Tradition and Race on the PGA Tour Debate
A reflective piece argues tradition masks discrimination in golf. It recalls white dominance, Tiger Woods as a turning point, and criticizes PGA rules restricting Casey Martin’s motorized cart. The author links tradition to exclusion of Jews and blacks from clubs and pages the sport’s social history.
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Ben Hogan
Sam Snead
Tiger Woods
Tiger
Shark
Greg Norman
Payne Stewart
Lord Fauntleroy
Fred Couples
Casey Martin
PGA
Augusta
Xavier Upsets No 24 George Washington In College Hoops
An unranked Xavier team defeated 24th ranked George Washington in a decisive college basketball upset. Xavier relied on strong defense and timely scoring to pull away late and hand GW a rare defeat on the road.
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Xavier
George Washington
German women sweep alpine event in Winter Olympics
Katja Seizinger captured her second gold in two days as Germany swept the alpine women's combined event. Teammates Martina Ertl and Hilde Gerg joined on the podium, the first German 1-2-3 since 1964, with American Caroline Lalive noting the potential for U S stars at Salt Lake City. Ertl won silver, Gerg bronze. Seizinger also won downhill, approaching a three gold career. Alexandra Shaffer of Aspen praised the German team as inspiration for the United States.
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Hakuba
Japan
Katja Seizinger
Caroline Lalive
Seizinger
Martina Eril
Hilde Gerg
Germany
Lalive
Steamboat Springs
Colo
Salt Lake City
U.S
Gretchen Fraser
Leitzinger & Co
Erti
Austria
Innsbruck
Leizinger
Vreni Schneider
Switzerland
Alexandra Shaffer
Aspen
Katja
Katia Seizinger
Fossen Dominates Courts With Historic Scoring Feats
Olmsted Falls alumna Joanne Gneman Fossen, now Falls girls coach, stands out for a 74-point game against Buckeye on Feb 10, 1982 and a career 2,990 points in 95 varsity games averaging 31.8. Only Marlene Stallings of Beaver Eastern had a higher career average among peers.
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Olmsted Falls Gins
Joanne Fossen
Bill Simon
Joanne Gneman Fossen
Olmsted Falls
Falls
Buckeye
West Holmes
Lisa Cline
Coven
Possen
Marlene Stallings
Beaver Eastern
Tribe signs Dunston to play second base
Indians GM John Hart and manager Mike Hargrove frame Shawon Dunston as a contender for the second-base job. Dunston, 35 next month, batted .300 with 14 homers and 57 RBI last season and stole 32 bases. Enrique Wilson remains the early favorite but has not yet secured the position.
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Winter Haven
Fla
John Hart
Mike Hargrove
Shawon Dunston
Indians
Hargrove
Tribe
Dunston
Enrique Wilson
Carlos Garcia
Jeff Branson
Hart
Enrique
Garcia
Branson
Cubs
Pirates
Wilson
Buffalo
Dominican Republic
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Buckeye Blues
Ohio State
Doug Clarke
Ts Escor
SPI
NBA
Winter Olympics
Shiga
Seng
Fossen
Paul Hoyse
Chronicle-Telegram
Olmsted
Lady Bulldogs
Sheldon Ocker
Knight Ridder Newspapers
Shawon
Dunstan
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