Spencer wins at Talladega in dramatic finish
Jimmy Spencer charged from deep in the field to win at Talladega Superspeedway after leading the final 19 laps. He beat teammate Bill Elliott by less than a car length with Ernie Irvan third, as Spencer earned his second Winston Cup win. Elliott had a strong run, while Irvan reclaimed the points lead despite engine trouble for Earnhardt and a late surge by Wallace.
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Mark Martin
Ricky Rudd
Wally Dallenbach
Kenny Wallace
Terry Labonte
Bill
Dale Earnhardt
Earnhardt
Bowden defends program amid shopping spree probe
Florida State coach Bobby Bowden defended his program at the ACC preseason gathering as a Foot Locker shopping spree involving nine players and a business rep drew attention. The Seminoles faced an internal investigation with suspensions anticipated as Bowden urged focus on the upcoming season.
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Crystal Coast eliminated as Babe Ruth tourney ends for New Bern
In the Babe Ruth Eastern State Tourney at Havelock, Crystal Coast lost two leads and exited in the loser's bracket after an 8-4 defeat to Coastal Plains. Wayne County edged Crystal Coast 11-10 in eight innings. New Bern fell 4-0 to Albemarle in Sunday's opener. The tournament resumes with three games today and a 5:30 p.m. championship Tuesday at Havelock High.
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Fernandez
Deike
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Brandon Sutton
David Cunningham
Chad Best
Bryan Best
Tico Howard
Larry Monk
Jon Ledford
Casey Salem
Bengi Small
Adam Wiley
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Havelock High
Russia topples U S in Goodwill Games basketball clash
Russia defeated the United States 77 to 75 as college players struggled from the line hit just 14 of 27 free throws while Russia converted 24 of 28. Sergei Bazarevich led all scorers with 23 points and Shawn Respert paced the Americans with 17 in St Petersburg.
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Toronto
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Sergei Babkov
Shawn Respert
Michigan State
Michael Finley
Wisconsin
Damon Stoudamire
Arizona
China
Argentina
Melvin Stewart
Denis Pankratov
Black Lagoon
Alexander Popov
Angel Martino
Ren Xing
Sheehan Wins Second Open Title In Three Years
Patty Sheehan, 37, captured her fifth major and second U S Open in three years at Indianwood Golf and Country Club finishing at 277 after a one stroke win over Tammie Green. Liselotte Neumann was third at 281, with Abitol and Dibos tied for fourth at 283.
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Lake Orion
Mich
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Reno
Nev
Green
Liselotte Neumann
Sweden
Spain
Tania Abitol
Peru
Alicia Dibos
Indianwood
Alfredsson
Kenny Perry
David Feherty
Perry
Pleasant Valley
Feherty
Isao Aoki
Larry Gilbert
Aoki
Gilbert
Trade dispute over Keenan ends in fines and suspension
New York AP report outlines a settlement involving Petr Nedved paying a $100,000 fine and a suspension. Bettman imposes a $250,000 fine on the Blues for negotiating with and signing Keenan, while the Red Wings face $25,000 and the Rangers $25,000 for related actions.
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