Chang among three elected to International Hall of Fame
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Michael Chang, the French Open's youngest men's champion, was among three people voted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame for 2008, the sport's honor shrine announced Wednesday.
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LAS VEGAS -- Phil Jackson, Chris Mullin and Dick Vitale led the list of 15 finalists for induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame announced during the NBA's All-Star weekend Friday.
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Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Silver Charm, jockey Jose Santos and trainer John Veitch were elected to the National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame on Tuesday.
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Gerhard Heiberg of Norway, the Olympicsâ top marketing official, was re-elected yesterday to the powerful executive board of the International Olympic Committee, defeating three other candidates. Heiberg, who oversaw the 1994 Winter Games in Lillehammer, Norway, won on the first round of a secret ballot. He received 49 votes and was followed by Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr. of Spain with 22 votes, Mustapha Larfaoui of Algeria with 15 and Anita Defrantz of the United States with 6.As head of the I.O.C. marketing commission, Heiberg is responsible for negotiating sponsorship deals with global corporations.
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HAVRE DE GRACE, Maryland  - South Korea's Pak Se-ri officially qualified for induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame after completing her opening round at the LPGA Championship on Thursday.
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An official from the World Golf Hall of Fame joined a casual conversation last year about players on the verge of election, and someone mentioned Vijay Singh.
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Timmy Chang capped his record-setting career in style. Chang became the first college quarterback to pass for 17,000 yards, throwing for four touchdowns and running for another to lead Hawaii over Alabama-Birmingham 59-40 in the Hawaii Bowl on Friday night.
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Five-time American League batting champion Wade Boggs and nine-time National League Gold Glove award winner Ryne Sandberg received baseball's highest honor on Tuesday, as both were elected into the Hall of Fame.
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U2, the Pretenders, the O&#39;Jays, Buddy Guy and Percy Sledge are to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the US next year.
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Wade Boggs was overwhelmingly elected to the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility Tuesday, and Ryne Sandberg made it with just six votes to spare on his third try.
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NEW YORK, NY Tuesday Dec.14.2004 /netmusiccountdown.com/ -- U2 has made history again. Yesterday, December 13, it was announced that the Irish rock band will be among the 2005 inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Diana Taurasi and Swin Cash have won three championships together. Today, one of them will add another.
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Jose Maria Olazabal emulated Seve Ballesteros, Nick Faldo, Ian Woosnam and Colin Montgomerie by winning the Professional Golfers' Association's (PGA) annual recognition award on Friday.
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HAVEN, Wis. -- An official from the World Golf Hall of Fame joined a casual conversation last year about players on the verge of election and someone mentioned Vijay Singh. &quot;He wouldn&#39;t get my vote,&quot; the official said.
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Barring an epidemic of hanging chads, Wade Boggs will become the 17th Red Sox player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame when results of the voting are announced this afternoon. That's not counting the 13 players, from Jack Chesbro (1 game) to Luis Aparicio (367), who made at least a cameo appearance in a Boston uniform.
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TORONTO (Sports Network) - Former National Hockey League  defensemen Raymond Bourque, Paul Coffey and Larry Murphy will  receive the premier individual honor Monday night when they are  inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
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LONDON (Billboard) - The Rolling Stones, Cliff Richard,  Queen, Michael Jackson and Robbie Williams were chosen by fans  to be inducted into the U.K. Music Hall of Fame at the  inaugural ceremony Thursday.