Jul 08, 2006 - 02:10:10 CDT
Trivia answerFrom 1D: George Gervin, who was too cool on the court, was the "Iceman." Gervin, who was named to the NBA's 50th All-Anniversary team, averaged 25.1 points per game in 14 seasons in the ABA and NBA.
Playback
10 years ago (1996): OAKLAND, Calif. - Chili Davis went 4-for-4 and drove in four runs and North Dakota's Darin Erstad was 2-for-5 and scored twice as the California Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 9-4 to avoid a four-game sweep.
25 years ago (1981): CASPER, Wyo. - Three home runs were belted in a losing cause as the Mandan Chiefs fell 11-10 to Casper in an American Legion baseball game.
Scott Harr rapped a grand slam home run and Chuck Mischel clubbed two solo homers, but that wasn't enough for the Chiefs. They let a 9-7 lead slip away in the seventh when Casper scored two to force extra innings. Mandan went ahead 10-9 in the 11th when Mischel hit his second homer.
But Casper tied it again in the lower 11th and won it in the 12th.
50 years ago (1956): WILLISTON - The Minot Mallards downed the Williston Oilers 12-7 to drop the Oilers out of first place in the Man-Dak League. Manager Joe Piercey, who relieved Dirk Gibbons in the seventh, got credit for the win.
TV today
AUTO RACING
10:30 a.m.
SPEED - NASCAR, Nextel Cup, ``Happy Hour Series," final practice for USG Sheetrock 400, at Joliet, Ill.
11:30 a.m.
SPEED - NASCAR, Busch Series, pole qualifying for USG Durock 300, at Joliet, Ill.
3 p.m.
TNT - NASCAR, Busch Series, USG Durock 300, at Joliet, Ill.
7 p.m.
SPEED - NASCAR, Craftsman Truck Series, Built Ford Tough 225, at Sparta, Ky.
BOXING
8 p.m.
SHO - Champion Roman Karmazin (34-1-1) vs. Cory Spinks (34-3-0), for IBF junior middleweight championship; Steve Cunningham (19-0-0) vs. Guillermo Jones (33-3-2) for vacant IBF cruiserweight championship, at St. Louis
CYCLING
7:30 a.m.
OLN - Tour de France, stage 7, Saint-Gregoire to Rennes, France
7 p.m.(8 p.m. Pacific)
OLN - Tour de France, stage 7, Saint-Gregoire to Rennes, France (same-day tape)
GOLF
9 a.m.
TGC - European PGA Tour, European Open, third round, at Dublin, Ireland
1 p.m.
ABC - PGA Tour, Western Open, third round, at Lemont, Ill.
2 p.m.
CBS - LPGA, World Match Play Championship, third round, at Gladstone, N.J.
NBC - USGA, U.S. Senior Open Championship, third round, at Hutchinson, Kan.
HORSE RACING
6 p.m.
ESPN - NTRA, LIVE: Swaps Breeders' Cup Stakes and Hollywood Gold Cup, at Inglewood, Calif.; SAME-DAY TAPE: United Nations, at Oceanport, N.J.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Noon
FOX - Regional coverage, Boston at Chicago White Sox or Florida at N.Y. Mets
3 p.m.
FOX - Regional coverage, St. Louis at Houston or San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers
6 p.m.
TBS - Cincinnati at Atlanta
WGN - Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee
7 p.m.
FOXSN - Minnesota at Texas
SOCCER
1:55 p.m.
ESPN - FIFA, World Cup, third-place game, Portugal vs. Germany, at Stuttgart, Germany
4 p.m.
ESPN2 - MLS, Chivas USA at Houston
TENNIS
8 a.m.
NBC - Wimbledon Championships, women's championship, at London
WNBA
2 p.m.
ESPN2 - Phoenix at Connecticut
Radio today
MAJOR LEAGUEBASEBALL
7:05 p.m.
KXMR (710 AM) - Minnesota at Texas
Schedule
SATURDAY
Legion baseball: Bismarck B Classic
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