Elkington par wins playoff at Buick Challenge
Steve Elkington rallied from four behind to beat Fred Funk in a playoff at Pine Mountain Georgia for the Buick Challenge title worth 270000 to the winner. Elkington shot 65 to tie Funk 267 and won with a par on the 18th.
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Martin wins as Gordon’s lead slips at Charlotte
Mark Martin dominates the UAW GM Quality 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway outrunning Jeff Gordon who finishes fifth. Gordon’s 15th straight top five shrinks his points lead to 174 with five races left. Martin led 215 laps and claimed his seventh win of the year amid 11 cautions and a long rain-affected schedule.
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Padres Eliminate Astros to Reach NLCS Against Braves
San Diego clinches series with a 2-0 win after John Vander Wal and Wally Joyner drives. Ken Hitchcock outpitches Johnson in Houston as Padres erase late fielding miscues and confront Atlanta in the NL Championship Series.
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Ohio State Remains No 1 in AP Poll After Penn State Win
Ohio State holds the top spot for a fifth straight week after a 28-9 victory over Penn State in the AP Top 25. Georgia and Arizona crack the top ten with key road wins, LSU and Penn State slide, and UCLA moves up to No. 3 while Nebraska remains No. 2.
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Arizona outlasts Huskies in dramatic late drive
Arizona quarterback Ortege Jenkins soared past two Washington defenders and somersaulted into the end zone for a 31-28 comeback win over Washington in Seattle. The No. 14 Wildcats improved to 5-0 after an 80-yard, 2:48 scoring drive capped by Jenkins final heroics and a 22-yard completion to Jenkins.
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Leyritz's postseason homer lifts Padres past Astros
Jim Leyritz delivered a seventh inning solo shot off Scott Blanton to give San Diego a 2 1 win over Houston as Kevin Brown survived an early miscue and a 16 strikeout game. Leyritz tied the game in the ninth of a prior post season clash with Boston. Baseball notes mention past World Series heroics and Darryl Strawberry surgery.
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