Burton Wins Tran South 400 After Rain Delays At Darlington
Jeff Burton survives a lengthy Darlington race with a rain halt and a damaged car to win the Tran South 400 as leaders falter. Jer my Mayfield and Jeff Gordon contend, while Greg Moore secures a season opening CART win amid fuel concerns. Al Unser Jr and Naoki Hattori suffer injuries in a separate CART crash. John Force claims NHRA Gatornationals Funny Car victory, earning $75,000 and setting records in Gainesville.
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Webb nets third tourney of season in Phoenix
Australian golfer Karrie Webb wins her third LPGA event of the season with a 1 under par 274 at the Standard Register Ping in Phoenix Arizona, beating Lorie Kane by four shots. Webb’s win follows a season of fast starts and is aided by a cross handed putting grip change that has sharpened her scoring, birdies, and consistency. Kane notes Webb shows no fear and predicts more victories this year.
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Herron Wins Bay Hill Playoff In Florida
Tim Herron defeated Tom Lehman in a second extra hole playoff at Bay Hill to claim his third PGA Tour victory in four years. Herron, who finished 274 with a 72, earned $450,000 while Davis Love III finished one stroke back at 275. Lehman, returning from shoulder surgery, played solidly though he failed to convert on key birdie chances in the final rounds.
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Rafter fails to end slump at Lipton Championships
Patrick Rafter dramatic show in Key Biscayne ends with a 7-6 7-5 loss to Nicolas Kiefer as he drops to 56 wins this year and fails to reach a quarterfinal. Pete Sampras, aiming for No. 1, sails past Jonas Bjorkman while Hingis, Frazier, Davenport, Graf and Seles win on the women's side.
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Green Morgan prevail in Legends of Golf victory
Hubert Green and Gil Morgan rode a long tele phone call and strong teamwork to a wire-to-wire win at the Legends of Golf in St. Augustine Florida finishing 22 under 194 for a three stroke margin. The duo earned 316000 first prize as they outpaced Mahaffey Wargo and others amid 30 mph winds on the World Golf Village course.
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Bil Cyclones Drop Jacks in Crosstown THL Showdown
Cincinnati Cyclones 64 beat Cleveland Lumberjacks 64 to ???. Tom Nemeth hat trick, eight goals this season, defenseman hat trick for the Cyclones. Todd Simon sealed win with power-play goal 12:32 into final period. Xavier Delisle sidelined by tripling penalty. Dave Baseggio led the Lumberjacks with a goal and an assist.
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