Sports Stories from July 7, 2011 (Change date)
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Baltimore Colts Hall of Famer John Mackey diesJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - BALTIMORE — John Mackey revolutionized the tight end position, his incomparable ability to catch passes off the line of scrimmage helping to usher the NFL into the pass-...
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World Cup demands better performanceJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - They probably didn’t need it, but the United States women’s soccer players got another reminder that their never-say-die attitude and athleticism aren’t enough to win Wo...
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Marmion student, top triathlete has Olympic dreamsJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - Eighteen-year-old Ben Kanute thought long and hard about where to go to college. His primary objective? To pick the place that would give him his best shot at becoming a...
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Hall of Famer Dick Williams dead at 82Jul 07, 2011 12:00 am - By taking over a ninth-place team and leading it to the pennant in his first year as a big-league manager in Boston, Dick Williams earned the reputation of being a turna...
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Judge denies Dodgers effort to get MLB documentsJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - DOVER, Del. — A Delaware judge on Thursday denied a request by the Los Angeles Dodgers to order Major League Baseball to turn over a vast array of documents in the team’...
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Twins put the lumber to HumberJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - White Sox starter Phil Humber had been rolling against nearly every opponent he faced this season. Of course, the rags-to-riches pitcher didn’t face the dreaded Twins un...
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World Series of Poker main event starts in VegasJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - LAS VEGAS — Hundreds of poker players began a trek toward potential card-playing fame as the World Series of Poker main event started in Las Vegas on Thursday. The $10,0...
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White Sox' Quentin on trade block?Jul 07, 2011 12:00 am - As the White Sox were taking batting practice Thursday afternoon before being taken to school yet again by the Minnesota Twins in a 6-2 loss at U.S. Cellular Field, gene...
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George Brett on Jeter: Tough to get 3,000th hitJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — George Brett predicts the 3,000th hit of Derek Jeter’s career will be harder to get than the first. “That first at-bat will be a little tough,” the Hall of Fa...
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White Sox’ Konerko voted into All-Star GameJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - Paul Konerko initially was planning on spending the all-star break relaxing at a beach house in California. He’s more than happy to change those plans. Late Thursday aft...