Dixon Throws One Hit Shutout In Legion Baseball Doubleheader
Ottawa American Legion swept Leavenworth 8-0 behind John Dixon’s six innings of one hit baseball with seven strikeouts in the second game after an 14-6 first game loss. Ottawa built a 3-0 first inning lead with Queen, Casady two hits apiece and Ryan Benjamin homer. Leavenworth’s seven unearned runs in the seventh doomed game one after a back-and-forth seven-inning stretch.
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Herald
John Dixon
Ottawa American Legion
Leavenworth
Ottawa
Dixon
T.J. Collins
Luke Queen
Brad Hollingsworth
Josh Turner
Queen
Clay Casady
Scott Snethen
Casady
Dustin Benjamin
Sne
Richard Guilfoyle
Guilfoyle
Mark Page
Andy Barnhart
Levi Moore
Jeremy Fredricks
Benjamin
Snethen
RBI
Collins
Overbrook
Josh Myers
Myers
Jay Thornton
Ottawa Legion AA
Ottawa Legion
Gardner
Davis homer lifts Royals to 6 5 win over Brewers
Chili Davis hit a three run homer in the eighth off Bob Wickman to rally the Kansas City Royals past the Milwaukee Brewers 6 5 ending Milwaukee’s four game win streak. Wickman took the loss after releasing a slider over the plate for the homer.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Brewers
Phil Garner
Chili Davis
Bob Wickman
Kansas City Royals
Brewers
Garner
Wickman
Davis
Ben McDonald
Jose Offerman
Mark Loretta
Tom Goodwin
Jeff King
Gordon learns to save gas at California 500 win
Jeff Gordon won the inaugural California 500 at Fontana in a 1 car length photo finish over Terry Labonte. Mark Martin led late but stopped for fuel as Gordon conserved to claim his seventh win of the season and 26th overall, with 85,000 fans watching.
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Mike Harris
Fontana
Calif
Jeff Gordon
Gordon
Sunderkind
Hendrick Motorsports
Terry Labonte
Victory Circle
New California Speedway
Mark Martin
Martin
Labonte
NHL drafts boost stock of goalies as expansion looms
Pittsburgh AP reports four goalies were taken in the first 30 picks of the NHL draft. Roberto Luongo became the highest drafted goalie at fourth overall by the Islanders, while Boston picked Joe Thornton. The Islanders already fielded three young goalies and had never before drafted a goalie in the first round. The Flyers pursued a goalie prospect amid ongoing goaltender controversies.
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NHL
Roberto Luongo
Islanders
Boston
Joe Thornton
Sault St. Marie Greyhounds
Wayne Gretzky
Bruins
Ray Bourque
Luongo
Eric Fichaud
Tommy Salo
Tommy Soderstrom
Philadelphia Flyers
Ivanisevic Rolls To Win As Wimbledon Opens Amid Rain
Second seed Goran Ivanisevic defeated Dinu Pescariu in straight sets 6-1 6-3 6-3 in 64 minutes on Court 2 before rain delays halted play. Irina Spirlea and Magdalena Maleeva won for Romania and Bulgaria, beating Nagyova and Pullin 6-1 6-0 and 6-1 6-3 respectively as the ceremony for the new No. 1 Court proceeded.
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England
Goran Ivanisevic
Wimbledon
Dinu Pescariu
Centre Court
Irina Spirlea
Romania
Henrieta Nagyova
Slovakia
Bulgaria
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Britain
Julie Pullin
No. 1
Rod Laver
John Newcombe
John McEnroe
Boris Becker
Pete Sampras
Louise Brough
Margaret Court
Billie Jean King
Chris Evert
Martina Navratilova
Mark Philippoussis
Greg Rusedski
Rusedski
Philippoussis
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