Newman wins The Winston in dramatic rookie feat
Rookie Ryan Newman outlasted eliminations and a helmet toss to win NASCARs The Winston at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord earning 750000. Dale Earnhardt Jr finished second after a late charge, with Matt Kenseth, Kurt Busch and Jimmie Johnson following. Johnson claimed rookie of the year bonuses, while Jeff Purvis suffered serious injuries in Nazareth during the Busch Series race.
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Kurt Busch
Jimmie Johnson
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Concord
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Tony Stewart
Robby Gordon
Nascar
Jason Keller
Nazareth
Jeff Purvis
Purvis
Greg Biffle
Nazareth Speedway
Biffle
Lehigh Valley Medical Center
Salisbury Township
Allentown
Nets Roll Behind Kidds Staff In Game 1
The Nets beat the Celtics 104-97 in Boston to take a 1-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals. Jason Kidd posted a triple double with 18 points 13 rebounds and 11 assists guiding New Jersey while Kerry Kittles Todd MacCulloch and Keith Van Horn added 14 each. Paul Pierce and Antoine Walker led Boston with 27 apiece but foul trouble and a strong Nets defense limited their impact. New Jersey outrebounded 49-38 and dominated the paint with 48 points.
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Kerry Kittles
Todd MacCulloch
Antoine Walker
Kenyon Martin
Rockets win NBA draft lottery for top pick
Seacaucus, N J Houston earned the rights to choose first overall in the June 26 NBA draft. The Rockets, who last picked first in 1984 when they selected Hakeem Olajuwon, could choose 7 foot 5 Chinese center Yao Ming or Duke players Jay Williams and Mike Dunleavy. Chicago and Golden State will pick second and third after tying for the league’s worst record at 21 61.
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Steve Francis
Chicago
Golden State Warriors
Bulls in on Yao as draft lottery reshapes top picks
Bulls general manager Jerry Krause weighs an offer for Yao Ming amid Houston's fifth worst 28 54 season. The NBA lottery confirmed Houston jump to No 1 while Memphis fell to four and Denver to five. Cleveland New York Clippers Phoenix Miami Washington Clippers again and Milwaukee follow as top 13 order. Atlanta would have kept its pick if it stayed top four.
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Rum
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Cavaliers Eye No 6 Pick In Draft Amid Trade Terms
Cavs GM Paxson discusses upcoming draft with Cleveland holding No 6, tied to a 1997 deal that sent Wesley Person to Phoenix. Suns receive a non lottery first round pick, with candidates including Yao Ming, Jason Williams, Drew Gooden, Dunleavy, Woods, Butler. Maybyner Hilario, Dujuan Wagner, Chris Wilcox among possible targets. Paxson aims to improve the team soon.
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Jason Williams
Kansas
Drew Gooden
Mike Dunleavy
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Qynter Woods
Connecticut
Caron Butle
Memphis
Dujuan Wagner
Maryland
Chris Wilcox
Maybyner Hilario
Andre Miller
Chris Mihm
Chicago
DeSagana Diop
Trajan Langdon
Wallin's OT goal lifts Carolina in Game 2
Niclas Wallin scored at 13:42 of overtime to give the Hurricanes a 2-1 win over the Maple Leafs and even the Eastern Conference final at one game each. The 2 OT goals in these playoffs mark Wallin's clutch moments as Carolina avoids a 2-0 hole heading to Toronto.
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Carolina
Niclas Wallin
Wallin
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Toronto
Ron Francis
Hurricanes edge Maple Leafs in OT playoff clash
Metron 5 Colt an tees for David Tanabe as Wallin's 30 foot shot deflects in past Curtis Joseph for a wild overtime win. Toronto defender deflects puck into his own net, giving Carolina a 2 1 Hurricanes 4 1 OT playoff record and one goal games.
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Bates Battaglia
Curtis Joseph
Hurricanes
Toronto
Jonas Hoglund
Montreal
U S defense weak in last warmup loss to Netherlands
In a 2 0 defeat, the United States showed shaky defense as Eddie Pops misplayed a ball allowing Roy Makaay to score and Andy van der Meyde capitalized for the second tally. Coach Bruce Arena used Brad Friedel then Kasey Keller, with 18 players seeing action.
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