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- Gunning for the games
- Ex-KU great Russell takes aim at Olympics at Canadian Trials
- July 3, 2008
- At 6-foot-9, Scott Russell is the tallest javelin thrower in the world. But on the field, it’s not his height, but his impressive throwing distance and fiery dedication that have earned him recognition. After years of disappointments, Russell finally will have his shot at the Olympics when he travels to his hometown of Windsor, Ontario, for the Canadian Track and Field Olympic Trials on Saturday.
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The Lawrence Journal-World looks back at the men's basketball season of 2007-2008, in which the Jayhawks claimed the NCAA championship title for the first time in 20 years and its third ever.
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- KU’s Releford survives USA Basketball’s first cut
- Bishop Miege freshman one step away from spot on U18 national team
- July 3, 2008
- KU freshman Travis Releford made the first cut of the U18 USA Basketball team that will compete in Argentina later this month at the FIBA Championship.
- Kansas’ Henrickson loses freshman recruit
- July 3, 2008
- Ashley Ellis, one of three Kansas University women’s basketball signees, won’t be enrolling in August.
- Our town sports
- July 3, 2008
- A list of local sporting events and notes.
- Commentary: Packers should be fair to Rodgers
- July 3, 2008
- Just before he — yeah, right — retired, Brett Favre was known for his impeccable timing.
- National League Roundup: Nady strikes twice for Pittsburgh
- July 3, 2008
- Xavier Nady homered twice and drove in four runs for Pittsburgh, which lost closer Matt Capps for about eight weeks after a medical test detected bursitis and tightness in his pitching shoulder.
- American League Roundup: Yankees answer boss’ call
- July 3, 2008
- Jason Giambi and the New York Yankees had an emphatic response to Hank’s latest edict.
- Beasley takes shot to chest at practice
- July 3, 2008
- Michael Beasley’s first official practice with the Miami Heat ended quickly.
- Indiana loses scholarships
- July 3, 2008
- Indiana University will give up two basketball scholarships for the upcoming season in anticipation of penalties related to the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate, assistant athletic director Frank Cuervo confirmed Wednesday.
- Sonics to move to Oklahoma City
- Team to pay city of Seattle up to $75 million to leave
- July 3, 2008
- The SuperSonics will move to Oklahoma City for the 2008-09 season as part of a settlement with the city of Seattle, ending a contentious relationship that resulted in a trial in which the judge was due to issue her ruling Wednesday.
- Hoff sets two records
- July 3, 2008
- Wow, that kid from suburban Baltimore is something. No, we’re not talking about Michael Phelps.
- Cabrera gets well on K.C.
- July 3, 2008
- Winless with a 7.06 earned-run average in June, Daniel Cabrera happily flipped the calendar with another dominant performance against the Kansas City Royals.
- Raiders suffer setback at Oklahoma tourney
- July 3, 2008
- Lawrence’s Raiders fell to Tahlequah, Okla., 7-3, on Wednesday in a first-round Legion baseball Fourth of July Tournament pool-play game.
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