Eric Chavez
Kinston
Rafeal Mesa
Rick Short
Gerad Cawhorn
Dave Bigham
Tim Jorgensen
Chip Glass
Bigham
Jorgensen
Francis Hernandez
Gary Hagg
Patricio Claudio
Guillermo Mercedes
Shafer
Josh Markey
Markey
Lewis
Matt Palm
Mike Putman
Ex Terp Lewis shines after early fumbles in Ravens win
Ravens rookie Jermaine Lewis, a former Maryland receiver, fumbled a punt and dropped a late pass but roared back with a 75 yard punt return TD to seal Baltimore's 17 9 victory over Philadelphia. He later missed practice with a groin injury but earned praise for his big return.
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Baltimore
Lewis
Ravens
Ted Marchibroda
Michael Jackson
Jermaine
Marchibroda
Messner breaks national record at AAU Junior Olympics
Kathy Messner a Catoctin junior finished fourth in the AAU Junior Olympics heptathlon in New Orleans posting 4,228 points with the top total 4,600. She set a national age 15-16 record in the high jump at 5 feet 7 1 2 inches while winning the high jump and placing well in multiple events including second in the long jump 17 feet 11 inches ninth in the 800 and javelin and seventeenth in the shot put.
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Kathy Messner
Catoctin
New Orleans
Messner
Maryland
Trainer Tyer Remembers Redskins Ice Packed Hydration
Frostburg AP recounts Bubba Tyer, 26th season with Washington, as team conscience who once whisked ice filled helmets onto the field behind George Allen. He recalls Hanburger stealing an ice pack from a hurt player and notes Tyer’s role amid Allen era heat and dehydration battles.
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Frostburg
George Allen
Chris Hanburger
Bubba Tyer
Washington Redskins
Tyer
The
Redskins
Bobby Mitchell
Allen
Joe Gibbs
Norv Turner
Carlisle
George
Carlisle Hospital
Baily Kilmer
Bob Brunet
Brunet
Frederick ousted by New Castle in Ruth regional final
New Castle Delaware pitcher Aaron Lewis threw a three-hitter to blank Frederick 8 0 in the Babe Ruth Mid Atlantic Region championship at Heritage Farm Park. Lewis struck out 11 and walked two to lead New Castle to an unbeaten tournament run while Frederick, led by MVP Matt Markey, settled for runners up after a strong title push.
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Yankees
Royals
Kansas City
Jimmy Key
Derek Jeter
New York Yankees
Kansas City Royals
Key
Mariano Rivera
John Wetteland
Frederick
Babe Ruth
New Castle
Aaron Lewis
Lewis
Delaware
Heritage Farm Park
Chris Shafer
New Castile
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Tim Wakefield
Philadelphia
Curt Schilling
Benito Santiago
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Jose Vizcaino
B.J. Surhoff
Cal Ripken
Nerio Rodriguez
Daron Kirkreil
Terp Lewis
Stan Goldberg
Jermaine Lewis
Ruth
John Cannon
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