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Woodward's chance to make Olympic team fades
OMAHA, Neb.. — On a night when a crowd of 13,011 made swimming history as the largest audience for a swim meet on American soil, Bakersfield's Gabe Woodward's dream of making his second Olympic team basically came to an end with an eighth-place finish in the 100-meter freestyle. The crowd at the Olympic Swim Trials witnessed no world records, but a few surprises.
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July 3 fish report
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Steve Merlo: Unfair lead ban not enough to save California's condors
A lot of conservationists know exactly how I feel about the uncertainty over of the future of the California condor. Despite the fact that I am also a hunter, I too, am a conservationist, and hopefully, my writings have shown that I do care about our wildlife, their management and habitat restoration, as well as our own environment. -
San Jose completes sweep of Blaze
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Mike Griffith: Late Model drivers pointing fingers the wrong way at Speedway
Fireworks will light the sky Saturday night at Bakersfield Speedway but there's been plenty of fireworks behind the scenes lately when it comes to dirt Late Model stock car racing.
Clovis-Buchanan picked to host CIF state track finals in 2009-11
ALAMEDA — The CIF Executive Committee announced today that Veterans Memorial Stadium, on the campus of Clovis-Buchanan High School, will serve as the home for the CIF State Track and Field Championships for the next three years.-
Jelmini posts personal best in shot put, places fourth at national meet
Shafter High junior Anna Jelmini posted a personal-best 50 feet, 4 inches in the shot put Sunday at the USA Track and Field Junior Championships at Columbus, Ohio. -
Rams' D'Amato honored as All-Area Softball Coach of the Year
Mike D'Amato's senior class with the Garces softball team made his fourth Central Section title a little more special. -
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NHRA changing priorities in wake of tragedy
The death of Scott Kalitta has shaken up the NHRA and sent the organization, its owners and drivers back to the drawing board on safety issues.-
Randy Moss buys 50 percent of truck team
Troy Aikman. Terry Bradshaw. Tim Brown. Julius Erving. Jackie Joyner-Kersee. Jim Kelly. Mark Rypien. Roger Staubach. -
Formula One urges changes to cut costs
Formula One wants to cut team budgets in half and improve fuel efficiency by 2011 to improve racing. -
Coulthard announces retirement
David Coulthard has announced he will retire from Formula One at the end of the season.
Hollimon hits first homer in Tigers win
Justin Verlander threw six strong innings, Michael Hollimon hit his first big league home run and the Detroit Tigers hung on to beat the Seattle Mariners 8-4 Thursday night.-
Spilborghs' 2-run single in 11th lifts Rockies
Ryan Spilborghs' two-run single off Kevin Gregg with one out in the 11th inning rallied the Colorado Rockies to a 6-5 win over the Florida Marlins on Thursday night. -
Duchscherer leads Athletics over White Sox
Justin Duchscherer pitched seven solid innings, Jack Cust and Donnie Murphy homered and the Oakland Athletics beat Chicago 3-2 Thursday night to snap the White Sox's seven-game win streak. -
Seven-run sixth inning carries Royals past Orioles
Mark Grudzielanek went 4-for-5 and played a key role in a seven-run sixth inning that carried the Kansas City Royals past the Baltimore Orioles 10-7 on Thursday night.
Reports: Arenas agrees to $111M deal with Wizards
Gilbert Arenas has agreed to re-sign with the Washington Wizards for $111 million over six years, essentially taking millions less so that his team could have more financial flexibility, two newspapers reported Thursday.-
Star point guard Paul, Hornets agree to new deal
Chris Paul and the Hornets reached a contract agreement Thursday that could keep the All-Star point guard with the team for at least the next four seasons. -
Oklahoma City gets ready to rejoin major leagues
Mayor Mick Cornett was in a conference room waiting for a meeting to get started when City Manager Jim Couch walked in and handed him a slip of paper with a single word on it: "Done." -
Seattle faces challenges to bring NBA back
As the SuperSonics pack for the move to Oklahoma City, basketball fans and city officials were hopeful about the provisions of the team's departure deal that could lead to a new NBA franchise in Seattle.
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