The News Review:
- Sports Briefing
- Samaranch to help seek softball’s lympic return; new winter…
- SPRTS F THE TIMES; Flood Missed a Fly but Made A Stand That…
- Sports | Golf | PE.com | Southern California News | News for Inland…
- King Kaufman’s Sports Daily
- Wednesday’s Sports Transactions
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer: ther Sports
Sports Briefing
New York Times – Oct 26, 2006
toolsContainer –>. toolsRight –>Published: ctober 26 2006 HRSE RACING BREEDERS’ CUP FIELD TAKES SHAPE — Bernardini and Lava Man will duel for Horse of the Year honors in the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic while the trainer Todd Pletcher has a record 18 horses set to run at the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. A total of 121 horses were pre-entered yesterday for eight Breeders’ Cup races at Churchill Downs in Louisville Ky. The mile-and-a-quarter Classic is the main attraction.
Samaranch to help seek softball’s lympic return; new winter…
USA Today – Oct 26, 2006
The International Ski Federation is asking the International lympic Committee executive board to approve the three new disciplines when it meets in Kuwait in late November. Individual curling and team luge could also be possible additions to the program. The IC’s program commission met two weeks ago to review the sports at the Torino Games in February. The panel will submit recommendations to the IC board in Kuwait. Ski jumping and Nordic combined — involving ski jumping and cross country skiing — are the only events in the Winter Games in which women don’t compete. Women’s ski jumping has become increasingly popular in Europe the United States and Japan since the Continental Cup series for women was introduced in 2004-2005. Ski-cross a freestyle event is similar to snowboard-cross which made its debut in Torino and drew big crowds.
SPRTS F THE TIMES; Flood Missed a Fly but Made A Stand That…
New York Times – Oct 26, 2006
toolsContainer –>. toolsRight –>By GERGE VECSEY Published: ctober 26 2006 How strange that baseball’s new labor contract was announced in St. Louis on Tuesday night for that is where a proud center fielder named Curt Flood made a stand against his version of slavery. An industry awash in money will have peace for the next five years. Alex Rodriguez is making $252 million over these 10 years and clubs are building new palaces with luxury boxes for the shrimp-eating set because Flood fought the system. ”He put his career on the line” Marvin Miller the head of the players’ association then said yesterday recalling the brave driven man who helped bring about free agency that enriched everybody except of course himself.
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Press-Enterprise – Oct 26, 2006
He's simply in the lead. Too far down the money list to make the Tour Championship too high up to sweat over losing his PGA Tour card Gay played without worries and without a bogey Thursday at Innisbrook in Palm Harbor Fla. to post a 7-under-par 64 for a 2-shot lead over Mark Calcavecchia. “I just want to finish the year on a good note” Gay said.
King Kaufman’s Sports Daily
salon.com – Oct 26, 2006
26 2006 | You gave up? You turned off the TV? You didn’t think they’d play Game 4 of the World Series despite the rain in St. Louis? h ye of little faith. You missed a lot once they got going.
Wednesday’s Sports Transactions
USA Today – Oct 26, 2006
National LeagueCHICAG CUBS-Named Paul Weaver special assistant to the general manager. WASHINGTN NATINALS-Announced the contract of Tony Siegle assistant general manager will not be renewed. American AssociationPENSACLA PELICANS-Sold the contract of RHP Tony Pierce to the Atlanta Braves. Can-Am LeagueCAN-AM LEAGUE-Announced the Atlantic City Surf of the Atlantic League will join the Can-Am League for the 2007 season.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: ther Sports
Seattle Post Intelligencer – Oct 26, 2006
The UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body launched an investigation after a complaint was lodged by Blackburn the FA and match referee Stefan Johannesson. The 24-year-old Serbian was later found guilty and received his suspension on Thursday. He has until Monday to appeal the suspension. “Firstly we appreciate UEFA’s speed in dealing with this important issue” said a statement on the club website.
