Italy wins fourth World Cup amid scandal and fault lines
Italy celebrates a fourth World Cup title as Germany hosts a festive tournament overshadowed by a rising critique of soccer ethics. The piece notes a record 345 yellow cards and 28 red cards, Zidane's head butt, and calls for refereeing reform and schedule changes ahead of 2010.
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Berlin
Italy
Germany
Azzurri
Fabio Cannavaro
Miroslav Klose
Zidane
Marco Materazzi
South Africa
Franz Beckenbauer
Tourney champs lead Lawrence Phenix in state title run
The under-14 Lawrence Phenix softball team captured the Kansas USA State Tournament in Topeka from June 30 to July 2, adding the Best of K.C. Tournament in June and finishing second at the Memorial Day Classic in Baselior. The squad owns a 41-14 record with players Haley Finucane, Calleigh Durr Baldwin, Maddy Wilson, Lexi Smith Lawrence, Anna Mages Ottawa, and teammates guided by coaches Bill Finucane and Marv Oller.
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Topeka
K.C
Madison Oller
Eudora
Jamie Morgison
Casey Welborn
Lawrence
Kylee Mader
Paola
Ballay Scott
Marv Oller
Allison Hoover
Allison Ice
Lee Ice
NL supremacy in All-Star era highlighted by Robinson
Brooks Robinson recalls frequent All-Star losses to a stacked NL. by the 1960s to 1980s the NL built dominance with black and Latin stars, aided by aggressive signing and pace at Three Rivers and later Comerica Park. The AL now trails with a 16-6-1 run since Lynn’s 1983 slam.
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Brooks Robinson
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Roberto Clemente
Sandy Koufax
Juan Marichal
Bob Gibson
National League
Pete Rose
Ray Fosse
Robinson
Three Rivers Stadium
Mike Schmidt
Joe Morgan
Johnny Bench
Steve Garvey
Schmidt & Co
Nationals
Schmidt
PNC
Fred Lynn
Lynn
Mickey Mantle
al Kaline
Harmon Killebrew
Comerica Park
Landis ridden by arthritic hip plans partial surgery after Tour
Floyd Landis revealed on the Tour de France rest day that an arthritic right hip, damaged when a 2003 crash cut blood supply to the bone, forces him toward a hip replacement after the race. He has endured injections and multiple surgeries while continuing to race for Phonak.
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Bordeaux
France
Lance Armstrong
Floyd Landis
Landis
California
Brent Kay
Kay
Armstrong
Phonak
Denise Demir
John Lelangue
Three Ottawa teams win district baseball titles
The Ottawa Cal Ripken program swept district play as the 9s 10s and 12s all claimed titles in Louisburg. The 10s beat Louisburg twice 20-0 and 11-1 with Emerson Reece MVP in game one and Nathan Roth MVP in game two. State tournaments span Liberal Lakin Ulysses Greensburg Wellington and Garden City for various age groups.
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Herald
Ottawa Cal Ripken
Ottawa
Louisburg
Liberal
Lakin
Ulysses
Emerson Reece
Dakota Schmoe
Nathan Roth
Kord Ferguson
Derby
Babe Ruth
Lyndon
Greensburg
Ottawa 15
Osage City
Wellington
Pomona
Spring Hill
Four Corners
Garden City
Babe Ruth meets Wednesday night in Topeka
The Sunflower State Games announce entry deadlines and ongoing preparations for a 17th annual festival in Topeka. Registration options include online, mail, fax, or in person at 820 S. Kansas Ave. Contact 785 235 2295 or www.sunflowergames.com for details.
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Topeka
Kansas
Sunflowergames.com
Barbaro Faces Major Setback In Recovery
Barbaro, the Kentucky Derby winner, endures serious troubles in his fight to recover from surgery on his right hind leg after the Preakness. A sixth cast was applied as doctors performed three hours of surgery to replace a titanium plate and screws and address an infection, signaling a difficult period for his treatment.
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Kennett Square
Barbaro
Williams and Roddick fall in Wimbledon rankings
Venus Williams drops from the WTA top 20 and Andy Roddick falls out of the ATP top 10 after underwhelming Wimbledon results. Roger Federer maintains the No. 1 ranking with a fourth straight Wimbledon title while Rafael Nadal closes the gap by reaching his first All England Club final.
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Wimbledon
England
Venus Williams
Andy Roddick
Roger Federer
Rafael Nadal
All England Club
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