Whistling Straits Tested Toughest Course For PGA Champ
Shigeki Maruyama and peers faced a brutal Whistling Straits practice round with 7,514 yards 1,400 bunkers and swirling winds. Players like Darren Clarke Lee Westwood Jim Furyk and Mike Dye described the test as penalizing and potentially unplayable, while Dye joked the course could be set up even harder or easier depending on the PGA setup.
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Haven
Wis
Shigeki Maruyama
Maruyama
Whistling Straits
Shinnecock Hills
Darren Clarke
Lee Westwood
Westwood
Oak Hill
Medinah
Funk
Furyk
Louis
Tere Dye
Dye
Mike Souchak
Egory
Augusta National
PGA of America
Louise Tim
PGA
Canton Dentist Aims For English Channel Swim At 68
Dr Joe Van Horn, a retired Canton dentist, plans to swim the English Channel from England to France at age 68. He has completed marathons and Iron Man events, has a support crew, and must endure strict channel-swimming rules with a boat escort and no wetsuit. The attempt is set for Monday, Aug 23, depending on favorable weather within a one week window.
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John Glenn
Herb
Joe van Horn
Canton
Gome
France
England
van Horn
English
Hawai
Jed Ls Duu
Ulladidnes
Ann Coen
Dave Dye
Uus
John Mears
Coast Guard
English Channel
Lake Erie
Edgewater Park
San Francisco Bay
Alcatraz
San Francisco International Airport
Man attempts cross Channel by swimming from France to England
DAN COUGHLIN, Ann Coen, and crew describe a grueling English Channel swim from France to the UK. Participants face currents, need frequent feeding, and use a pole basket for power bars. Most tryers fail due to tide shifts and heavy shipping.
Athens Games ticket surge boosts Olympic demand in Athens
Ticket sales near 25 million of 53 million available as opening ceremony nears, with track and field and soccer leaders accounting for 25 to 30 percent of sales. All six days of Olympic bicycling tickets sold. U S women’s basketball leads with Swin Cash 714 points in 2 minutes as team tops Spain 77 61. USA to defend gold Saturday vs New Zealand. Spain faces Czech Republic. Positive tests hit Kenyan boxer and others for stimulants and EPO. Greek security tight as Bush arrives. U S delegation includes Barbara and Jenna Bush with yacht linked to Spyros Latsis.
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Swin Cash
U.S
Spain
Lisa Leslie
Tina Thompson
Sheryl Swoopes
Yolanda Grifith
New Zealand
Czech Republic
East Africa
David Munyasia
United States
Athens
AJ Brack
Derek Nicholson
Bush
Kavala
Barbara Bush
Barbara
Jenna
White House
Spyros Latsis
Piraeus
Classic at Mastick names new race director
John Nakel, a 36 year old Avon Lake firefighter and 22 year road racer with 175 wins in 500 starts, becomes Classic at Mastick 5K cross country director succeeding Ken Neuzil who retired after starting the race in 1993. The event today in Mastick Woods Rocky River area draws expected record turnout with 240 pre-registered through Aug 7 and a 12 annual running on tap. First Federal of Lakewood sponsors the race with 10 entry and 250 shirts.
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John Nakel
Avon Lake
Nakel
Mastick
Ken Neuzil
North Olmsted Boys
Neuzil
Midview
First Federal of
Lakewood
Barons unveil 2004 schedule with nine game Gund run
Cleveland Barons announce 2004 06 AHL schedule opening October 15 at Grand Rapids with eight Griffins meetings. Home opener against Manitoba Moose set for October 16 at 7 p.m. Includes School is Cool October 11 and long January Gund homestand. Road trips listed through March with teams like Syracuse Cincinnati Utah San Antonio Milwaukee and St John’s.
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Cleveland Barons
American Hockey League
Griffins
Grand Rapids
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Barons
Manitoba Moose
Manitoba
the Gund
Syracuse
Cincinnati
Utah
San Antonio
Milwaukee
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Edmonton
Cause
Chicago
Rochester
Cusa
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Krea Funk
Dan Coughlin
Schimas
Greece
Mark Maloney
Nicht
Acropolis
Greek Paradise
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Paros
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Santorini
Media Village
Athens University
Mark
Bernard Williams
Trammell
Terrence Trammell
Thales Na AE Ttt
Brad Copeland
International Olympic Committee
Image
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Hipper
Julie Foudy
Foudy
Atlanta
Thessaloniki
Brazil
Ge. Wedne
Ouston
Houston
St Jobn
Hamilton
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Hamiton
Fide
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Cincinnat
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Hamplton
Eacraton
San Antes
Sera
Spraney
Otwee
Mantona
Sundlay
Roch
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