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Fifteen reasons to smile

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JANE LEESports Editor It’s been 19 years and 23 days, and I think I may have finally figured out why I was born 10 weeks premature.Much to my mom’s dismay, I needed to see the world a little bit sooner than was planned. I needed to see the Minnesota Twins beat the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1987 World Series. I needed to watch the Aug. 16 Chicago versus Miami game as part of … [Read more...] about Fifteen reasons to smile

Radnoti steps up, leads two Pep teams in unison

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JEN ISOSports Assistant It’s time for the Pepperdine Waves to knock the Portland Pilots off their pedestal this year and take away their 28th-straight crown for the men’s cross country team and tenth out of eleventh title for the women. Both Wave teams hope to improve on their finishes from last year. The men’s cross country team finished in sixth place at the West Coast … [Read more...] about Radnoti steps up, leads two Pep teams in unison

The 2006 World Cup ends with Italy’s victory

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Jen IsoStaff Writer It’s time for a sports update. Despite his motorcycle accident a few weeks ago, Pittsburg Steelers’ Ben Roethlisberger reported that he will be back in time for the upcoming football season. The American League took home the win at the All-Star Game for baseball on last Tuesday. Dwayne Wade made an appearance at the ESPY Awards on last Wednesday night and … [Read more...] about The 2006 World Cup ends with Italy’s victory

The strong Annika is back with her 10th major title

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Shuhei MatsuoAssistant Sports Editor It was 10 years ago that Annika Sorenstam won her second consecutive U.S. Women’s Open title in 1996. And it took exactly a decade for her to capture another Open title when she beat Pat Hurst in a two-woman playoff at Newport Country Club in Newport, R.I. on Monday. Winning her first tournament of the season at the MasterCard Classic in … [Read more...] about The strong Annika is back with her 10th major title

Recent Pep alum Alex Coe beats some big names at the U.S. Open

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Shuhei MatsuoAssistant Sports Editor This year’s U.S. Open seemed to have more drama than usual ones. Not only did the fact that the world’s best golfer Tiger Woods missed the cut for the first time in majors as professional surprised the world, but also how Phil Mickelson lost a great opportunity of winning his third straight major victory after double bogeying the 72nd hole … [Read more...] about Recent Pep alum Alex Coe beats some big names at the U.S. Open