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Dom's Dugout
ΔAgony of victory: Terry Francona won't give away his thoughts on the All-Star selection process and seems to be enjoying his evasiveness. "We owe it to the players involved for the process to be agonizing," he said. He has been in contact with...Tags: Lobbying, Joe Girardi, Carl Hubbell, J.D. Drew, Joe Torre
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Phelps, Hoff up to the challenge
Sun reporterIt was supposed to be Rivalry Night at the U.S. Olympic swim trials last night. Michael Phelps, in his final race of the week, was supposed to duel Ian Crocker, the world-record holder in the 100-meter butterfly. Crocker represents perhaps Phelps'...Tags: Clubs and Associations, Trials, Awards and Prizes, Katie Hoff, Swimming
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Injury knocks Gay out of Beijing 200
Tyson Gay accelerated through the first curve. Then, he started flying. Not in the figurative sense, but in an all-too-real way - a shocking sprawl to the ground that cost him an Olympic spot in the 200 meters and made him look like less than a sure...Tags: Ohio State University, University of Florida, Minority Groups, Trials, Gays and Lesbians
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Bush: 'Affront' to Chinese to skip Olympics start
Associated Press WriterPresident Bush said Sunday he does not feel the need to boycott the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics to state his opposition to China's human rights record. Skipping the event would be an "affront" to the Chinese people, he said. Bush spoke...Tags: The White House, Petroleum Industry, Human Rights, Justice and Rights, Crimes
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Cubs should keep Alfonso Soriano out of All-Star Game
ST. LOUIS—Alfonso Soriano watched the ball come off the pitcher's hand, then lifted his left foot before driving the pitch to center field. He looked good Saturday, even if Cubs coach Ivan DeJesus was doing the pitching and the stage was batting...Tags: National League, Wrigley Field, Chicago Cubs, Major League Baseball, Football
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HISTORY: THIS DATE IN BASEBALL
July 6 1929 - The St. Louis Cardinals scored 10 runs in the first and fifth innings in beating the Philadelphia Phillies, 28-6, in the second game of a doubleheader. The Cardinals had 28 hits and set an NL record with the 28 runs. 1933 - The first major...Tags: Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians, A.J. Burnett, Baseball
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Francona: Nothing fancy
mark.herrmann@newsday.comAs manager of the American League All-Star team, with decisions due today about who makes the squad and who doesn't, Terry Francona has some hard thinking to do. He intends to wring all the anguish he can from it. "I think we owe it to the players to...Tags: Major League Baseball, Joe Girardi, Baseball, American League, Terry Francona
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Olympic swim team qualifier got start in Mount Sinai
laura.albanese@newsday.comJulia Smit was only 6 years old when she got that first irresistible taste of victory. The longtime Mount Sinai resident and Olympic-qualifier swam her first race then - a 25-yard backstroke - and won, her father, Peter Smit said. And Julia, now 20, who...Tags: Horse and Harness Racing, Long Island, Ethics, Schools, High Schools
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Off the canvas
Special to NewsdayThey keep saying that boxing is dead. But don't tell that to Pete Brodsky. Brodsky has spent 40 years in and out of boxing gyms on Long Island and in New York City. He has seen what the sport can do for the life a young man and, in more recent times, a...Tags: Mike Tyson, Kenny Rogers, Employees, Long Island, Schools
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HISTORY: THIS DATE IN SPORTS
July 6 1887 - Lottie Dod of Britain, 15, becomes the youngest woman to win the women's singles championship at Wimbledon, defeating Blanch Bingley 6-2, 6-0. 1933 - The first major league All-Star game is played at Comiskey Park, Chicago. The American...Tags: Althea Gibson, Steffi Graf, American League, National League, U.S. Cellular Field
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