Petty Wins Dover Race After Second-Lap Wreck
Kyle Petty survives a near wreck and carbon monoxide scare to win his first Winston Cup race since June 1993 at Dover. He called the run long overdue as he spoke after the event, then a call disrupted the news conference with suspense about whether it was the owner or the president calling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover
Del
Kyle Petty
Petty
Rusty Wallace
Atlanta
John Andretti
Mark Martin
Goodyear
Magic kingdom home for Orlando win over Indiana
Shaquille O Neal scored 25 and grabbed 11 as the Orlando Magic routed Indiana in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals at the Orlando Arena. Anfernee Hardaway added 17 points as Orlando claimed home court for the NBA Finals against Houston, with a sellout crowd of 16 010 cheering a 57 percent shooting performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlando
Fla
Ains the Magic
Orlando Magic
Shaquille O’neal
Indiana
Pacers
Mark Jackson
Magic
Houston
Orlando Arena
Anfernee Hardaway
NBA
O'Neal
Dennis Scott
Nick Anderson
Miller
Scott
New York Knicks
Norman avoids disaster to win Memorial by four strokes
Greg Norman slipped through two missteps at Muirfield Village to capture the Memorial Tournament with a 19 under 269, finishing one stroke shy of the course record. He edged Mark Calcavecchia Steve Elkington and David Duval as he closed with birdies on 17 and 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Ohio
Greg Norman
Norman
Muirfield Village
Mark Calcavecchia
Steve Elkington
David Duval
Tom
Lehman
Duval
Norman Norman
Dale Eggeling
Ing
Walnut Hills Country Club
Meg Mallon
Elaine Crosby
Sweden
Annika Sorenstam
Furlan Reaches French Open Quarterfinals With Draper Win
Italy’s Renzo Furlan rallied from 5-2 down to beat Australia’s Scott Draper 7-5 6-1 7-6 (8-6) and advance to the French Open quarterfinals. Furlan, ranked 61st, will face either Sergi Bruguera or Magnus Larsson next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Furlan
Paris
Renzo Furlan
Scott Draper
Australia
Draper
Seem
Sergi Bruguera
Magnus Larsson
Bruguera
Martinez Falls Just Short of 12th Inning Perfect Game
Pedro Martinez carried a perfect game into the 10th against the Padres at Jack Murphy Stadium, retiring 27 straight before Bip Roberts’ 10th inning double. Mel Rojas finished a 1-0 Expos win as Martinez misses a no hitter under amended rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SAN Diego
Pedro Martinez
Murph
Tony Gwynn
Jack Murphy Stadium
Martinez
Montreal Expos
Harvey Haddix
Bip Roberts
Mel Rojas
Expos
San Diego Padres
Cincinnati
Reggie Sanders
Roberts
Haddix
Milwaukee Braves
Also Mentioned on This Page
Petty Laughed
Reggie Miller
Larry Brown
Horace Grant
Bie
Clinton
Felix Sabates
Downs International Speedway
Bobby Labonte
Labonte
Ted Musgrave
Charlotte
Musgrave
The
Associated Press
Rik Smits
Shaquille O'Neal
Graham Marsh
Marsh
J.C. Snead
Tiger Woods
Oklahoma State
Stanford
Woods
Auburn
Chip Spratlin
Kris Cox
Alan Bratton
Bo Bagen
Andre Agassi
U.S
Agassi
Bjorn Borg
Steffi Graf
Conchita Martinez
Graf
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!