Lopez to leave LPGA after 25th season
Hall of Famer Nancy Lopez will stop playing full time after this season her 25th on the LPGA Tour. She will compete selectively in events and corporate tournaments while pursuing course design and her namesake club line. Lopez plans to play in Tucson and Rancho Mirage this month and in the Chick-fil-A Charity Championship in Stockbridge Ga May 3 5.
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Tyson Wins DC License for June 8 Bout with Lewis
Washington DC boxing panel approved Mike Tyson’s license on a 3-0 vote after a two hour meeting filled with Tyson supporters. Tyson aims to fight Lennox Lewis on June 8 at the MCI Center as other sites compete for the matchup.
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Mets Early Power Carries Mets Past Cardinals 10 7
Mark Johnson led the attack with a home run a double and three RBIs as the Mets outscored the Cardinals 10 7. The win followed the release waiver move on Mark Sweeney boosting Johnsons bid for a backup job while Trachsel surrendered four runs in the fifth including JD Drews two run homer to tie the game.
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Baseball to restrict team debt under new 40 percent rule
Commissioner Bud Selig sent teams a March 7 directive setting a debt cap at 40 percent of asset value with compliance by June. The rule classifies clubs as compliant, nearing noncompliance, or noncompliant and could trigger fines or trusteeship. it aims to curb costs amid labor talks.
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Els Aims To Beat Woods In Crowded Orlando Field
Ernie Els seeks a prolonged run of success as challengers including Tiger Woods circle. Els, coming off a winless PGA season but recent wins in Australia Dubai and a Dubai triumph, hopes to extend his hot streak. Woods has won at Bay Hill the last two years as the top players vie for a three-peat in a stacked field.
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Strawberry kicked out of treatment center and jailed
Darryl Strawberry was expelled from a Phoenix House program near Ocala for repeated rule violations including a ban on sexual relations between residents. He admitted to having sex with a female resident and fears it will ruin his marriage. Separate notes say Dwight Gooden pleaded innocent to drunken driving, and Padres outfielder Mike Carr died in an SUV crash with blood alcohol at 0.11 percent.
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SIU Romndup Diamond Dawgs Extend Win Streak to Eight
Southern Illinois University improved to 10-2 with a 2-0 win over Arkansas-Little Rock at the Irish Baseball Classic in Wolff Stadium. Jake Alley pitched six scoreless innings with 11 strikeouts, and Eric Haberer earned the save. SIU later beat Bethune Cookman 6-1 in a tennis doubleheader recap.
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Shawnee tops Burlington 7 2 in JC baseball duel
Shawnee wins 7-2 at Panama City as Shawn Wiggins drives in two with a fifth inning double. Travis Hood adds a two run single in the same frame amid a five run burst. Billy Puckett completes the game with four strikeouts and improves to 2-3. Welch goes 2-for-2 for Shawnee. Burlington’s Larcome takes the loss.
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