Earnhardt expands marketing reach with adidas and Sony deals
Dale Earnhardt Jr., long tied to Dale Earnhardt Inc., signs multiyear personal services deals with adidas and Sony, signaling a broadened image beyond U S sponsors. He aims for an international footprint while navigating Hendrick Motorsports and JR Motorsports branding plans.
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Ottawa Babe Ruth 13 Team Opens District Play in Paola
The Ottawa Babe Ruth 13 team opens district tournament play at 6 p.m. Friday in Paola versus East Central Kansas. The winner faces Paola at 8 p.m. The event runs through the weekend with the victor advancing to state.
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Royals claim Jason Smith off waivers from Diamondbacks
Kansas City Royals acquire infielder Jason Smith from Arizona on waivers. The 29 year old, who has 195 major league games and a .228 average, will join after the All-Star break as they designate Fernando Cortez for assignment and promote Luke Hochaver to Triple-A Omaha.
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Hushovd wins fourth stage in Tour de France
Norway's Thor Hushovd sprinted to victory in stage four from Villers-Cotterets to Joigny as Fabian Cancellara retained the overall lead. Cancellara, the yellow jersey wearer after the prologue and stage three, slipped four seconds to widen his margin to 29 seconds while Hushovd rose from ninth to second as Robert Hunter finished close behind.
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Billups Resigns to Return to Detroit on Five Year Deal
Chauncey Billups signed a 60 million dollar five year contract with Detroit, returning to the team he helped reach five straight conference finals, after his departure.
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Ottawa Cats Ripken 12 and Under Take District Runner-up
Ottawa went 1 2 in Mound City district play finishing second after a 13 1 loss to Linn County in the title game. Tyler Ratliff Hunter Peoples and Alex Reed led Ottawa with multiple hits while Reed scored the lone run. Peine earned MVF as catcher and Dodd earned Ottawa MVP for offense and a key catch.
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Ottawa 11 Cal Ripken at state tourney in Liberal
Ottawa 11 Cal Ripken team members are listed in photos with front row Tyler Smith Jeff Doolittle Brock Chartier Jamie Soderberg Kaleb DeVore Christian Moore. The squad plays 2 p m Friday against Cottonwood Valley in Liberal at the state tournament.
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Nathan Roth
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Bryce Elder
Aaron Miller
Shelby Rackhard
Dan Doolittle
Brian Ferguson
Ricky Roth
Cottonwood Valley
Liberal
Lawrence Phenix take runner-up in AFA 180 Class B
State tournament in Lawrence and Baselior saw the Lawrence Phenix softball team finish second after a loser's bracket run Sunday finishing 4 1. Key players hail from Lawrence Baldwin Eudora Paola Ottawa Kansas City and Sedalia Missouri. The squad will compete July 17 to 22 in the AFA B National Tournament in Lawrence.
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Laura Hann
Theresa Harper
Karen Spence
Dourdaa Sumonja
Jessie Tillery
Brad Graf
Barry Johnson
Jay Rusk
Bailey Beasley
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Sanctions move after Oklahoma violations appeal
The NCAA committee found Oklahoma failed to monitor athletes employment at a dealership, leading to rule violations being undetected. Stoops supports the appeal while Bomar and Quinn lose a season of eligibility and repay over 7 thousand and 8 thousand dollars respectively.
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