Williams homers twice as Yankees rally past Rays
Bernie Williams hit two run homers and Tino Martinez also connected as New York overcame a four run deficit to beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5-4. The Yankees added reliever Mark Wohlers via trade and Gerald Williams made a pinch hitting appearance in the eighth.
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Williams advances at Wimbledon amid erratic play
Venus Williams, displaying both brilliance and erratic shots, defeated Elena Likhovtseva 6-2 6-2 in the Wimbledon third round. She faces tougher tests next week from Davenport Clijsters and Dokic while others, including Capriati and Serena, advance in the draw.
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Heat Rout Sandia in Extra Rough Start to Doubleheader
Heat and Sandia traded runs as Ray scored on a single in the top of the game one. Mendoza Moon and J J Donovan combined for a three hit effort and seven strikeouts for Sandia. Casteneda energized the Heat with a second inning RBI single after Mendoza’s double. Lovato followed with an RBI single in the third to bring home Casteneda and Garcia. Heat set to face the Coyotes in a doubleheader Monday at Coke Field starting 5 p.m.
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Roswell Coyotes Rally Past Sandia in Baseball Sequence
Roswell built a late lead with two singles from Coyotes and key hits by Alonso and Gomez driving in multiple runs. Sandia narrowed the gap with three runs in the sixth and three more in the seventh but Roswell held on as Eric Miller’s groundout ended the game. Roswell pitcher Aranda earned the win after surrendering 12 runs on nine hits.
Gridiron Gas Gus Macker volunteers aid event safety
The writer thanks Willis, head physician of 13 years at Gus Macker, and medical volunteers from Sprint, Eastern New Mexico Medical Center, and local offices. They describe hours of care in heat and rain, rescuing players with injuries from skinned knees to ruptured tendons, and recount a personal deep contusion.
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Southeast New Mexico schools push change to playoff format
The Lea and Chaves county districts back a full rotation regional system for all sports to eliminate regional dominance. Roswell AD Don Alsup will present the plan at an NMAA meeting in Albuquerque on September 11.
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