No Montana luck at Cleveland Grand Prix race
At Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, Alex Zanardi finished second while Joe Montana observed as Target-Chip Ganassi Racing did not win. Jimmy Vasser, Michael Andretti, Emerson Fittipaldi and others faced mechanical issues, with 64,829 on-site in the heat and 144,558 over three days. Protesters rallied against Firestone tires near the track.
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Joe Montana
Target-Chip Ganassi Racing
Alex Zanardi
Montana
Portland
Ore
Jimmy Vasser
Homestead
Fla
Michigan
Zanardi
al Unserdr
Vasser
San Francisco 49Ers
Burke Lakefront
Albert Belle Struggles with Fan Backlash and Private Image
Akron Beacon Journal columnist Terry Pluto details Albert Belle’s fraught season marked by public boos and taunting in New York and Chicago. Belle’s private nature fuels misperceptions as he contends with a free agency outlook, a missed $40 million offer, and questions about whether he can regain fan support with Roger Maris’ 61-homer chase still looming.
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Hargrove
Albert
Belle
Stenothine
Nelson
New York
Roger Maris
Ohio
Chicago
TV and memory fuse to create sports magic
The piece argues that TV and memory shape enduring moments in sports noting Borg vs McEnroe and Buckner’s 1986 World Series error as prime examples. It reflects on how broadcasts heighten drama and how later memories, like Ken Burns’s baseball doc, rekindle anticipation and emotion.
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Bjorn Borg
John McEnroe
TV Guide
Buckner
Jordan
Henry Aaron
Jim Valvano
North Carolina State
Houston
Joe Theismann
Billy Buck
Ken Burns
PBS
Dave Henderson
Red Sox
Wally Backman
Keith Hernandez
Boston
Salles Drives Clear Indy Lights Victory At Cleveland
In a first lap crash that felled three top contenders, Gualter Salles of Brazil led all 32 laps to win the Firestone Indy Lights race at Burke Lakefront Airport. Claude Bourbonnais of Canada finished second by 1.96 seconds as Empringham trailed after a crash that eliminated pole winner Hotchkis and others. Helio de Castro-Neves suffered a sprained thumb.
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Cleveland
Gualter Salles
Brazil
Burke Lakefront
Salles
Claude Bourbonnais
Canada
David Empringham
Mark Hotchkis
Tony Kanaan
Alex Padilla
Padilla
Helio de Castro-Neves
Nick Firestone
Zanardi edges De Ferran for Grand Prix victory
Zanardi, a Formula One veteran in his first Indy Car season, nursed a late surge to win the Medic Drug Grand Prix of Cleveland. De Ferran finished second as Zanardi claimed his first Indy Car victory at Portland the prior week boosted by a strong Honda Reynard. Moore, Vasser, Unser Jr. trailed in a tight PPG Cup race with Zanardi narrowing the Rookie of the Year gap.
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Greg Moore
Zanardi
Moore
Reynard Honda
Portland
de Ferran
Abvwusly Yuwace Lace Gil
Vasser
al Unser Jr
Wimbledon tragedy of stars leaves crowd drained
At Wimbledon the first week delivered a clash of privilege and poverty with early exits by Agassi Seles and Becker deflating fan enthusiasm. Attendance dropped by about 10 000 as Sampras and Henman failed to lift the mood.
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Sampras
Henman
Agassi
Monica Seles
Boris Becker
Avon Lake’s top coach Dick Deasy retires after 21 years as AD
Dick Deasy, the winningest Avon Lake boys basketball coach with 188 wins over 15 seasons, resigns as athletic director and coach. He cites burnout and stresses of administration, plus a bonus incentive for early retirement. He praises successor potential for longtime assistant Ron Krye and recalls 1991 regional run as peak memory.
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Avon Lake
Dick Deasy
Deasy
Avon Lake High School
Board of Education
Pye
Ron
Krye
Shoremen
Gordon Splete
Ohio University
Wisconsin State
Milton College
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