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Newspaper
The Gaston Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 2000
Page
12
Cal Ripken plans off season workouts after a September of solid bat and low back pain, aiming to return for a 21st big league season with the Orioles. Owner Peter Angelos welcomes a healthy Ripken who hit .282 with two homers and 12 RBIs in September after a disabled list absence.
The Oakland A's clinched the AL West with a 3-0 win over the Texas Rangers as Tim Hudson earned his 20th victory. Giambi led a champagne celebration in Oakland while the A’s await a playoff series, joining Atlanta with 11 division titles and securing a postseason berth for the first time since 1992.
Tony Stewart, the hottest NASCAR driver, scored a late pass to win the NAPA Autocare 500 at Martinsville Speedway after a tense final 11 laps. He battled Dale Earnhardt and Jeff Burton, with Stewart thanking hostile fans who spurred his late surge.
NASCAR driver Stewart conquers Martinsville nerves and a hostile track to win the NAPA Autocare 500. A 1311 Speedway visit 18 months earlier and a pole at Martinsville are recalled, with Stewart admitting fear before the race and then failing to lead a lap, finishing 20th.
Florida State rises to the top of the AP Top 25 as Nebraska slips to second after a 42-24 win over Missouri. The Seminoles, 5-0, collected 42 first place votes to Nebraska's 28, with Virginia Tech and Kansas State also rising as an upheaval among the top teams in a wide shakeup across the poll.
Sydney bids farewell in a blaze of color as Gezahgne Abera wins the marathon and the United States secures gold with an 85-75 victory over France. Emily deRiel earns silver in women’s modern pentathlon amid overall triumph for the Games. United States leads final medal tally with 97, Russia 88, China 59, Australia 58. Rulon Gardner carries the U.S. flag in the closing ceremony.
Michigan State leads the group with 84 points followed by South Carolina at 79 and North Carolina State with 69. Texas A&M has 39, Mississippi 35, Pittsburgh 24, Purdue 16, LSU 15, East Carolina 12, Colorado State 10, Arizona State 5, Iowa State 5, Toledo 5, Western Michigan 4, Arizona 2 and Alabama 4.
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