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Wright Memorial golf tourney to be held July 28 The fourth annual Gary Wright Memorial Golf Tournament will be held July 28, at Greene Country Club, honoring the late Fairborn attorney and athlete who died in an auto accident in December 2004. Proceeds from the tournament go toward the Gary E. Wright Memorial Scholarship Fund, providing scholarships to outstanding scholar- athletes from Fairborn High School.

Arroyo Recovers to Baffle Tribe ; Coming Off the Worst Start of His Career, Reds Pitcher Allows Two Runs in Six Innings in Victory.

CLEVELAND -- If one didn't know better, one would suspect Cincinnati Reds pitcher Bronson Arroyo has a body double. How can the same guy face two last-place teams in back-to-back assignments and turn in two acutely opposite work sheets?

Gay Blazes to 9.68 ; Sprinter Smokes the Field in Wind-Aided 100; Phelps Sets Swimming World Record in 400-Meter Im.

That's the way you do it: 9.68 seconds. Tyson Gay covered 100 meters faster than any recorded human at U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials on Sunday, June 29, at Eugene, Ore. It won't count as a world record because of too much tailwind. Hey, there's always the Olympics. In the long run

Can Strikeforce Keep Its Talent Satisfied?

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Although mixed martial arts is one of the world's fastest growing sports -- complete with network-television deals and blockbuster pay-per-view numbers -- few companies outside the Ultimate Fighting Championship have found it to be a viable business enterprise. The California-based Strikeforce organization is one of the rare few. The organization has flourished thanks to TV deals with NBC and HDNet, as well as thrifty spending and marketable fighters. But as the company co...

A Word to the Sprint World: Goodbye

It's been said that the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials is the second-best meet -- trailing only the Olympics -- in the world. Here's why: 9.68.

Dayton Can't Get Offense Going

FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- Starting pitcher Jeremy McBryde and four relievers combined to scatter seven hits as the host Fort Wayne Wizards defeated the Dayton Dragons 4-1 on Sunday, June 29. The Dragons dropped to 5-6 in the second half with the loss. They will need a win in today's series finale to earn a split of the four- game set.

Dh Good for Lineup, but Now What?

CLEVELAND -- Manager Dusty Baker said it with a smile, "We've gone from too few to too many," but he knows he has a problem now. "And I know somebody is going to be mad when they aren't playing," he said.