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Mid-season champs crowned at Humboldt Speedway
Tribune Staff Scott L. Stewart Special to the Tribune The mid-point of the 2008 season has come and gone at Humboldt Speedway, with four veteran drivers topping the current point standings. Congratulations to Scott Cronk in the Factory stock division, Todd Kidwell in B-Mods, Jay Laymons, Jr. in Street stock, and Jess Folk, Jr. in Modifieds, they are the Mid Season Champions. This week’s big ticket race had to be a duel between Whitey Fo...
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Last-place Blue Jays fire Gibbons and coaches, too
PITTSBURGH (AP) — John Gibbons was fired Friday by the last-place Toronto Blue Jays and replaced by Cito Gaston, who led the team to World Series titles in 1992 and 1993. The Blue Jays began the day 35-39, having lost five straight and 13 of their last 17 games to fall 10 1/2 games behind the first-place Boston Red Sox in the AL East. He is the third major league manager to be fired this week, following Willie Randolph of the New York Mets...
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Schilling says season over, will have surgery
BOSTON (AP) — Curt Schilling will have surgery on his ailing shoulder Monday, ending his season and possibly his career. The 41-year-old Boston Red Sox right-hander will have the operation after a rehabilitation program preferred by the team failed to fix the tendon injury that sparked a spring training dispute between doctors about how to treat it. “My season is over and there is a pretty decent chance I have thrown my last pitch forever,...
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NBA demands $1.4 million from disgraced referee
NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA wants disgraced referee Tim Donaghy to pay the league $1.4 million, including his wages for games on which he bet or provided inside tips to gamblers. The written demand, filed Thursday in federal court, asks a judge to force Donaghy to pay the sum as restitution in his gambling case. The league previously indicated it would seek $1 million. The Donaghy scandal “has harmed the NBA and caused it to spend vast sums to...
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Sharks top Humboldt
Tribune Staff Tribune staff HUMBOLDT — The Chanute Sharks swim team defeated Humboldt on Wednesday night. No final score was available. The Sharks will host Iola next Wednesday night at Quarry Stone at 6 p.m. Chanute results from Wednesday are below: Chanute vs. Humboldt Mixed 15-18 200 Medley 2, A (Michaela Cigainero, Blake Morgan, Christine Woodard, Ali Aylward), 2:32.69. 3, B (Micaela Huerter, Kayli Morgan, Elizabeth Fehr, Tayl...
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Royals sweep Cards
Tribune Staff ST. LOUIS (AP) — Zack Greinke and two relievers combined on a two-hitter, and the Kansas City Royals completed their first three-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals since 2001 with a 4-1 victory on Thursday. Mark Teahen missed the cycle by a double and had three RBIs for the Royals, who are 7-2 in interleague play — with road series wins at Florida and Arizona — despite being in last place in the AL Central at 31-42. The R...
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Chanute Post 170 sweeps Parsons
Tribune Staff Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE—The only thing better than the start was the finish. The Chanute Post 170 American Legion baseball team took advantage of every opportunity that presented itself on Wednesday night. And the result was a sweep. Chanute topped Parsons Post 56 10-2 in game one and then pulled off a 6-5 come-from-behind win in game two at Paul Lindblad Stadium. “It’s been awhile since the kids have...
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Royals beat Cards
Tribune Staff ST. LOUIS (AP) — For the second straight night, the Kansas City Royals leaned on the long ball to reward their starting pitcher. This time, Brian Bannister was the beneficiary. David DeJesus and Alex Gordon homered for the tying and go-ahead runs in the eighth inning Wednesday, helping Bannister and the Royals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2. In the series opener, Mike Aviles’ eighth-inning homer made a winner out of Kyle ...
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Beasley makes his case to the Bulls
Tribune Staff DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Michael Beasley kept drifting away from the podium, and he couldn’t help but notice people at the hotel next door peeking through the fence to catch a glimpse of the player the Chicago Bulls could draft No. 1. “Man, I got people behind the fence, too?” he said. All eyes were on Beasley when he visited the Bulls’ practice facility Tuesday, and Derrick Rose figures to get the same treatment this week. Ho...
