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For July 7, 2008
Local Rodeo
The 89th year of the Buffalo Bill Cody Stampede wrapped up back on Friday, the fourth of July.Here are the winners in each event after the four days of competition this year: Australian Dave Worsfold was the best bareback rider with an 86-point ride in the fourth and final performance, Wade Sumptor from Colorado wound up with the best average in the steer wrestling competition after two early runs with a time of 8.4 seconds, header Nick Sartain from Texas and heeler Rhen Richard from Utah along with Oregon’s Jake Stanley and Canadian Marty Becker shared the team-roping championship with times of 10.2 following two go-rounds, South Dakota’s J.J. Elshere was victorious in the saddle bronc event with an 86, Oklahoman Mike Johnson had the best average in the tie-down roping competition after the second go with an 18.7, Kelly Maben from Texas won the barrel-racing title with a time of 17.08, and Utah’s Wesley Silcox was the best bull rider with an 88.
Action continued at Stampede Park in Cody on Saturday with the Dodge Xtreme Bulls tour’s second consecutive stop in town for the Cody-Yellowstone Xtreme Bulls competition. 40 of the world’s top bull riders were supposed to be here for the event but only 35 showed up. One of those who was not able to make it was defending champ Kanin Asay from Powell who suffered an injury earlier in the week and had to have his spleen removed. Zeb Lanham from Idaho went on to win the event and took home $11,139 for his efforts. Of the top 12 who moved on to the championship round, he had the sixth-best ride in the opening round with an 84. But it was his final-round best 91.5 that gave him a combined score of 175.5 on two head for the title.
Scoreboard
Sunday in Major League Baseball, the Colorado Rockies had their five-game winning streak snapped with a 10-5 loss at home to the Florida Marlins. The Rox took three of four games in the series against the Marlins, though, pulling out a 6-5 victory in 11 innings back on Thursday, completing the largest comeback in franchise history on Friday by overcoming a nine-run deficit to win 18-17, and then doubling-up Florida 12-6 on Saturday prior to yesterday’s defeat. Colorado is back on the field this evening in Milwaukee for the first outing of a four-game set against the Brewers.Elsewhere in the National League on Sunday, the Dodgers beat the Giants 5-3. The Diamondbacks got by the Padres 3-2. The Brewers swept three from the Pirates with an 11-6 triumph. The Cubs took care of the Cardinals 7-1. The Reds finished off a four-game sweep of the Nationals by edging them 6-5. The Braves outlasted the Astros 7-6 in 17 innings. And the Mets were twice as good as the Phillies, winning 4-2 in 12 frames.
In the American League, the Angels defeated the Blue Jays 7-1. The Rangers got past the Orioles 11-10. An RBI sacrifice fly in the top of the 15th eventually gave the Tigers a 2-1 extra-inning victory over the Mariners. The White Sox beat the A’s 4-3. The Twins sent the Indians to their eighth loss in a row, downing them 4-3. The Rays extended their winning streak to seven and have now come out on top in 11 of their last 12 outings following a 9-2 triumph over the Royals. And the Yankees edged the Red Sox 5-4 in ten innings.
News & Notes
In tennis, Wimbledon, the third Grand Slam tournament of the year, was completed over the weekend outside London, England. On the men’s side, Spain’s Rafael Nadal knocked off Roger Federer from Switzerland, who had won the last five men’s singles titles at the All-England Club, in five sets yesterday. In the longest men’s final in Wimbledon history – 4 hours and 48 minutes – Nadal became the first Spaniard to win the tourney since 1966, and he’s also the first man to capture both the French Open and Wimbledon in the same year since 1980. As for the women, American Venus Williams beat her younger sister Serena back on Saturday in straight sets for the crown. Venus was the defending champion of the event and has now won five singles titles at Wimbledon and seven overall in her career.To listen to today’s latest sports update, click here.