Cracked Claw OTB Surges While Charles Town Struggles At Track
The Urbana Cracked Claw OTB parlor thrives with daily handles near $100,000 and crowds around 600 on weekdays, 1,000 on weekends, backed by a tented overflow during peak events. In contrast, Charles Town race attendance and handle have fallen 40 to 43 percent early this year, with five-year declines continuing despite simulcasting efforts.
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Agassi Opens Wimbledon With New Tomahawk Serve
Andre Agassi wins his Wimbledon opener in straight sets using a redesigned serve to ease tendinitis. He fires 10 aces, improves as the match goes, and salutes the Centre Court crowd after a 7-5 6-4 6-0 victory over Bernd Karbacher.
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Rusedski
Keys score early to beat Indians
The Frederick Keys opened with four first inning runs and rode seven strong innings from Scott Klingenbeck plus two perfect frames by John Polasek to a 4-0 win over the Kinston Indians at Grainger Stadium. Polasek allowed no walks and fanned two in relief.
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Scott Klingenbeck
John Polasek
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Chili Davis
Greg Myers
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Baerga
Wayne Kirby
Belle
McDowell shaky but wins 11th for White Sox
Chicago White Sox beat Texas 7-6 as Jack McDowell salvages his 11th victory. Frank Thomas and Robin Ventura homered, with Carlton Fisk tying the major league record for games caught in his 2,225th.
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David Hulse
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Hulse
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Terry Leach
Juan Gonzalez
Joey Cora
George Bell
Ozzie Guillen
Tim Raines
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