Race for baseball history on deck after All Star game
The second half of the season opens with chase for Maris’s 61 by Mark McGwire Ken Griffey Jr and Sammy Sosa along with Juan Gonzalez RBIs and the Yankees aiming for most wins. Bud Selig becomes baseballs first permanent commissioner since 1992 as fans buzz over a homer laden All Star game at Coors Field.
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Mark McGwire
Ken Griffey Jr
Sammy Sosa
Roger Maris
Juan Gonzalez
New York Yankees
Milwaukee Brewers
Bud Selig
Coors Field
Paradise
Paul O’neill
Yankees
Roberto Alomar
Alex Rodriguez
Barry Bonds
Giants
San Francisco
McGwire & Co
Maris
McGwire
Griffey
Sosa
Gonzalez
Texas
Hack Wilson
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Cleveland
Chicago Cubs
Shady Spring woman obsesses over giant carp fishing
Cris Scott of Shady Spring loves catching large carp, teaching friends, and using tactics like chumming with edible scents. She notes carp fight hard, memory for bait exists, and pitching fishing to families, especially women, provides memorable catches with her husband Mark, a fisheries biologist.
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Cris Scott
Shady Spring
Cris
Mark
Beckley
Bluestone Dam
New River
Notre Dame coach age bias suit goes to trial
An age discrimination suit by Joe Moore, a 66 year old former Notre Dame offensive line coach, goes to federal trial in Lafayette. Moore says he was fired after the 1996 season for age, while Notre Dame claims he abused players and was unsuitable for the program. Depositions describe alleged on field punches during a 1994 Florida State game and Disney cameras intervening during a break.
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South Bend
Ind
Notre Dame
Joe Moore
Bob Davie
Lafayette
Moore
The
Four Horsemen
Knute Rockne
Dennis Moore
Davie
Walt Disney Co
Richard Lieberman
Lieberman
Arizona
Tulane
Texas A&m
Packers review business with beer and brats
Packers stockholders meeting at Lambeau Field drew 18,707 owners and guests who grilled GM Ron Wolf on signings and deals. President Bob Harlan hailed the turnout as proof of the team's unique, owner-driven structure as Underwood reported reserves near 52 million and 6.7 million net income.
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Green Bay
Wis
Reggie White
Packers
Bob Harlan
Lambeau Field
NFL
Harlan
Ron Wolf
Dorsey Levens
Doug Evans
Antonio Freeman
Mike Holmgren
Ron
Wolf
John Underwood
Raymont Harris
Green Bay Packers
Mike Lucier
Crivitz
Brazil Dutch World Cup semifinal set for final weekend
Brazil and the Netherlands reached the World Cup semifinals with dramatic wins, earning spots in a Paris final and a third place clash. Zagallo praised both teams as worthy, while Brazil prepares for a sixth final and the Netherlands for the third place game against Croatia.
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Marseille
France
Brazil
Netherlands
Paris
Saint-Denis
Rio de Janeiro
Parc Des Princes
Croatia
Mario Zagallo
Carlos Alberto Parreira
Italy
Yugoslavia
England
Frank de Boer
Ronaldo
Baiano
Leonardo
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ABC
Mike Doughty
Chris Clevenger
Worll Cup
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Pro Shop, Inc
Eisenhower Drive
Robert C. Byrd
Tommy Armour
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