Extra points play favorites among active athletes list
A phone survey of 1200 people ranks active athletes. Joe Montana and Michael Jordan are excluded as not active during Jan to March survey. Rankings place Emmitt Smith Troy Aikman Charles Barkley Shaquille ONeal Scottie Pippen Dan Marino Wayne Gretzky John Elway Barry Sanders among top ten.
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John Elway
Barry Sanders
Michael Jordan
Royals beat White Sox in error-filled loss
Kansas City's 9-7 win over Chicago featured two big error sequences by Ozzie Guillen and teammates, sparking three unearned Royals runs. Joyner added a three-run homer as Felix Jose followed with a two-run shot, while White Sox pitchers struggled amid 36 errors in 29 games.
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Hiscago
Ozzie Guillen
Chicago White Sox
Kansas City
Guillen
Wally Joyner
Julio Franco
Robin Ventura
Royals
Joyner
Felix Jose
Hal McRae
White Sox
Kevin Appier
Fernandez
Ed Hickox
Greg Gagne
Brian McRae
Dave Henderson
Ottawa doubles pair place fifth at DeSoto Invite
Ottawa tennis coach Nile Peterson shuffled lineups at DeSoto Invitational to test players, finishing tied for fifth with Lansing in a eight team event as Gardner Edgerton won with 40 points. Preston Fox and Scott Spooner claimed fifth in doubles, beating teammates Prentice and Neff 2-6 6-2 6-2 while McCoy and King of Gardner Edgerton took doubles title.
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Ottawa
Nile Peterson
Lansing
Gardner Edgerton
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Peterson
Clay Casady
Preston Fox
Scott Spooner
Ben Prentice
Jason Neff
Fox
Spooner
Prentice
Neff
Gardner/Edgerton
Curt McCoy
Cody King
McCoy
King
Jeremy Douglas
Vic Rader
Steve Sturis
Dave Day
Paola
Ottawa and OHS runners shine at Shawnee Mission North Invite
Ottawa track teams and OHS athletes competed at Shawnee Mission North Invitational in Overland Park. Kahler won high jump, Burns took discus, Drumright set school mark in javelin, Duncan placed in triple jump and hurdles, Dixon in shot put, Giefer and others posted personal bests in various events.
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Overland Park Ottawa
Mark Laws
Ottawa
Kendra Kahler
Jordan Burns
Whitney Drumright
Duncan
Amy Dixon
Jennifer Giefer
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Baldwin girls win Rosebud Invitational with Bloss set records
In Wellsville the Baldwin girls take first with 82 points as Emily Bloss breaks her own school and meet 400 meter mark with 59.5 seconds. Wellsville follows with 69 points, led by strong relays while several Baldwin athletes place in events including 400 and 1600 relays and individual sprints and distance races.
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Bulldogs
Eagles
Emily Bloss
Baldwin
Rosebud
Tegan Watt
Anderson County
Gardner/Edgerton
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Pleasant Ridge
Perry-LeCompton
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Walbridge
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Weeks
Deason
Wilhite
Burgoon
Breithaupt
E. Bloss
K. Bloss
B. Bloss
Pohl
Gillespie
Sawyer
Katzer Leads Cyclones At Anderson County Invitational
Garnett Ottawa's golf team placed seventh of 1 schools at the Anderson County Invitational in Ottawa. Team total 366, led by junior John Katzer with 79, fourth medalist. Teammates Jeff Young 94 Ted Tivayananda 90 Pete Heiniger 97 Jason Griesen 105 Josh Turner 107. Coach Bourque urged upper 80s to low 90s scoring for the Huron League Tournament in Kansas City Turner to boost title chances.
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Garnett
Ottawa
John Katzer
Jeff Young
Ted Tivayananda
Pete Heiniger
Jason Griesen
Josh Turner
Darrel Bourque
Kansas City
Turner
Cyclones
Finks dies of cancer in New Orleans at 66
Jim Finks, longtime NFL front office executive and Saints president and GM, died of lung cancer at 66 after learning of an advanced case. A former Bears and Vikings executive, he helped Cubs win NL East in 1984 and was once chosen to be NFL commissioner in 1989 but secured 18 of 21 votes. He turned the Saints into playoff contenders after a 19 year losing stretch.
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Jim Finks
New Orleans Saints
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Finks
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Saints
Chicago Cubs
Pete Rozelle
Paul Tagliabue
Tagliabue
Miami Dolphins
Don Shula
Shula
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