Notre Dame Joins Big East for Basketball and More
Notre Dame will join the Big East in all sports except football starting 1995, seeking growth for non-revenue programs. The decision ends independence for basketball, with AD Dick Rosenthal stating the move preserves options while expanding TV markets and national prominence for the Irish.
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Sweden Bulgaria could tangle for World Cup final
Sweden and Bulgaria are a victory from meeting in the U S World Cup final in Pasadena and New Jersey if they beat Brazil and Italy respectively. The piece notes star players abroad and coaches Svensson and Penev molding a diverse squad while highlighting roots at CSKA Sofia and shared experiences across leagues.
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Germany
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Netherlands
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Pasadena
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Rose Bowl
Italy
Giants Stadium
New Jersey
Hristo Stoitchkov
Barcelona
Emil Kostadinov
Krasimir Balakov
Yvaylo Yordanov
Iordan Letchkov
Hamburg
Borislav Mihaylov
Mulhouse
Trifon Ivanov
Real Betis
Zlatko Yankov
Valladolid
Tommy Svensson
Dimitar Penev
Penev
Letchkov
Cska Sofia
Salem rallies to beat Indians in comeback win
Salem Buccaneers overcome a 7-4 deficit in the eighth inning to defeat the Kinston Indians 10-7 in Salem. Jake Austin homered and drove in three, Chance Sanford hit a two-run shot, Matt Ryan earned the win, and Sean Evans secured the save as Kinston fell to last in the Carolina League's Southern Division. Sam Hence led Kinston with three RBIs on 3-for-4, Chad Townsend added a two-run homer, and Kinston heads to a three-game series with the Durham Bulls at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
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Salem Buccaneers
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Chance Sanford
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Tribe
Matt Ryan
Indians
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Sam
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Chad Townsend
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Crystal Coast Advances To State Tournament After Narrow Victory
Basics Continued from BJ Ashley Whitford, but DeJesus was thrown out at the plate to end the inning. Crystal Coast added a sixth-run cushion in the sixth on a leadoff double by Brandon Whitt and an RBI single by Barding. New Bern rallied but fell short as Crystal Coast sealed the win. Hardison praised Crystal Coast as one of his best 16-year-old teams and noted they would meet Hamlet in the state tournament with a first round opponent and game time to be determined.
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Brandon Whitt
Barding
New Bern
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Hamlet
Fehr disputes cap plan amid MLB labor talks
Fehr questions the owners Ravitch plan a cap and 50-50 revenue split. Bud Selig defends the proposal as right for the 90s, citing NBA and NFL salary caps. He notes one team voted nearly unanimously for strike authorization.
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Baseball's star power tests an all-star season
Tony Gwynn laments a strike climate as the season nears a critical juncture. The AL leads both in dominance and home runs, with Griffey Jr and Thomas delivering power while NL stars Bonds Piazza and Williams threaten to topple historic marks. Bonds concedes Griffey now outshines him, heightening the clash as fans feel the strain of labor tensions and a gem of a season strained by conflict.
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Mike Piazza
Matt Williams
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Indurain Takes Tour Lead After Key Time Trial
In Bergerac France Miguel Indurain surged to the Tour de France lead with a 1 hour 15 minute 58 second ride over 40 miles from Perigueux to Bergerac. He now leads Rominger by 2 minutes 28 seconds as the race moves toward Cahors with a flat 100 mile stage.
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Russia
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