Orioles and Coca-Cola pledge RBI fund via Ripken Mussina feats
The Baltimore Orioles and Coca-Cola will donate 50 dollars to the RBI program for every Ripken RBI and Mussina strikeout. The fund supports Baltimore youth baseball, aiding a nine team league of 135 boys aged 13 to 15 with equipment, with plans to expand to 16 to 18 by 1999.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Orioles
Cal Ripken
Mike Mussina
Orioles
Coca-Cola
Inner City
RBI
Ripken
Mussina
Chip McPherson
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Wheaties to Feature Bass Champion on Box
Golden Valley Minnesota AP General Mills will feature Denny Brauer on Wheaties marking him as a champion. Brauer, 49, won the Forrest Wood Open within the Wal-Mart FLW Tour in Hartford Connecticut earning over a million dollars making him the third angler to surpass that prize total.
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Golden Valley
Wheaties
Brauer
Rafter reaches Heineken semis in Rosmalen
Patrick Rafter, the No. 1 seed, won two matches to reach the Heineken Trophy grass semifinal in Rosmalen. He beat Andrei Medvedev in three sets and then Sjeng Schalken to advance, while Richard Krajicek withdrew with a sore knee. The women’s final will feature unseeded Miriam Oremans and Julie Halard.
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Rosmalen
Netherlands
Patrick Rafter
Andrei Medvedev
Sjeng Schalken
Richard Krajicek
Slava Dosedel
Dennis van Scheppingen
Krajicek
Rosmialen
Mets Grant No-Trade Pact To Hundley For 1998 Season
Todd Hundley and the New York Mets reached a no trade agreement intended to keep him with the club at least through the 1998 season. Hundley plans to return at a non catcher position after elbow surgery and will not be dealt this year.
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NEW York
Todd Hundley
Mets
Hundley
Todd
Steve Phillips
Mike Piazza
John Olerud
Lee Smith Pitches in Minors Hoping for Major League Return
Reliever Lee Smith, aiming to match Dave Stieb and return to the majors at 40, works in Triple-A New Orleans after signing with Houston. He jokes about hauling baggage while posting four earned runs in five appearances, while Rene Arocha also threads through the Zephyrs.
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Associated Press
Dave Stieb
Jeader Lee Smith
Triple-A
New Orleans
Houston
Smith
Montreal
Royals
Castor
Astros
Zephyrs
Rene Arocha
Cuba
Mercker Seeks Return While Wearing Calf Brace
Kent Mercker works to rejoin the St. Louis Cardinals rotation after a line drive injury to his lower left leg caused nerve damage. He pitched in bullpen sessions wearing a spring loaded brace to aid foot flexion and rehabbing the calf at a St. Louis hospital.
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ST. Louis
Kent Mercker
St. Louis Cardinals
Mercker
Silver Charm to Race Skip Away in Hollywood Gold Cup
Silver Charm, winner of two 1997 Triple Crown legs, will face Skip Away in the $1 million Hollywood Gold Cup on June 28 in Inglewood California. Owner Robert Lewis said the team will be there barring anything unforeseen. Silver Charm won the Derby and Preakness, finishing half a length behind in the Belmont Stakes.
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Inglewood
Calif
Silver Charm
Skip Away
Robert Lewis
Sampras Faces Slump as Wimbledon Opener Looms
Wimbledon previews Pete Sampras, a four time champion, entering the tournament in a burnout slump despite his status as the man to beat. He faces Dominik Hrbaty in the first Centre Court match while Hingis leads the women's field with Venus and Serena Williams and Anna Kournikova in the draw. Sampras seeks motivation and a possible break after Wimbledon with an eye on tying Borg for titles. Graf and Seles pursue comebacks in the rest of the field.
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England
Pete Sampras
Marcelo Rios
Sampras
Michael Jordan
Dominik Hrabty
France
London
Andre Agassi
Martina Hingis
Hingis
Venus Williams
Serena Williams
Anna Kournikova
Steffi Graf
Monica Seles
Boris Becker
Rios
Agassi
Greg Rused
Ski
Tim Henman
Richard Krajicek
Kara Kucera
Wayne Ferreira
Lipton
Fabrice Santora
Monte Carlo
Ramon Delgado
Mark Woodforde
Queen’s Club
Pete
Woodforde
Bjorn Borg
Roy Emerson
Jordan
Two share Friendly's lead at LPGA Friendly's Classic
Heather Daly-Donofric and Marilyn Lovander share the midway lead at 7 under par 137 amid storm delays in Agawam Massachusetts. Daly-Donofric halted on the 18th while Lovander sealed with a 30-foot eagle at No 7 and a birdie at No 8. Christy Erb one stroke back after a second 69.
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Mass
Heather Daly- Donofric
Marilyn Lovander
Daly-Donofric
Lovander
Christy Erb
Calgary
Alberta
Brian Barnes
Barnes
Glencoe Golf & Country Club
Tom Jenkins
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Tigersharn
Quince Orchard Rd
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Rae
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