Underdog Oates was a treasure
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Ever since the October 2001 diagnosis that dimmed that eternal twinkle in his eyes, any story concerning Johnny Oates included a reference to his courageous fight against brain cancer.
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Former Texas and Baltimore manager Johnny Oates has died at age 58. He was diagnosed with a brain tumor three years ago. Oates&#39; death was confirmed by John Blake, who formerly worked as a spokesman with the Rangers organization.
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A year after winning a record four Breeders&#39; Cup races, trainer Richard Mandella is back with only one chance. That chance, though, is with Pleasantly Perfect, who will try to become the second horse to win
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - Oakland Hills, once  regarded as a monster of a course, has been praised by rival  Ryder Cup captains Bernhard Langer and Hal Sutton.
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Peter Lonard, now a two-time winner of the Australian Open, is obviously one of the most reliable players we have and it ought to be a surprise just how ordinary, by his standards, his season in America was.
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Doug Flutie had watched from afar and was impressed. He appreciated how the Patriots had an uncanny ability to redefine themselves during games.
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Steve Stricker holed out twice from the bunker for birdie, the last one giving him the lead. The crowd cheered at every turn for David Duval, not out of sympathy but for putting himself in the hunt at the U.S. Open.
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Jim Boeheim rarely leaves the Syracuse area early in the season. This trip to New York was well worth it. The fifth-ranked Orange beat No.
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Finally, after all the rainouts, the United States Open had one of the great schedules anybody is likely to see this late in a Grand Slam event.
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The University of Massachusetts knows the feeling. It was glad Boston College experienced it last night.
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He is golfâs most caustic commentator, but as Johnny Miller prepared for this yearâs United States Open, he basked in the memory of his record eight-under-par 63 round during the 1973 Open.
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It is difficult to think of a more  deserving and popular winner at the weekend than Stuart  Appleby, who completed a successful title defense of the  Mercedes Championships in Hawaii.
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There were lots of birdies to be had out here yesterday, and many people will be happy to learn that Sean O'Hair had seven of them.
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An innings of the utmost brilliance from a novice, a superb exhibition from a temporary captain, a precise burst from a returning paceman and a robust contribution from an underestimated
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Joyce Carol Oates came away with nominations in fiction and nonfiction when the finalists for the annual National Book Critics Circle awards were announced.
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BALTIMORE -- Johnny Oates, a former manager for the Baltimore Orioles, died early Friday. He was 58. Oates was diagnosed with a brain tumor three years ago.
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Texas Rangers manager Johnny Oates answers questions at a news conference in Arlington, Texas, in this Oct. 8, 1999 file photo. Oates, 58, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor three years ago, died Friday, Dec. 24, 2004.