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Today's sports birthdays

Posted August 02, 2007 11:00 pm

Today's birthdays

Aug. 3

Lance Alworth (67), NFL, Hall of Fame

Nate McMillan (43), NBA

Kevin Elster (43), MLB

Johnny Thomas (43), NFL

Doug Overton (38), NBA

Darren Mickell (37), NFL

Blaine Wilson (33), U.S. gymnast

Trevor Pryce (32), NFL

Troy Glaus (31), MLB

Viktor Khryapa (25), Bulls

Brian Plotkin (23), Chicago Fire

Going for 300

The Mets' Tom Glavine will be going for victory No. 300 Sunday night at Wrigley Field. The two pitchers most recently to reach No. 300 had a chance to accomplish the feat at Wrigley Field but fell short:

â€¢On June 7, 2003, the Yankees' Roger Clemens took the loss at the Cubs won 5-2. Clemens worked 61/3 innings and allowed 2 earned runs. He got No. 300 June 13 against the Cardinals.

â€¢On Aug. 1, 2004, the Cubs' Greg Maddux got a no-decision in the Cubs' 6-3 victory over the Phillies. Maddux went 6 innings, allowing 3 runs (2 earned). Maddux earned No. 300 Aug. 7, 2004, at San Francisco.

Stacking up vs. Glavine

Lefty Tom Glavine can be tougher on right-handed batters than he is on lefties. Here is how a few key Cubs have done over the years against Glavine:

Mark DeRosa (left): 1-for-10 (.100), 1 HR

Cliff Floyd (left): 13-for-33 (.394), 2 HR

Jacque Jones (left): 0-for-8 (.000)

Jason Kendall (right): 8-for-40 (.200), 2 HR

Derrek Lee (right): 15-for-52 (.288), 2 HR

Aramis Ramirez (right): 11-for-22 (.500), 3 HR

Alfonso Soriano (right): 7-for-18 (.389), 1 HR

One hot July

The Cubs went 17-9 in July, marking the most wins by the club in July since a 17-9 record in 2000. The 17 victories were the most in the National League and second in the majors to the Yankees' 19.

Helicopter, Hot Sauce

The 2007 AND1 Mix Tape Tour hits the streets of Chicago on Saturday at Soldier Field's South Lot. The AND1 team competes against the best street basketball players out of Chicago. The game starts at 3 p.m. Among the AND1 players in attendance will be Assassin, Baby Shack, Bad Santa, Escalade, Go Get It, Helicopter, Hot Sauce ...

NASCAR number

240: Penalties assessed in the first 20 Nextel Cup Series races for pit road violations -- 175 for pitting before pit road is open, 24 for too fast entering pit road, 41 for too fast exiting pit road.

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