Sports Stories from August 27, 2007 (Change date)
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Williams sisters celebrate Gibson with opening winsAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Venus and Serena Williams carry Althea Gibson's legacy forward every time they step on a court, every time they hoist a Grand Slam trophy. So on a night set ...
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Voeks tradition lives on at BataviaAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Week 1 of the high school football season is always an exciting thing -- not just for players and coaches, but parents, fans and yes, even reporters. But what about masc...
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Record round for SmallAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Mike Small began his day shooting for one record and ended it by breaking another. The University of Illinois golf coach entered Monday's first round of the 85th Illinoi...
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Briefs: A photo finishAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - It took 11.01 seconds to finish the race to decide the fastest woman at the world track and field championships in Osaka, Japan. For Veronica Campbell of Jamaica, it see...
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Stricker's win is no surpriseAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - HARRISON, N.Y. -- The first comeback was a fluke. Steve Stricker had gone 4½ years and 88 starts on the PGA Tour without a victory when he won a tournament he had no bus...
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Illini tight ends to reckon withAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Today: Illini Jeff Cumberland and Michael Hoomanawanui CHAMPAIGN -- After Illinois' first practice this fall, Jeff Cumberland strutted out of the Memorial Stadium l...
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Notable night, but Knights fallAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - It could have been Nostalgia Night at Prospect on Monday. In the underclassman gym, former Knights volleyball standouts Molly May, Holly Rothstein and Peter King were ba...
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Shouting match 'no big deal'Aug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Pile loss on top of loss on top of loss and eventually tempers are going to boil. But rather than take his frustrations out on the Boston Red Sox during Sunday afternoon...
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Contrite Vick apologizesAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - RICHMOND, Va. -- First, Michael Vick apologized to all the people he lied to. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank. Coach Bobby Petrino. Hi...
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Briggs charged with misdemeanor after crashing LamborghiniAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Although his 2007 Lamborghini Murcielago was discovered at 3:15 a.m. Monday morning abandoned and crashed against a light pole off the Edens Expressway, Bears linebacker...