The News Review:
- A Brushback Pitch for Sports Card Legend
- Sports Briefs: French pen announces draw
- DePaul’s defense backs up Adix as Sooners shocked at home -…
- regon’s Skipper sets NCAA season mark in pole vault – College…
- Soccer-Beckham recalled to England squad – Sky Sports – Soccer
- Balanced Bears are klahoma City bound – College Sports
A Brushback Pitch for Sports Card Legend
Washington Post – May 26, 2007
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Sports Briefs: French pen announces draw
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – Pittsburgh Post Gazette – May 26, 2007
htm –>Sports Briefs: French pen announces drawSaturday May 26 2007From local and wire dispatchesBack at Roland Garros for the first time in three years Serena Williams was hardly in the mood for nostalgia yesterday. A couple of hours after the French pen draw set up a potential quarterfinal between former No. 1 Williams and current No. 1 Justine Henin — in what would be a rematch of their contentious 2003 meeting in Paris — the American was looking ahead. “Well right now I think the French pen is my No.
DePaul’s defense backs up Adix as Sooners shocked at home -…
ESPN – May 26, 2007
– Even against one of the nation’s bestoffenses DePaul pitcher Tracie Adix kept the Blue Demons’ NCAAtournament shutout streak alive on Saturday. Adix threw a 3-hitter and Kate Sheaks hit a RBI triple in thesixth inning to lift DePaul to a 3-0 win over klahoma in the firstgame of an NCAA softball super regional tournament. DePaul (45-14) needs one win in two possible games on Sunday towin the best-of-3 series. DePaul the overall No. 14 seed has notallowed a run in four NCAA tournament games and the Blue Demonshave posted shutouts in 11 of their past 15 games.
regon’s Skipper sets NCAA season mark in pole vault – College…
ESPN – May 26, 2007
– regon senior Tommy Skipper cleared the bestpole vault mark by a collegiate athlete this season at 19 feet¼-inch Friday during the NCAA West Regional Championships atHayward Field. Skipper broke the Pac-10 Conference outdoor record as well ashis own school record in his final collegiate appearance before hishome crowd. The top-five finishers in each event automatically qualify forthe NCAA championship meet being held June 6-9 in Sacramento. Skipper wasn’t the only performer taking over the NCAA lead onFriday. In the long jump Washington’s Norris Frederick recorded the topjump in the nation at 26-¾ to win the event.
Soccer-Beckham recalled to England squad – Sky Sports – Soccer
ESPN – May 26, 2007
It is the first time the Real Madrid midfielder has beenincluded in the squad since coach Steve McClaren took over fromSven Goran Eriksson after last year’s World Cup. This story is from ESPN. com’s automated news wire.
Balanced Bears are klahoma City bound – College Sports
ESPN – May 26, 2007
But after winning two of three games against Michigan at Getterman to claim the Waco Super Regional and earn the program’s first trip to the Women’s College World Series Baylor coach Glen Moore must take his team on the road to klahoma City to see if his own seven-year construction project is ready to set a standard on the field. Postseason Fergie strikes.
