Articles filed under Sports
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No. 9 at Klein Creek intimidating, demandingJul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - With four sets of tees ranging from 4,900 to 6,700 yards, the Dick Nugent-designed Klein Creek Golf Club in Winfield offers challenges to players of any ability. General...
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Will media jinx hit Michigan?Jul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Bad news for Michigan. The Wolverines are this year's potential victims of the historically inaccurate voting bloc known as the Big Ten media. In seven of the last 11 ye...
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Sports briefsJul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Girl power Less than two months after Rags to Riches bruised the thoroughbred male ego in the Belmont Stakes, another filly will try to rock the harness world in the $1....
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Rowand on Wrigley's surface: It just stinksJul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - It's called beautiful Wrigley Field, but the players who play there see it a bit differently. Phillies center fielder Aaron Rowand is the latest to criticize the actual ...
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Eighth time the charmJul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - It took nearly eight hours, but Libertyville amateur Nicole Schachner finally outlasted Wheaton pro Jenna Pearson to win the Illinois Women's Open Championship with a pa...
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Bedard outduels Beckett in O's win over Red SoxJul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Erik Bedard allowed 2 hits in 6 innings to win his seventh straight decision, and the visiting Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 5-3 on Tuesday night despite 2 h...
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Betting scandal may shake industry from prep to prosJul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - DENVER -- Sports officials are worried the NBA betting scandal will ripple through all levels of sports, bringing increased heckling and distrust from fans. "This is an ...
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A-Rod fails to join the partyJul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Leave it to White Sox captain Paul Konerko to put Tuesday night's ugly 16-3 loss to the New York Yankees in perspective. "They came to see history,'' Konerko...
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Punter trial beginsJul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - GREELEY, Colo. -- The backup punter accused of stabbing a teammate to take over the starting job was obsessed with meeting his mother's expectations and "being a big man...
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Track tips for Wednesday, August 1Jul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Trainer Wayne Catalano's quest to hit .400 for the meet got a boost the last two weeks. He's won with 10 of his last 21 starters, and amazingly, none of those horses hav...