Baker selects 5 new hall members for Baker Hall of Fame
Baker University adds five former athletes to its 2005 Athletic Hall of Fame class. inductees include Jack Flickinger Ed Lierz Ernest Swenson and Thomas and Teresa Watts Young. ceremony during homecoming on Oct 1. capsulized bios detail careers at Baker and later professions.
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Miami High School
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Sunflower State Games extend registrations for team events
TOPEKA The 16th annual Sunflower State Games extend team sports registration to Wednesday and individual sports deadline to Friday July 8. Online signup is available at sunflowergames.com or at the Games office. Mail registrations to 820 S Kansas Ave Topeka KS 66612-1203. The games run in Topeka July 15-17 and July 22-24.
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Garnett trapshooters qualify for SCTP nationals
Garnett trapshooting team earned a chance to compete in the SCTP National Championships on August 9 in Vandalia Ohio. The squad won the state senior division title in Wichita in June and features Brogan John Cody Beckman Lane Koch Eric Platt and Shana Keeler with coach Kevin Maloan.
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Mound City
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Richmond
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Kevin Maloan
Meola Returns to MetroStars in MLS Signing
Tony Meola, one of U.S. soccer’s top goalkeepers, signs with the MetroStars in Newark after starting his MLS career with the team in 1996. At 36, he split six seasons with Kansas City Wizards, helping to win the 2000 MLS Cup as regular season MVP and Cup MVP and goalkeeper of the year.
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Vikings Coach Tice Fined $100,000 for Ticket Scalping
Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Tice was fined $100,000 by the NFL for scalping his Super Bowl tickets. Running backs coach Dean Dalton and special teams coach Rusty Tillman were each fined $10,000 for scalping their tickets. Commissioner Paul Tagliabue notified the coaches of the punishment in a letter.
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Davenport Advances Rematch Looms At Wimbledon
In a Wimbledon semifinal, Maria Sharapova’s 22-match grass streak ends as she loses to Lindsay Davenport. Davenport, 14-12 in the rivalry, seeks another final against Williams, who vows tennis comes first despite injuries. Williams- Davenport final would recall their 2000 title clash.
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Giddens Departure Sparks Kansas Basketball Fallout
Kansas coach Bill Self defends program after JR Giddens' high profile exit, noting 11 of 17 players posted 3.0 GPAs this semester. Self calls the situation bad but isolated and promises to help Giddens transfer while stressing the program remains not broken.
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