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Aviles, Davies lead Royals past Cards
Tribune Staff R.B. Fallstrom AP Sports Writer ST. LOUIS (AP) — Two players who were minor league teammates until late last month gave the lowly Kansas City Royals’ another dose of interleague success. Mike Aviles homered to snap an eighth-inning tie and Kyle Davies worked seven sharp innings in a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night. “We have a good group of veteran guys and young guys here,” Aviles said. “It makes ...
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Return to Glory
Tribune Staff Celtics win NBA title Tom Withers AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — On a new parquet floor below aging championship banners, the Boston Celtics won their 17th NBA title and a first one — at last — for Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen — their Big Three for a new generation. After 22 long years, the NBA has gone green. Lifted by ear-splitting chants of “Beat L.A.” from their adoring crowd, which included Boston legends...
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New went one-on-one with Mantle
Tribune Staff Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor Pete New took his place on the pitcher’s mound at Chanute’s Katy Park when a young man named Mickey Mantle stepped into the batter’s box. It was the summer of 1949. New had no idea he was facing a legend in the making. In fact, Mantle didn’t leave much of an impression with New at all. “I thought he was pretty average,” New said. “He wasn’t hard to pitch to. I didn’t see anything spectac...
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Tiger wins U.S. Open
Tribune Staff Doug Ferguson AP Golf Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — With a throbbing knee and a pounding heart, Tiger Woods made one last improbable escape Monday and won the U.S. Open in a 19-hole playoff over Rocco Mediate, his 14th career major and maybe the most amazing of them all. One shot behind after a collapse no one saw coming, Woods birdied the 18th hole to force sudden death at Torrey Pines against a 45-year-old with a creaky back wh...
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A SOLID ROOKIE YEAR
Tribune Staff Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor Austin Braman’s rookie year went better than he expected. And it ended on the nation’s biggest stage. Braman, a Chanute High School graduate, just finished his freshman campaign with the University of Nebraska track and field team. Last Friday Braman took 12th place in the nation in the men’s javelin at the 2008 NCAA Outdoor Championships at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. Braman ...
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Hutton wins at Humboldt Speedway
Tribune Staff Scott Stewart For the Tribune HUMBOLDT—For 17 year-Humboldt Speedway veteran Gregg Hutton, five years without a feature win must have been agony. But, at last, “The Wolf” has returned to the winners circle, having conquered the Sunday afternoon B-Mod feature. By virtue of winning the division’s first heat, Hutton started on the pole for the feature. When the green flag dropped, it was quickly apparent that Hutton would ...
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Chanute’s place in baseball history
Tribune Staff Mantle’s first-ever professional game took place here Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor Mickey Mantle may be the greatest baseball player that ever lived. Everyone knows that, right? But what you probably don’t know is that Mantle played his first-ever professional baseball game right here in Chanute, Kansas. Yes, it’s true. Want proof? “Mickey Mantle: Before the Glory” by John G. Hall details Mantle’s early life in Nor...
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Hall’s book provides interesting look at the past
Tribune Staff If you want a history lesson on the Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League, John Hall is your man. The author of “Mickey Mantle: Before the Glory,” Hall, is a native of Carthage (Mo.). Hall was a batboy for the Carthage KOM league team when he was a child and traveled to all of the KOM league stadiums. He’s written several other books on the KOM League, including “Majoring in the Minors” and “The KOM League Remembered.” These bo...
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Braman takes 12th at nationals
Tribune Staff Chanute High School graduate Austin Braman finished 12th in the finals of the men’s javelin on Friday at the 2008 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Des Moines, Iowa. Braman, a freshman at Nebraska, recorded a throw of 205’2” or 62.55 meters. Look for more on Braman next week in the Tribune.
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Post 170 splits with Iola
Tribune Staff Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE—Post 170 gave one away in the opener. They made up for it in the finale. The Chanute Post 170 American Legion baseball team split a doubleheader with Iola Post 15 on Thursday night at Paul Lindblad Stadium at Katy Park. It was the first home date of the season. After letting game one slip away 9-8, Chanute responded with a solid performance in the nightcap. The team’s offense go...
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Youth football camp is coming soon
Tribune Staff The Chanute Youth Football Club’s summer camp will be held from June 24-26 at Chanute Community Sports Complex from 6-8:15 p.m. The Huddle Club camp is for boys entering second through eighth grade. Directed by the CHS football staff, the non-contact CYFC will feature appearances by coaches and players from regional universities, colleges and community colleges. The camp includes three nights of instruction, team competition...
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