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All-Time Tennis: Brisbane
Brisbane provided a couple of unexpected winners. The top seeds on the men’s side, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, were knocked out in the semifinals by Andre Agassi and Ivan Lendl. Agassi won the first set of the final and…
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4/14-16/1989 Oakland at Chicago
The A’s broke out of their seven-game losing streak with a three-game sweep at Chicago. This came not long after the White Sox swept a series in Oakland. It was highlighted by a Bob Welch near-perfect game in the middle…
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CFB Heisman Tournament Championship
In the all-Florida State championship, Jameis Winston and the 2013 Seminoles outdueled Charlie Ward and the 1993 squad to win the title by a 37-27 score. Both quarterbacks were picked off once, but Winston tossed three touchdown passes and Ward…
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CFB Heisman Tournament Semifinals
Tallahassee is jubilant, as the final of this tournament will be an all-Florida State affair. Both the 1993 and 2013 squads earned close and fairly low-scoring victories in the semifinals, so we will see the Seminoles’ Charlie Ward vs. Jameis…
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All-Time Tennis: Sydney
Two tennis tournaments, two wins for the Williams sisters. Venus prevailed in Sydney, as did Andre Agassi on the men’s side. In the men’s final, Stefan Edberg won the first set and led 5-4 in the second, but Agassi won…
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All-Time Tennis: Perth
John McEnroe and Serena Williams were the initial winners at the first tournament on the road to the Australian Open. In Perth, Williams trailed Monica Seles 5-2 in the third set but rallied for the championship. McEnroe had an easier…
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CFB Heisman Tournament Quarterfinals
There’s still a chance of a Florida State vs. Florida State finale, but one of the three Seminole teams was finally knocked out in the quarterfinals. None of the quarterfinals ended up being close, as all finished with margins between…
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4/10-13/1989 Oakland at California
The disastrous start continued for the Athletics as they suffered a four-game sweep in their first road trip of the season. That puts them four games behind pace after just 10 contests. About the only bright spot was Carney Lansford,…
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CFB Heisman Tournament Round of 16 36-39
Florida State was the big winner in the round of 16, as all three of their Heisman-winning teams (1993, 2000, 2013) advanced to the quarterfinals. Alabama and USC both began the round with three teams, but only one of those…
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